Description
In this video I'll show you how to make a vertical 9:16 video in Shotcut for TikTok. The same steps work for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts too.
Timestamps:
Introduction: 0:00
Set Up a Vertical Project: 0:13
Fill the Vertical Frame: 1:17
Export for TikTok: 1:59
Conclusion: 2:30
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Video Transcript:
Step 1. Open Shotcut. On the start screen, type a name for your project, click the "Video mode" drop-down menu, point to "Social Media," and then click "Vertical HD 30 fps." Click "Start." Your project is now set to 1080 by 1920, which is the 9:16 size TikTok uses. If you already have a project open, click "Settings" in the menu bar, point to "Video Mode," then "Social Media," and click "Vertical HD 30 fps."
Step 2. Click "Open File" in the toolbar at the top left corner of the screen, choose your video, and click "Open." It starts playing in the player, so press the space bar to pause it, and then drag it from the player down onto the timeline. If your clip was filmed in landscape, it appears small in the middle of the frame with black bars above and below it.
Step 3. Click the clip in the timeline, click "Filters" in the toolbar, click the "+" icon, search for size, and then click "Size, Position & Rotate."
Step 4. Raise the "Zoom" value until the video fills the entire tall frame. For a standard landscape video, that's about 316 percent. The left and right sides are cropped off.
Step 5. Drag the handle in the middle of the video in the player left or right, or change the first "Position" value, to keep the important part of the shot, like your face, in the center of the frame.
Step 6. Click "Export" in the toolbar, click "H.264 High Profile" in the list of presets, and then click "Export Video/Audio." Name your file, and click "Save." The video exports at the vertical size of your project, ready to upload to TikTok.
If your subject moves around a lot, you can add keyframes to the position in the Size, Position & Rotate filter so the frame follows them throughout the clip.