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Editing, captions and formatting guides for short-form
Vertical reframing, captions, hooks, pacing, voice-over, dubbing, censoring and exporting clips to Premiere or DaVinci Resolve.
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How to Convert Horizontal Video to Vertical (16:9 to 9:16) Without Cutting Off the SpeakerConverting 16:9 video to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts means choosing what to keep in frame. Here are the four methods, from a simple center crop to face-tracking reframe.How to Cut a Video Into Multiple Clips (Manual and Automatic Methods)Three ways to split one long video into several short clips: by hand in a free editor, with timestamps, or automatically with AI. Step-by-step, with the trade-offs of each.Caption styles that boost retention, platform by platformTikTok rewards bold, high-contrast captions. Reels favors short chunks with keyword highlights. YouTube Shorts does better with word-by-word or minimal styles. One caption style for all three leaves reach on the table.
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