

How to Add Any Music to an Instagram Reels Video.I hope this article helps you share your un-cropped vertical videos and portrait photos with the world! Kapwing’s one-click editor was designed for people with no previous editing expertise, so don’t be afraid to try it out.įor more information on how to resize a video for Instagram, check out this video tutorial:įor more ideas, tutorials, and features, check back in at the Kapwing Resources page or our YouTube channel! And remember to tag us whenever you share your content on social media– we love to see what our creators are passionate about! If you're not signed into a Kapwing account, sign in or sign up using your Google or Facebook account – once you've signed into a Kapwing account, the watermark in the lower right corner will be removed from your final image. Since your photo/video now has a 1:1 aspect ratio, you can now download and publish it without cropping on Instagram.
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Step 3: Download and ShareĪfter a few moments, your image or video will be ready for download – you can remove the Kapwing watermark for free by signing into your account. To take up more vertical space in the Instagram feed, you can also choose to resize your post to 4:5 (the “FB/Twitter Portrait” option on Kapwing). Click “Export Image” once the preview matches what you want your post to look like! Choose a new size on the right panel You can change the background color and use Kapwing’s zoom and positioning tools to zoom in, crop, or add a border.

Step 2: Resize and Add a BackgroundĬhoose the 1:1 option for Instagram (Kapwing also supports 16:9 sizing for YouTube and other formats). That way, the white background won’t be affected by the color changes and adjustments. Note: If you want to edit or add filters to your photos, make sure to do this before resizing. Kapwing's Resizer is quick and intuitive, even for beginners. Kapwing’s resizer is free to use and online, so you don’t need to download an app. Open Kapwing’s resizerand upload the vertical or portrait photo you want to post. This technique works for pictures, GIFs, and videos. Then, you can post the photo or video without cropping out or changing the size. To post a full vertical video or image on Instagram without cropping to 4:5, add a white background to make it into a square. A portrait video is cropped to 4x5 aspect ratio If you take a screenshot, film a video clip on your phone, TikTok, or Snap, or if you want to post a Story to your feed, Instagram makes you crop part of it out unless you resize it first. That means that it’s impossible to fit a full 9:16 video into a normal Instagram video post. Unless your video is under 30 seconds, it won't work on Reels.

Instagram crops all vertical posts to a 4:5.
