Using Grabyo Studio you have the ability to cut horizontal, square and vertical content allowing you to distribute in mobile-optimised formats.
Selecting your aspect ratio
Navigate to the TRIM page
Select a TYPE from the drop-down menu
Select an ASPECT RATIO from the drop-down menu
Select whether you want CROP or PAD your video
Begin creating your content
📕 Note: Please see this article for more information on selecting your type of content.
Crop or Pad
When you select either square or vertical aspect ratio you will be given the option to either crop or pad your video.
Crop: This allows you to define a cropping area for your content. If you want to move the cropping area throughout your clip you can use the mouse tracking feature as below.
Pad: Adds black bars to the top and bottom of your video, this will change your content to your chosen aspect ratio.
Mouse tracking
Select your ASPECT RATIO
Select CROP from the drop-down menu
Select ADD TRACKING to enable mouse tracking
Set your IN and OUT points for your content
Press and hold X to begin recording
Move your mouse to change your cropping area by following the guidelines
Save your content
💡 Tip: If you make a mistake you can always jump back and make changes to your clip, simply release X and find the point in time to edit from.
Text & artwork overlays
You can add static text and artwork overlays directly from the web or your computer to give more context to your content.
Artwork Overlay
Select ADD ARTWORK
Upload your image
Position your image
Use the adjustment handles to edit the size and rotation of your image
Set your level of transparency
Select SAVE
💡 Tip: Upload a 1080x1080 pixel image to add a full-screen square overlay, use a 1920x1080 pixel image for a full-screen vertical overlay.
Text Overlay
Select ADD TEXT
Type in your text
Position your image
Use the adjustment handles to edit the size and rotation of your image
Select a font from the drop-down menu
Select a FONT COLOUR using the colour picker
Select a BACKGROUND COLOUR of the text box
Set your level of transparency
Select SAVE
📕 Note: If you would like to use a custom font, send your font file to help@grabyo.com