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What is Aspect Ratio?

The shape of a frame, written as width to height: 16:9 widescreen, 9:16 vertical, 1:1 square, 4:5 portrait. Set it before you generate, since cropping later cuts into the composition.

16:9 → 9:16 · same product, new frame

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An aspect ratio of 9:16 gives you a frame that is…

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The hero shot had to run as a 16:9 pre-roll and a 9:16 story, so she generated each aspect ratio separately instead of cropping the logo off the wide version.

In the illustration

The blades slide from a wide 16:9 to a tall 9:16 and click into place; the picture recomposes inside the new frame with the product still in the middle.

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Set the aspect ratio in your creative tool to 9:16 for the story version of the hero shot, with the product in the middle third and room at the top and bottom for captions.

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