Aspect ratio describes the relationship between image width and height. It does not tell you the output resolution or the amount of detail. Choose the shape of the frame based on the intended placement and the composition you want to preserve.
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Separate ratio from resolution
A 16:9 frame is wider than it is tall. A 9:16 frame is taller than it is wide. A 1:1 frame is square. These describe proportions, not a fixed number of pixels.
For example, 1920 × 1080 and 1280 × 720 both reduce to 16:9. They share a shape but not a pixel count. These are mathematical examples, not a statement of available DeepAny output sizes.
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Start with the destination
Decide whether the piece is intended for a wide presentation, a portrait placement, or a square composition. Then inspect the actual requirements of the destination before exporting.
Avoid assuming that one frame will crop cleanly into every shape. A subject placed near the edge of a wide frame may disappear or become awkwardly cropped in a vertical placement.
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Compose for movement, not only a still
A subject may move across the frame, turn, or reveal new parts of the scene. Leave space where that movement needs to happen.
A composition that looks balanced in the first frame may become cramped later. Review the whole clip inside the intended frame shape rather than deciding from its poster.
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Understand what a crop removes
Changing a frame’s shape by cropping removes visible content. It does not automatically create the missing surroundings that a different composition might need.
When repurposing a clip, inspect faces, hands, products, text, and important background relationships. Reframing may be acceptable; cutting off the information the shot depends on is not.
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Treat padding as a separate design choice
Adding borders or a background around a clip can preserve its original content inside another canvas shape. That differs from cropping or generating a new composition.
Choose the method deliberately. Do not present an output with padding as though it were newly generated native content in the destination ratio.
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Check the connected workflow’s actual options
The available aspect ratios and dimensions belong to the current tool configuration. This guide explains composition and arithmetic, not a fixed list of supported presets.
Before a chargeable generation, inspect the available options and the current quote. After generation, verify the actual file and its appearance in the intended placement.
A direction you can adapt
A wide coastal composition with the subject slightly left of center and open space in the direction of travel. Keep the important movement inside the frame throughout the shot. Preserve the horizon and avoid cutting off the subject as the camera follows.
An example brief to adapt, not the recorded generation prompt for the displayed illustration.
Keep this close
The frame is part of the brief.
- Ratio is a proportion; resolution is a pixel count.
- Choose the destination and composition together.
- Leave room for movement across the entire clip.
- Review every important detail after cropping or reframing.