Reframe before placing captions
Reframing moves the picture, so captions placed first can end up over a face. CapCut crops 16:9 to 9:16 while tracking the subject; VEED keeps the speaker centred whatever the shape; OpusClip resizes for every platform in one click. As of 2026-09-25.
Set the final shape first, then add captions, stickers and titles inside it.
Each platform covers part of the screen with its own buttons and text, and the covered area differs between them; a tall frame leaves less safe room than it seems.
When the same video goes to several platforms, check the captions in each shape rather than only the first.
If an app reframes and captions in one pass, look at the result before exporting a batch.
Keep a landscape master; reframing is easier to redo from it than from a vertical copy.
| App | Feature | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| CapCut | Reframe | Smart cropping turns a 16:9 source into a 9:16 clip, tracking the subject |
| VEED | Reframe | Clips keeps the speaker centred whatever the aspect ratio |
| OpusClip | Reframe | AI Reframe resizes a video for every platform in one click |
Inclusion rule. Readings from the register used on this page. Order. The order the text takes them in.
1From the apps' pages
Smart cropping and size adaptation can convert a 16:9 source into a 9:16 clip.
CapCut, long video to shorts page
Keeps the speaker front and center, regardless of aspect ratio
VEED help centre, Clips
Resize any video for every platform in 1 click
OpusClip pricing page
- FAQSmart cropping turns a 16:9 source into a 9:16 clip, tracking the subject
- What Clips does automaticallyClips keeps the speaker centred whatever the aspect ratio
- FeaturesAI Reframe resizes a video for every platform in one click
Apps on this page: CapCut · VEED · OpusClip
2Making the drama before the edit
Upstream of an app feature like “Reframe before placing captions”, SceneMixer describes its own generation steps:
16:9 landscape (SceneMixer's default) and 9:16 vertical (the usual short-drama frame), chosen per project.
SceneMixer, Seedance 2.0 in a Real Short-Drama Pipeline — “Which aspect ratios does the pipeline generate?” (read 2026-10-13)
Video is 16:9 landscape by default, with 9:16 vertical available; you set it once per project. Segments are typically 4 to 15 seconds, and some model tiers go to 30.
SceneMixer, AI Short Drama Generator — “What length and aspect ratio does it output?” (read 2026-10-13)