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9:16 Vertical Video Template

Automatically extract and reframe your best moments into full-screen 9:16 vertical clips built for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels — powered by AI.

Vertical Video (9:16 Aspect Ratio)
TikTok
YouTube Shorts
Instagram Reels
Snapchat

Features

Full-Screen 9:16 Format

OpenClip exports clips at 1080x1920 resolution, filling the entire mobile screen for maximum visual impact on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels.

Dynamic Speaker Centering

AI-powered face detection automatically tracks and centers the active speaker in the vertical frame, even as speakers change throughout the clip.

Viral Moment Detection

AI scores transcript segments by hook strength, narrative completeness, and viral potential — surfacing the moments most likely to perform on short-form platforms.

Caption Presets Built for Vertical

Choose from 10 caption styles including Beast, Pop, and Mozi — all with safe-zone positioning optimized for vertical video UI overlays on TikTok and Shorts.

Built for Short-Form Algorithms

Clips are sized and formatted to meet the technical requirements of TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels — helping your content get surfaced to more viewers.

Batch Clip Extraction

Upload one long podcast, interview, or webinar and receive up to 15 vertical clip candidates, each scored and ready to post without additional editing.

Frequently Asked Questions

A 9:16 vertical video template formats clips in portrait orientation — 9 units wide by 16 units tall — which is the native format for mobile-first platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. This fills the full screen on a smartphone held vertically.

Mobile users hold their phones vertically over 90% of the time. Platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts are designed around full-screen vertical playback. A 9:16 clip fills the entire screen, creating a more immersive experience and reducing the chance a viewer scrolls past.

OpenClip uses AI-based face detection and speaker diarization to identify and track the active speaker, then dynamically crops the original footage into the 9:16 frame keeping the speaker visible and centered — all without any manual editing.

TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and Snapchat all natively support 9:16 vertical video. This is the dominant format for short-form social content in 2024 and beyond.

Yes. OpenClip offers 10 caption presets with word-level sync, emoji injection, and safe-zone positioning that are specifically positioned to avoid being covered by platform UI elements like TikTok's bottom bar or YouTube Shorts' interaction buttons.

Podcasts, interviews, webinars, online courses, YouTube videos, and panel discussions all work extremely well. Any long-form horizontal video with clear speech can be automatically repurposed into vertical clips.

OpenClip exports your vertical clips as video files that you then upload to your platforms of choice. Direct publishing to social platforms is not currently a feature — OpenClip focuses on creating the highest-quality clips for you to distribute.

OpenClip typically extracts 5–15 clip candidates per long-form video. Each is individually scored by the AI so you can prioritize the strongest clips to post first.

Go Vertical. Go Viral.

Upload your long-form content and let OpenClip extract perfectly framed 9:16 clips ready for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.

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