How to make a horizontal video vertical without cropping
Open Pixly's free Horizontal to Vertical Video in your browser and add the video. Pick 9:16: the whole video stays in the frame, with a blurred copy filling the space above and below. Optional: Whole room → push in starts on the whole picture and moves in until it fills the screen, for more movement; it trims the sides at the end. Click Download Reel. Free; downloading needs a free account.
These are the real Horizontal to Vertical Video screens. Click a step to jump to it.
- 3 steps
- About a minute
- Free
The three steps
- 01
Add your video
Go to pixly.app/tools/horizontal-video-to-vertical and drop an MP4 or MOV, or click Choose video. It opens in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
- 02
Pick the shape and the move
Under Shape, pick 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, or 4:5 for a feed post. Under Start from, Whole video keeps every pixel and fills the space above and below (Fill: Blur, Matching colour, black or white); Whole room → push in starts on the whole picture and moves in, trimming the sides at the end; Moving frame pans across. Drag the picture or use Zoom to adjust it.
- 03
Download the Reel
Click Download Reel. The video is made in your browser in about the time it lasts and saved as an MP4. The first time, sign in with a free account.
The steps on one page
Save it, print it or send it to your team.
Getting the best result
- Blur looks most natural for rooms; Matching colour gives a cleaner, designed look.
- Whole room → push in adds movement that keeps people watching. Use it when the sides of the room don't matter, because it trims them at the end.
- Add keyframes to aim the camera: drag a ◆ to change its timing, click between two ◆ to set the speed.
- Use 4:5 (4:5) for the Instagram grid and 9:16 (9:16) for Reels and Stories.
What to avoid
- Letting Instagram or TikTok crop a wide video: the sides of the room disappear.
- Stretching the video to fill the screen: it distorts the room.
- Zooming far into a small video: it gets soft (very small videos are saved at 720p).
Questions people ask
More for social posts
Vertical, nothing cut off
About a minute, in your browser.