Can Cutora AI work as a reel video editor for phone video?
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Cutora AI accepts phone video: a portrait clip stays portrait because rotation flags are applied, HEVC (H.265) is accepted, and variable-frame-rate footage is converted to 30 fps. You export an MP4 in vertical (1080x1920) or horizontal (1920x1080). Cutora has been tested on desktop Chrome and Edge; phones are not tested yet, so uploading from a phone browser is not confirmed.
Can I edit video I filmed on my phone?
Can I edit videos I filmed on my phone?
Yes, if the file is MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM or MKV and within 2 GB. Phone rotation flags are applied, so a portrait clip stays portrait, and HEVC (H.265) video in MOV or MP4 is accepted. Cutora has been tested on desktop Chrome and Edge and phones are not tested yet, so the sure route is a file on your computer.
Does Cutora handle variable frame rate phone footage?
Yes. Variable-frame-rate phone footage is converted to a constant rate, with picture and sound kept aligned. Exports are always 30 frames per second, and footage at 24, 25 or 60 fps is converted to 30 fps.
My phone video is sideways after upload, how do I fix it?
Cutora applies phone rotation flags, so a portrait clip should stay portrait. Its product facts describe no manual rotate control. If a clip still comes out sideways, write to hello@usecutora.com with the project.
Why is my phone video flipped or mirrored?
Cutora's product facts describe no mirror or flip control, and do not explain a mirrored clip. They do say rotation flags are applied. If the clip looks wrong after upload, write to hello@usecutora.com with the project.
How do I mirror a video track?
Cutora's product facts do not say yet that a video track can be mirrored. The edits they describe are cuts, captions, motion, sound effects, music and a second video lane for a clip of your own.
Does Cutora handle footage from a selfie camera?
Yes, it is the case Cutora AI is built for: one person talking to camera, recorded in one session. Cutora's product facts do not name any phone or camera model, so they do not confirm a specific device.
Does the AI work with footage from a webcam?
It works with a video file of one person talking to camera, whatever recorded it, as long as it is MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM or MKV and within 2 GB. Cutora's product facts do not name webcams or camera models.
Can I edit videos recorded with a DJI Osmo or GoPro?
Cutora's product facts do not name those cameras. Any file in MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM or MKV within 2 GB is accepted, and Cutora AI is built for one person talking to camera, recorded in one session. Try a short clip on the trial video.
How does Cutora handle vertical and horizontal video?
How do I change video aspect ratios, or adjust the aspect ratio?
Cutora exports an MP4 in vertical (1080x1920) or horizontal (1920x1080). Those are the two shapes offered: a square 1080x1080 export is not offered. Every export is 1080 pixels on its short side.
Can Cutora edit vertical videos for Reels, TikTok and Shorts?
Yes, it can edit a vertical video and export a 1080x1920 MP4. Cutora does not publish to social platforms, so you upload the exported file yourself. Cutora's product facts make no claim about what any platform accepts.
Can I turn a horizontal recording into a vertical video?
Cutora's product facts do not say yet how a horizontal recording is framed in a vertical export. They say only that the export can be 1080x1920, and that footage smaller than the export frame is scaled up to fill it.
Does Cutora keep my face centred when it makes a vertical version?
Cutora's product facts do not say yet. They do not describe face tracking or centring. Film in vertical if you can, then check the framing on the timeline before you export.
How do I manually reframe content?
Cutora's product facts do not describe a manual reframe control. After the first cut you can remove or restore any single cut from the Edits list, undo it, or ask the chat for a change. Whether the chat can reframe is not stated.
Can I export both vertical and horizontal from one project?
Cutora's product facts do not say yet. They name two export sizes, vertical 1080x1920 and horizontal 1920x1080, and say exports render one at a time per account.
Can I make vertical videos for Instagram listings?
Yes, you can export a vertical 1080x1920 MP4. Cutora AI is built for one person talking to camera, recorded in one session, such as an agent talking through a property. It does not publish to social platforms, so you upload the file yourself.
What about colour and unsteady footage?
Does Cutora handle HDR iPhone footage?
HDR video (HLG or HDR10) is accepted and is converted to standard Rec.709 colour for the preview and the export. HDR output is not offered. Cutora's product facts do not name the iPhone, and Dolby Vision files are accepted only with an HLG or HDR10 compatible base layer.
Why does my iPhone video look washed out after export?
If the clip is HDR, Cutora converts it to standard Rec.709 colour, and HDR output is not offered, so the look can change. Cutora's product facts do not name the iPhone or say how a given clip will look. Automatic colour correction can be switched off for a video.
Can I edit a vertical video recorded while walking?
It is a video file like any other. Cutora's product facts do not say how it handles shaky footage and describe no stabilisation. Cutora AI is built for one person talking to camera, recorded in one session.
Can I edit a video shot in a moving car?
Cutora's product facts do not say. The file is accepted if it is MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM or MKV within 2 GB, and each video file is transcribed from its own audio. Cutora AI is built for one person talking to camera, recorded in one session.
Can I edit footage from smart glasses?
Cutora's product facts do not name smart glasses. A file in MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM or MKV within 2 GB is accepted, and Cutora AI is built for one person talking to camera, recorded in one session. Try a short clip on the trial video.