Landscape to Vertical – 16:9 to 9:16 Conversion
Convert landscape 16:9 videos to vertical 9:16 format with AI face tracking. Perfect for repurposing YouTube content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Or turn videos into shorts with AI highlight detection, captions, and automatic editing.
The Conversion Process
16:9 Landscape
Original Video
9:16 Vertical
Subject Centered
AI tracks faces and keeps subjects perfectly centered throughout the conversion
How Landscape to Vertical Works
Upload Landscape Video
Drop your 16:9 horizontal video or paste a YouTube URL.
AI Tracks & Crops
Face detection and smart cropping determine the optimal vertical frame.
Export Vertical
Download 9:16 vertical clips ready for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
Why Convert Landscape to Vertical?
♻️Repurpose Existing Content
Turn YouTube videos into TikToks and Reels without re-filming.
📱Mobile-Optimized
Vertical fills mobile screens completely. No wasted space.
👤Face Tracking
AI keeps speakers centered even when they move around the frame.
📈Better Performance
Native vertical content outperforms letterboxed landscape on all platforms.
Perfect for Converting
YouTube to TikTok
Repurpose long-form for short-form
Webinars to Reels
Turn recordings into social clips
Podcasts to Shorts
Extract vertical highlight clips
Interviews to Stories
Share key moments vertically
Courses to Teasers
Create promotional vertical content
Streams to Clips
Clip best moments in vertical
Landscape to Vertical FAQ
How do I convert landscape video to vertical?
Upload your 16:9 landscape video to Klypse, select 9:16 vertical as your target format, and let AI handle the conversion. Smart cropping with face tracking ensures subjects stay centered.
Will I lose quality when converting?
Video quality is maintained during conversion. However, since vertical is narrower than landscape, some horizontal content will be cropped. AI ensures the most important parts remain visible.
What happens to content on the sides?
When converting 16:9 to 9:16, horizontal content on the sides is cropped. Klypse's AI tracks faces and important subjects, dynamically adjusting the crop to keep them centered.
Can I convert multiple videos at once?
Yes. Klypse supports batch processing. Upload multiple landscape videos and convert them all to vertical format in one session.
Is this better than adding black bars?
Much better. Videos with black bars (letterboxing) perform poorly on social media. Smart cropping fills the entire vertical frame, which algorithms and viewers prefer.
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Convert Landscape to Vertical
Transform 16:9 videos to 9:16 with AI face tracking. Subjects stay perfectly centered.