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# Vertical Video

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Category: Video Formats & Codecs

## Definition

Vertical video is video that is taller than it is wide. A common format is 9:16, such as 1080 pixels wide by 1920 pixels high, for portrait viewing on a phone. Other portrait ratios, including 4:5, are also vertical; the aspect ratio describes shape, not duration.

## Extended Definition

Cropping fills a portrait canvas by removing content from the sides of a wide recording. It works when the speaker or product remains inside the crop throughout the clip. Reframing moves that crop as the subject moves.

Fitting keeps the complete source visible with space above and below. Use it when a slide, screen demonstration or two-person shot would lose important details in a crop. Before exporting, check text at phone size and leave room for captions and the destination app’s controls.

## Related Terms

- short-form-video
- aspect-ratio
- safe-zone
- video-reframing

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