How to Use Stretch Video Horizontally
- Upload your video
- Choose horizontal stretch factor
- Click Process
- Download the stretched video
Features
- Horizontal stretch effect
- Factor from subtle (1.1x) to extreme (4x)
- Preserves original frame dimensions
- No upload — fully private
Quick Facts
- The factor is limited to between 1.1x and 4x, so the widest setting makes everything four times broader than it is tall relative to the source.
- The picture is scaled wider and then cut back to the original frame width, so the output keeps the source dimensions and loses 1 - 1/factor of the width: at 2x, half of it.
- Anamorphic lenses squeeze the image by a fixed 1.33x or 2x and the projector or editor stretches it back, which is the same arithmetic in reverse. Source
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does horizontal stretch do?
- It widens the video content by scaling horizontally, then crops to the original frame size. This creates a squeezed, wider perspective — similar to an anamorphic lens effect.
- How do I make a video wider without losing the edges?
- Not with this tool - it widens the picture and then crops back to the original frame, so the sides go. Use Stretch Video with a wider target ratio instead: stretch mode keeps every pixel and simply reshapes the frame.
- What stretch factor should I use?
- 1.1x to 1.3x for a subtle widening that still reads as normal footage - 1.33x matches a standard anamorphic squeeze. 2x and above is a deliberate effect, and at 2x you lose half the width of the original frame.