Framing and export
Exporting writes finished MP4 files to a folder you choose. It happens on your own machine, it costs no minutes, and you can do it as many times as you like.
The shape of the frame
Each clip carries its own shape, chosen in the clip editor.
| Shape | Size | Usually for |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical 9:16 | 1080 × 1920 | Shorts, Reels, TikTok |
| Portrait 4:5 | 1080 × 1350 | Instagram and Facebook feeds |
| Square 1:1 | 1080 × 1080 | Feeds where either orientation is fine |
| Landscape 16:9 | 1920 × 1080 | YouTube, a website, a slide |
| Original | As recorded | Keeping the framing you already had |
Fit or crop
When the clip's shape is not the shape of the recording, something has to give:
- Crop fills the frame and cuts off the sides. Right for a talking head near the middle of the picture.
- Fit keeps the whole picture and pads what is left over. Right when the edges of the frame matter - slides, two people, anything with text in it.
The stage shows the result before you render, so try both and look.
Exporting
Tick the clips you want and press Export selected, or export a single clip from its editor. The dialog asks for two things:
| Output folder | Where the files are written. It is remembered for next time. |
|---|---|
| Quality | Five steps, from Smallest to Best, starting at High. Higher is a larger file; it does not change the dimensions of the clip. |
Clips render one after another, and the dialog reports which one it is on. A render can be cancelled while it runs; anything already finished stays where it was written. Show in folder opens the result.
The files you get
One MP4 per clip, named after the clip's title. They play anywhere and can be uploaded as they are - the subtitles are part of the picture, so there is no second file to keep track of.
Exporting again
Free, always. Change a boundary, fix a word, switch the subtitle style or the shape, and export the same clip again as often as you want. The only thing a re-export costs is the time it takes to render.