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Vertical Video Maker

OpenArt's vertical video maker turns a text prompt, a photo, or a saved character into a 9:16 video for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Each video is planned for a tall phone screen from the very first second.

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Key Features of Vertical Video Generator

Generate Every Video in 9:16 From the Start

OpenArt creates your vertical video in the tall 9:16 shape from the first second. The AI plans the whole scene for a phone screen, so nothing important sits off the edge. Ask for a perfume bottle turning on a table, with empty space at the top for your headline. The bottle stays in the middle of the screen the whole time.

Turn a Product Photo Into a Vertical Video

OpenArt's AI vertical video generator can bring one still photo to life in 9:16. Upload the photo to Image to Video and type what should happen, like a sneaker spinning on a wet street at night. You can also skip the photo and describe the whole scene in Text to Video.

Keep the Same Face Across a Vertical Series

OpenArt Characters lets you build a character once and reuse that character in every vertical video you make. Build the character from a photo, a text prompt, or Character Builder presets. Then tag the character in your next video, and the face and style stay recognizable. A cooking channel host can show up in every episode with the same look.

Build a Longer Vertical Story in OpenArt Director

OpenArt Director makes a vertical video with several scenes, up to 5 minutes long. Describe the whole idea in one message, like a three-part story about a lost dog finding its way home. Ask for 9:16 in the same message. OpenArt Director then plans the scenes on a storyboard and builds them into one video.

How to Use the Vertical Video Maker

You make a vertical video inside the OpenArt AI video generator in three steps.

Describe your video or upload a photo
Step 01

Describe your video or upload a photo

Open the AI video generator and type what you want to see. Add a photo if you want your product or picture to move.

Set the aspect ratio to 9:16
Step 02

Set the aspect ratio to 9:16

Pick 9:16 in the aspect ratio setting, then choose your model, length, and resolution and generate.

Review it and download
Step 03

Review it and download

Watch the video, adjust your prompt, and generate again if something looks off. Download the version you like and post it.

Best Use Cases of Vertical Video Creator

OpenArt's vertical video maker fits anyone who posts short videos for phone screens, from solo creators to agency teams.

Creators Who Post Every Day

Social media creators use OpenArt to post TikToks, Reels, and Shorts without filming each one. Type a trend idea in the morning and have a 9:16 video ready to post the same day. Faceless channels work too. Build an AI influencer once and put the same face in every post.

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Small Business Owners Selling Online

Small business owners use OpenArt to turn product photos into 9:16 ads for TikTok and Instagram. Upload a photo of a candle and ask for soft, flickering light on a wooden table. Make three versions that open in different ways and see which one gets more clicks. You make every version without hiring a video crew.

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Storytellers Making Short Drama Series

Storytellers use OpenArt to make short drama series, often called micro dramas, for people watching on phones. OpenArt Characters keeps the same characters in every episode. Write each episode as one idea in OpenArt Director and get a vertical video with several scenes. A weekly series about two rival bakers can keep the same two faces all season.

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Marketing Agencies and Brand Teams

Marketing agencies and brand teams use OpenArt to make many 9:16 ads from one brief. Image to Video turns the client's product photos into a set of versions to test. For videos made in Text to Video, Brand Kit applies the brand's colors, fonts, and rules to every generation in the project.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A vertical video maker is a tool that creates videos in the tall 9:16 shape that fills a phone screen. OpenArt's vertical video maker generates 9:16 video from a text prompt, a photo, or a saved character. Each video is planned for a tall screen from the first second, ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
The standard vertical video size is 1080 x 1920 pixels, which is a 9:16 aspect ratio. A 1080 x 1920 video fills the full screen on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels. OpenArt generates video at 1080p by default, and some OpenArt models go up to 4K.
Yes, by making a new vertical version from a still of your horizontal video. Save a still picture from the horizontal video, open Expand Image, and choose 9:16. Expand Image keeps your original picture and fills in new space above and below it. Then upload the tall picture to Image to Video and describe the motion you want.
OpenArt's vertical video maker includes Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0, Veo 3.1, Kling Omni, MiniMax H3, and LTX 2.3. You pick the model in the AI video generator before you generate. Try the same prompt on two models and keep the vertical video you like better.
Yes. OpenArt works as a vertical video editor too. Edit Video lets you change your video with generative AI, Replace Background swaps the scene behind your subject, and Relight Video changes the lighting. Upscale Video raises the resolution up to 4K, and Add Sound Effect puts the sounds you describe into the video.
Vertical video is video that is taller than it is wide, usually in a 9:16 aspect ratio. Vertical video fills the whole screen when you hold a phone upright. TikTok, Instagram Reels, Instagram Stories, and YouTube Shorts all use vertical video as their main format.
Yes. OpenArt's vertical video maker creates a new 9:16 video from scratch, so you need no camera and no clips. Type the scene you want in Text to Video, upload a product photo to Image to Video, or use a character from OpenArt Characters. The AI makes the whole video from what you give it.
A 9:16 video from OpenArt fits TikTok, Instagram Reels, Instagram Stories, YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels, and Snapchat Spotlight. Download the finished video and upload it to any of those apps. You can also pick 1:1 or 16:9 in the aspect ratio setting when you need a square or wide version.
On OpenArt, most video models make vertical clips up to 15 seconds long, and Seedance 2.5 goes up to 30 seconds. For longer videos, OpenArt Director builds a vertical video with several scenes, up to 5 minutes long. Extend Video can also add up to 10 more seconds to a clip you already made.
Yes. Commercial rights apply on eligible paid plans, so you can post OpenArt vertical videos as ads, product videos, and client work. Check which plan you are on before you run paid ads with a video.

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