Filling in black areas around a 9:16 mobile image

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If I recorded something with a mobile device and wanted to edit it, is it possible for me to use VideoPad and make it so that I can make the result wider so that the sides aren't all black? Maybe like add some pictures or something to the side so that it's not plain?

borate

One common approach to this...

Place the image/video on track 1, then use SCALE or ZOOM to make it fill the screen. Higher tracks take precedence over lower tracks. So...

Place the original image on track 2, just above. If it's smaller than what's on track 1, then the blurred image will show around the sides. (This is picture-in-picture.) Or use a different image for the track 1 background.

You may need to apply the Letterbox Aspect Ratio Transform effect to track 2.

Play around with it. The result should look something like this...

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Is it possible to add images to the sides so that it's not blurred, but I add more than one image to the screen? So like for example 1 blue flower on the left, 1 red in the middle, and 1 yellow on the right side?

borate

Blur was just a suggestion, not a requirement.

Place each image/video on a different track, one above the other.

Crop, scale, position (or even mask) them so each is in a different screen area.

Take a look at the SPLIT-SCREEN effect, where images are placed in a grid.

For HELP click the ? at the top-right of the VP window. Use <ctrl-F> to search.

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Alright, thanks! I was playing around with it and it worked. This will help me a lot, thanks!