How to Edit Vertical Video in Adobe Premiere Pro (for Reels and Shorts)

Want to edit vertical video quickly in Adobe Premiere Pro? Here is how I quickly turn horizontal videos into vertical video content for Instagram Reels and TH-cam Shorts.
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0:00 Sequence settings for vertical video
1:49 Working with vertical footage (9x16)
3:49 Working with horizontal footage (16x9)
7:50 Export settings for vertical video
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In this video editing tutorial, I show you how I transform horizontal videos into vertical video content for Instagram Reels, TH-cam Shorts, and TikTok. I discuss the best shortcuts in Premiere Pro for quickly cropping your video to a 9x16 vertical aspect ratio, how to work with vertical footage in different resolutions, and my export settings to get the best looking vertical content possible. Hopefully this video helps you understand the pros and cons of filming vertically so that you can make the best decisions for your specific style of videography.
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Started off Christmas Day right!!

[@petersarellas]

Yessir! Absolutely no Christmas theming in this video at all lol but never a bad day for a banger tutorial

[@LCphotosPhotography]

nice !!

[@alenarae]

Thank you for posting this! Very helpful!

[@petersarellas]

You’re welcome! Glad it helped

[@HangoutwithG]

Thanks! Very useful information for vertical videos!

[@petersarellas]

You’re welcome!

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Thank you 🙏🏼

[@petersarellas]

You’re welcome! Always happy to help

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thanks bro its working

[@petersarellas]

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Peter with the Christmas banger! Happy holidays dude

[@petersarellas]

Happy holidays!!

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[@petersarellas]

Thanks bro appreciate it 👊

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What is the best lens for basketball? Love the content!

[@editedbymaxwell]

Merry Christmas to you, Peter! Thanks for the video.

[@petersarellas]

Of course, merry Christmas!

[@itsaijy]

Peter, my clips need to be rotated everytime maybe it's because of my a6400, idk..

[@petersarellas]

Hm that’s strange and unfortunate. Obv you can easily correct it but Id probably have to see how you’re filming and your camera settings to figure out the problem.

[@AaronAmawan]

Hey Peter! What are your thoughts on using QuickTime for exports? I’ve used them and haven’t had to use the gamma lut thing

[@petersarellas]

Larger file sizes doing it that way but if you’re alright with that then it’s no problem

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w vid

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Content never stops we love to see it 🫡

[@petersarellas]

Always keeping it going! 👊

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Would auto reframe be a good option as well?

[@petersarellas]

Yes if it works for you but in my experience it’s never been as good as I’d like it to be