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Overview

Reap’s reframing feature uses AI to automatically adjust your video’s composition for social-first aspect ratios without cutting off important faces, text, or visuals. It helps you turn landscape videos into platform-ready content faster, while keeping the most important elements in frame. This page includes a product walkthrough video, followed by the same workflow as written steps below.

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Why Use Auto Reframing

  • Convert landscape videos into social-ready formats automatically.
  • Keep faces, text, and key visuals in frame.
  • Save time compared with manual reframing.
  • Combine reframing with clipping, captions, and dubbing workflows.

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Supported Aspect Ratios

Reap’s reframing workflow supports these formats:
  • Portrait (9:16) for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts
  • Square (1:1) for Instagram posts, Facebook, and LinkedIn

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Step-By-Step Workflow

1

Add your video

Paste a video link or upload the landscape video you want to reframe.
2

Choose your settings

Pick the video genre, the part of the video to reframe, the orientation and resolution, and whether to use face tracking.
3

Click AI Reframe

Reap reframes the video and keeps the important elements in frame.
4

Review and download

Preview the reframed output, then export or download it.

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1. Add Your Video

  • Paste a YouTube, Twitch, X, or Vimeo link, or upload a file from your device.
  • Supported formats: .mp4, .mov, .webm.
  • The selection window starts at 3 seconds and goes up to 10 minutes on Creator, or 30 minutes on Studio.
  • Maximum file size: 2 GB on Creator, 5 GB on Studio.

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2. Select The Video Genre

Choose the genre that best matches your video so Reap can frame it the right way:
  • Talking
  • Presentation
  • Gaming
  • Cinema

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3. Set The Processing Time Frame

After the video loads, drag the Processing time frame slider to choose which part of the video to reframe. The selected range and resolution are shown at the top of the page.

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4. Choose Orientation And Resolution

Select the output format that best matches your destination platform.
  • Portrait (9:16) for mobile-first short-form content
  • Square (1:1) for balanced feed content across social platforms
Then choose the Resolution for the reframed video.
Choose orientation based on where the content will be published first. That usually makes the reframed result feel more native on the target platform.

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5. Turn On Face Tracking (Optional)

Turn on Face tracking when the speaker moves around, so Reap follows them and keeps them centered. If the speaker stays in one place, you can leave it off: the AI still reframes the video to keep them in frame. See Face Tracking.

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6. Start Reframing

  • Check Estimated usage to see how many media credits the reframe will use.
  • To reuse your choices next time, click Save as default settings.
  • Click AI Reframe to start.

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7. Review AI Adjustments

  • Let Reap automatically reframe the video.
  • Preview the result to confirm that speakers, text, logos, and other important content stay visible.
  • Make sure the framing still feels natural before exporting.

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8. Manually Adjust The Framing When Needed

  • Open the clip in the editor if you want more precise control.
  • Choose the layout for your video segment, then click the video on the timeline.
  • Move the clip on the canvas to fine-tune the framing before export.
If you manually move, crop, or resize the framing, Reap keeps your manual changes and does not override them.

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9. Combine With Other Tools

Reframing works well with other Reap workflows:
  • Add captions for better accessibility and engagement.
  • Pair it with clipping for social-ready short videos.
  • Use dubbing to create multilingual, platform-optimized content.

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10. Download And Share

  • Export the reframed video when you are satisfied.
  • Download it or continue using it in your wider publishing workflow.

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Tips For Better Reframing Results

  • Use Portrait (9:16) for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
  • Use Square (1:1) for LinkedIn and feed-style posts.
  • Always preview the AI output before publishing.
  • Test multiple layouts when you want to compare which one performs better.