Black bars show on videos when the aspect ratio of the video is different from the aspect ratio of the device you want to show on. Then, how to remove black bars from vertical video without quality loss? Filme will help you with it. Let's check it out!

Remove Black Bars from Vertical Video - Fill Background

The two most common aspect ratios are 4:3 and 16:9. When you play vertical videos with a 3:4 aspect ratio on TVs or monitors, black borders will appear to be added to the video to fill in the gaps. The problem also happens when you record video by phone. Holding a cell phone vertically when recording video is a common mistake that makes the black bars appear on both sides of your video.

iMyFone Filme is a video editing software that is optimized for new video designers who do not have much experience in editing videos with other software. Filme will help you do all the video editing from basic to advanced.

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What's more, with Filme, you can quickly fix your vertical video and remove those black bars from vertical video and replace them with the artistic blurry background. You just need to follow these steps below:

Step 1: Download and install iMyFone Filme on your PC. Then click on Editing Mode to open the editing function.

Step 2: Import your video. Drag and drop your video into Filme. Or click on Import media here and apply it to multiple projects or press Ctrl + I. Then choose your video to import and click on Open. Choose File > Import Media > Import files. Then choose your video to import and click on Open.

import your video into filme

Step 3: Add video into timeline. Click on the '+' button on the video or drag and drop the video into the timeline.

Step 4: Set up the preference for the output video. Choose Settings > Preferences or press Ctrl + ',' to open the Preferences settings. Choose Aspect Ratio as 16:9 to fit the most common ratio for TVs and monitors. Or you can choose other aspect ratio based on your needs. Then, Click on OK.

set up preferences for the video

Step 5: Open background video settings. Double click on the video on the timeline and the editing panel will pop up, or right click on the video to find and click "Edit" feature. Choose the Background tab.

open background settings

Choose the background. You can choose 3 options at Background Fill including then click on OK:

Blur: Set the blurry background for your video. Choose the opacity level of the background.

Solid: Set the solid background. Choose the color you want to replace the black bars.

Picture: Set the picture background. Choose the picture that you want to replace the black bars.

Tips:

You can add the logos or the watermarks to both sides of the video.

Step 6: Export video. Choose Export. Choose the quality and format of the video and click on Export.

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Remove Black Bars from Vertical Video - iOS iMovie

If you're a iOS user who wants to remove black bars from vertical videos without having to download any additional programs or software, you can just use iMovie, your system's built-in video editor. Apple's free video editing tool, iMovie, is well-known for its ability to do anything from video trimming, cropping, and combining movies to adding special effects, filters, and transitions. It also works as a black bars remover, allowing you to remove black bars from your videos and movies anytime you need to.

Although iMovie may not support editing background as the Filme, it also having a simple way to remove the black bars. Here are the steps to remove black bars from vertical video iMovie:

Step 1: Download and install - If iMovie isn't already installed on your Mac, do so now.

Step 2: Import your video - Import the video you want to edit from your device into iMovie.

Step 3: Use the Crop Tool - You'll need to drag and drop the video you want to edit to the timeline. Then, select the cropping tool. You can simply click on the Crop button to fit the option and then deselect the black bars on your video to remove it. Alternatively, you can use the crop tool to cover the portion of the movie you wish to preserve while deleting the bars.

crop video into the horizontal video

Step 4: Save the video - When the black bars are removed with iMovie's crop tool, you can click on the blue checkmark to confirm your changes and then click on Share > Export Movie to save your edited video.

Remove Black Bars from Vertical Video - Online Tool

Many online tools are ready to assist you in removing the obnoxious black bar from your video. They are free, easy to use and work online. You can use an online video creator and editor to edit simple videos and also remove black bars from vertical video online. There is no need to install software, understand sophisticated functions, or apply a watermark. Here we take Clideo as an example for the solution.

Step 1: Upload your video to the Clideo. Click on the blue button in the centre of the tool's homepage and upload the video.

Step 2: Find the "Resize for" section and choose the last option – Custom. Select the required aspect ratio and click "Fill" pane under the Crop options.

crop video to remove black bars

Step 3: You may want to change the black bars to something else, and you can click"Fit" option and choose the bars' colour or blur them.

add colored bars instead of black

Step 4: When you've done the editing, save it to your personal device or cloud storage like Google Cloud.

Tips: How to Avoid Video Black Bars

  1. Pay attention to the ratio of the video:If you want to play video on a small screen choose a 4:3 ratio and on a large screen choose a 16:9 ratio.

  2. Note about video recording devices:If you want to simply record videos with your phone and watch it on your phone, you can record videos comfortably. But if you want to record videos with your phone to play on large presentation devices, then horizontally record video.

Final Words

That's all about how to remove black bars from vertical video with 3 simple methods. Outstandingly, iMyFone Filme is the simplest method to easily remove black bars from vertical video. Just download Filme, try and get more!

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