A reaction can look right in the Library and feel cramped after export. Changing the shape of a video changes how much of its original frame fits inside the result. Fesi offers original, square, portrait and landscape share formats, so the useful choice starts with what must remain visible.
This guide is about framing an existing recording. Selecting a wider export does not reveal parts of the room the camera never recorded.
Understand the four choices
- Original: retain the recording’s existing frame shape when you do not need a different aspect ratio.
- Portrait, 9:16: a tall frame that can suit a single person, provided their important movements fit within it.
- Square, 1:1: equal width and height, useful when the important action is concentrated near the center.
- Landscape, 16:9: a wide frame that can suit horizontal source footage and people sitting beside each other.
Those are framing options rather than guarantees of acceptance by every publishing service. Preview the final file in the destination app before posting it.
Follow the movement, not just the first frame
Scrub through the entire clip before choosing a shape. Look at where your face, raised hands and upper body travel. If you stand up after a goal, the frame that works while you are seated may no longer tell the whole story.
For two people, check both viewers throughout the clip. A crop that centers one face can remove the other person’s expression. For a moving subject, look at the widest point of the movement rather than using a still opening frame as the only test.
Expect cropping when shapes differ
Fesi’s share-format reframing uses an aspect-fill approach, which can crop source edges to fill the output. For example, putting a wide recording into a tall frame can remove substantial material from the left and right sides.
If an essential hand gesture or second person disappears, try another format or retain Original. Choosing a different shape cannot recreate missing footage. Likewise, a higher-resolution output setting does not restore an edge removed by the crop.
Trim and framing solve different problems
Trimming changes when a clip begins and ends. Reframing changes which part of the picture fits the output shape. A tight trim cannot fix a face that falls outside the crop, and a different aspect ratio cannot remove unwanted time before the reaction.
Use the edit or share controls available in your installed version, preview both decisions and check the exported result. These export operations are intended to produce a derived file while preserving the original reaction recording.
A final-file checklist
- Watch from beginning to end, including the biggest movement.
- Check all faces and gestures that matter to the story.
- Listen for the intended audio and any unintended conversation.
- Confirm that the output shape matches your intended layout.
- Open the actual saved or shared file before deleting any working copy.
For a group reaction, preserving both people can matter more than filling every inch of a tall screen. For a close-up expression, a narrower crop may work well. Let the recording decide.
Read our phone placement guide to leave useful framing room before capture, or our export guide for additional editing workflows. Explore Fesi to start recording.