How to Create Vertical Video Clips (9:16)

Written By Jay Desai

Last updated 8 months ago

Vertical Video Conversion

Vertical videos are essential for social platforms like Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts—but converting your content into a vertical format can be a pain. That’s why we made it super simple in SummarAIze with our Auto Crop feature.

Follow these steps to automatically generate vertical (9x16) clips from your content:

1. Go to Your File

Navigate to the file you’ve already uploaded in SummarAIze.

2. Open the Clips Tab

Click on the Clips tab to view all the video clips SummarAIze has auto-generated for you based on your content.

3. Convert to Vertical Format

Next to any clip, you’ll see a 9:16 button. Click “Generate 9:16 Video” to start the vertical video generation process.

✨ The 9x16 format is optimized for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and other vertical-first platforms.

4. Let Auto Crop Do the Work

SummarAIze will automatically:

  • Reframe your video to 9x16 format
  • Center the speaker in the frame
  • Output a polished vertical video, ready to download

This process typically takes about a minute, depending on how long your clip is.

5. Download

Once generated, your vertical video will appear in your list of clips, ready for use.

Why Use This Feature?

Creating vertical video from your long-form content used to be time-consuming.

Now, with just one click, you can:

  • Save hours of editing time
  • Repurpose long-form content into social-first formats
  • Instantly increase your content’s reach on vertical platforms