what_you_need
Prepare the inputs before opening the apps
- Approved source videos
- Current platform dimension requirements
- A decision about full-frame bars or crop-to-fill framing
- Approved watermark text or logo when ownership marks are needed
- Destination folder names for each channel version
step_by_step
The working process
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Verify the actual destination requirements
Social platform recommendations and placements change. Confirm the dimensions and orientation for the format you are publishing before choosing a preset or building delivery folders.
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Protect the approved source set
Keep the clean, approved source videos in one folder. Create each channel version from that source set rather than resizing a previously resized delivery copy.
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Choose one platform shape at a time
In Batch Resize Video, select a social preset or enter exact even-pixel dimensions. Use a clear destination folder and suffix such as _vertical, _square, or _landscape.
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Decide how framing should behave
Use Fit within when the complete source frame matters and letterboxing is acceptable. Use Crop to fill when the destination must fill the frame, then choose the crop focus nearest the subject, product, or on-screen text.
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Preview representative footage
Compare Original, Resized, and Split frame previews. Test portrait, landscape, text-heavy, and edge-positioned subjects; a single easy clip is not enough to validate a batch crop rule.
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Add ownership marks only to the copies when needed
For client proofs, creator attribution, or branded delivery copies, use Batch Watermark Video on a resized output folder. Add text, a logo, or both, choose a fixed or moving path, and preview the mark against a real frame. Keep the clean source set and clean platform version separate.
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Compress a sharing copy when the destination needs it
If an upload limit, transfer, or archive requires a smaller file, run Batch Compress Video on the final delivery folder. Choose MP4 for broad compatibility, preview a representative result, and use the space-saved summary to confirm the trade-off.
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Process and check the delivery folders
Run one platform batch, play a representative set of outputs, then check that filenames, aspect ratios, output folders, marks, and file sizes are unambiguous before uploading to the chosen platform.
human_checkpoint
Review before you call it finished
- Were the current destination dimensions verified?
- Did each delivery version start from the protected source set?
- Does Fit within or Crop to fill match the publishing need?
- Were edge-positioned subjects and on-screen text checked?
- If marked, is the watermark visible without blocking essential content?
- Are platform output folders, filename suffixes, and file sizes clear?
honest_boundaries
Limits and privacy
Practical limitation
A batch crop rule cannot understand the important subject in every shot, and a batch watermark cannot respond to every scene. Clips with different compositions may need a separate crop focus, a different output version, or manual editing.
Privacy boundary
Batch Resize Video, Batch Watermark Video, and Batch Compress Video perform local previewing, rendering, and output creation with bundled FFmpeg. Video and logo files are not uploaded to a 3thousand30 service.
faq
Questions worth answering
Should I use Fit within or Crop to fill for social video?
Use Fit within when every part of the source frame must remain visible. Use Crop to fill when the platform frame must be completely filled, then preview the selected crop focus on representative footage.
When should I watermark or compress?
Resize first. Add a watermark to a separate delivery or review copy when an ownership mark is useful, then compress only if the destination needs a smaller file. Keep the approved source videos untouched.