Resize video to 9:16
Center-crops and scales your footage to fill a vertical 1080×1920 frame — no black bars.
Drop a video to resize to 9:16
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How it works
Drop your video in — landscape, portrait, or anything in between.
WavyVid scales and center-crops it to fill the target frame exactly, no letterboxing or stretching.
Download the resized video, ready to post.
9:16 is the standard frame for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Stories on every major platform. If your source footage is landscape, this crops in from the sides to fill the vertical frame rather than shrinking it down and adding black bars top and bottom — which almost always looks better for short-form content.
Frequently asked questions
Will this add black bars to my landscape video?
No — WavyVid center-crops to fill the frame completely. If your subject isn't centered in the original shot, some of the edges will be cropped out; there's no way around that without bars for footage that wasn't shot vertically.
What resolution does the output come out at?
1080×1920 — the standard vertical resolution Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts all expect.
Can I resize and compress in the same step?
Resize first here, then run the result through the compress tool if you need a specific file size — keeping them separate keeps each tool simple and predictable.
Does this work for already-vertical video?
Yes — if your source is already close to 9:16, this just fine-tunes the crop to the exact target dimensions.