How do I get a vertical (9:16) version for TikTok, Reels or Shorts?
Tick 9:16 under Formats when you record, and the team makes a phone-shaped vertical version alongside (or instead of) the normal widescreen one. The Full edit scope makes both formats by default. Each format comes out as its own render in the Versions tab.
Before you start
- You choose the formats on the recorder popover, so this is set when you record with automatic editing on.
- 16:9 is normal widescreen. 9:16 is the tall, phone shape for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. 1:1 square may also appear for some sources.
Step by step
- Open the recorder (the rec button, or Film footage on a project).
- Make sure Edit automatically is on.
- Under Formats, tick 9:16. Tick 16:9 as well if you want both. You cannot turn both off, since a video needs at least one shape.
- Record and stop as normal. The team makes each ticked format.
If you pick the Full edit scope, both 16:9 and 9:16 are already ticked for you.
I already recorded, or built the project by hand
Open the project, click Run team, and ask for a vertical version in the note box, for example "add a 9:16 cut for Reels". See How do I run the video team?.
What the vertical version is
It is not a plain crop of the widescreen video. The team reframes it for a tall screen, keeping you and any on-screen text in shot and readable on a phone. It is a proper vertical cut of the same content.
How do I know it worked?
Open the Versions tab. You will see a separate render for the vertical cut. Play it with Open video and it should fill a tall, phone-shaped frame.
Common problems
"I only got a widescreen version." 9:16 was not ticked when you recorded. Run the team again and ask for the vertical cut, or re-record with 9:16 ticked.
"The 9:16 checkbox will not untick." You cannot have both formats off. Tick 16:9 first, then you can untick 9:16, and the other way around.
"The vertical cut cropped something important." Mention it in the Run team note, for example "keep the chart fully in frame on the vertical version", and run it again.