Video outpainting,
done for you.
Send any clip. Outpaint generates everything beyond the original frame, so a vertical video becomes widescreen, a widescreen becomes IMAX or a 180° dome, and every pixel you shot stays untouched.
What is video outpainting?
Video outpainting is AI that expands a video beyond its original frame. Instead of cropping the shot to a new shape or padding it with black bars, it generates new, matching footage around the edges, so the video fills a bigger canvas than the camera ever captured.
It is the moving-image version of image outpainting. The hard part is time: where image outpainting extends a single still, video outpainting has to keep that invented area consistent frame after frame as the scene moves, so the new surroundings hold together instead of flickering or drifting.
Done well, the result reads as if the camera had simply been pulled back. The most common use is reframing: converting a video from one aspect ratio to another — vertical to widescreen, widescreen to IMAX — without losing any of the original shot.
Keeping the generated area coherent frame‑to‑frame is an active area of computer‑vision research — see Dehan et al., “Complete and Temporally Consistent Video Outpainting” (CVPR 2022) and Wang et al., “Be Your Outpainter” (ECCV 2024).
You send. We expand.
You’re done.
Outpaint is a done-for-you video outpainting service — no plugins, no timeline work, no editing on your end.
Send your footage
Send us a clip and the format you need — vertical, square, widescreen, IMAX, 180° dome or 360°.
We outpaint it
We generate everything beyond your original frame, temporally consistent across the whole clip, with your footage left pixel-perfect.
Get the final cut
You get back a finished, full-frame video that looks built for the new screen — ready to publish.
Any video. Any frame.
One source clip, expanded into whatever the screen needs — nothing cropped, no black bars.
The most common job is reframing for a new platform: turning vertical UGC ads into full-frame connected-TV spots, widening social clips for YouTube, or expanding scope footage into an IMAX or 180° dome master. See real conversions in the gallery.
Video outpainting,
answered.
What is video outpainting?
Video outpainting is AI that expands a video beyond its original frame, generating new footage around the edges instead of cropping the shot or padding it with black bars. Unlike image outpainting, which extends a single still, video outpainting keeps the generated area consistent across every frame as the scene moves.
How is video outpainting different from cropping or letterboxing?
Cropping throws away part of your footage to fit a new shape, and letterboxing (pillarboxing) leaves black bars around it. Video outpainting does neither: it generates new, matching content beyond the original frame so the video fills the whole screen with none of your shot lost and no bars.
Does video outpainting change my original footage?
No. Outpaint only generates the area outside your original frame. Every pixel you shot stays exactly as it was, pixel-perfect, while the new canvas is built around it.
What aspect ratios and perspectives can you outpaint to?
Any of them. Outpaint reframes video to vertical 9:16, square 1:1, widescreen 16:9, IMAX 1.43, 21:9 ultrawide, 180° fisheye dome, or full 360°, expanding the frame in whatever direction the new shape needs.
Can you outpaint vertical UGC ads for connected TV?
Yes. Turning vertical UGC into full-frame 16:9 for connected TV is one of the most common uses of video outpainting. Outpaint expands the original ad to fill the TV screen so it looks made for the format instead of cropped or boxed.
Do you train on my footage?
No. We never use your footage to train AI models, and we do not share it. Your video is used only to produce your deliverable and stays private, and you keep full ownership of what you send and what you get back.
How much does video outpainting cost?
We charge per second of video. The rate scales with resolution, frame rate, target aspect ratio, and other specs, so it varies from clip to clip. Send us your footage and the format you need, and we will quote it.
How do I get a video outpainted?
Send Outpaint your clip and the target format, and you get a finished, outpainted cut back. It is done for you, with no plugins, timeline work, or editing on your end. Book a short call to start.
Have a video that needs a different frame?
Book a 15-minute intro call and we’ll show you how the process works, answer your questions, and outpaint a sample clip for you.