Whole episodes, in order
Parts target about a minute and prefer a scene change or a pause after a finished sentence. If neither is available, Vertical falls back to another pause. The full video is covered in order, with no gaps.
Long video in. Vertical parts out.
Send footage you own or are licensed to use. Vertical's software cuts it into 9:16 parts with a speaker-following camera and word-by-word captions. The scope is agreed by email after we look at your source.
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Product demo, not customer work. Left, the original scene. Right, the automated output Vertical made from it. Footage: Tears of Steel, © Blender Foundation, mango.blender.org, CC BY 3.0.
Full-episode cutsSpeaker-following cameraWord-by-word captions
32 languagesRight-to-left and CJKHighlight reels
Drama and sport modesMP4, MOV and MXF inIMSC, TTML and DFXP subtitles
99parts from one 1 h 38 min film in one past test
~30 minprocessing time in that test, on one PC
0frames lost or repeated in that test
32supported caption languages
A single historical benchmark, not a guarantee. Part count and processing time depend on your footage and hardware.
How it works
Three steps from long video to vertical parts
Send a video
Up to 60 minutes for the $29 service, in one of the 32 supported languages. Bring your own subtitle file, or captions are made from the dialogue.
Vertical does the editing
It finds the scene changes, transcribes the dialogue, follows the faces, and cuts the whole video into parts of about a minute.
Post it or play it
Post the parts with the captions burned in, or show them as a vertical feed in your own player.
What it does
Every minute of your video, cut for phones
A camera that follows the conversation
It holds on whoever is speaking, cuts between people, and opens up for wide shots. Small faces in the background are left out when it picks the speaker.
ENYou're a jerk, Thom.
TRIşığı görüyor musun?
ARهل ترى الضوء؟
JA今日はいい天気ですね
Captions made for phones
Word-by-word highlighting from the dialogue or your own subtitle files, in 32 supported languages, including right-to-left scripts and languages written without spaces, such as Chinese, Japanese and Thai.
Highlight reels, ready to post
Moments picked automatically with a drama or a sport score, exported with the captions burned in.
The demo
Three minutes of product demo
Two consecutive parts side by side with the original, then three highlights: automated output from the product on credited sample footage.
Direct link: atesensoftware.com/vertical/media/vertical-demo.mp4 (2 min 49 s, 11 MB). Footage: Tears of Steel, CC BY 3.0.
Fits your workflow
Works with common delivery files
In
- MP4, MOV, MKV and MXF video files
- IMSC, TTML and DFXP subtitles
- SRT and WebVTT
Out
- H.264 parts, 1080 × 1920
- WebVTT captions, plus word timings as JSON
- A JSON index of every part for your player
- Highlight reels
Where it runs
- On our own PC
- Vertical has no posting feature; nothing is published for you
- How long we keep your files is agreed by email before you send them
Compared
Made for full episodes
Clip tools pick the moments they rate best. Vertical keeps every minute of the video, in order, and adds a highlight reel on top.
| Question | Vertical | Clip tools* |
|---|---|---|
| What comes back | Every minute as parts of about a minute, plus a highlight reel | A selection of AI-picked clips |
| Where cuts fall | Prefers a scene change or a pause after a finished sentence; otherwise another pause | Around the moments the tool picks |
| Where it runs | On our own PC | In the tool's cloud |
| How you pay | $29 per video up to 60 min, quoted by email | Monthly plans paid in credits: OpusClip Starter $15 a month, Submagic Starter $19 a month per member |
* OpusClip and Submagic, from their own pricing pages (opus.pro/pricing and submagic.co/pricing) on 12 October 2026. Their prices and plans can change; check their pages.
Pricing
Pay by the hour of content
The creator service is $29 per video up to 60 minutes. Studio library work is $60 per source-video hour; scope and payment terms are confirmed by email.
Studio enquiry
Quotescope agreed by email
For studios and rights holders with titles they own or are licensed to process.
- Tell us the title, length and language
- We review the source, then confirm scope
- Vertical parts with captions and a highlight reel
Library
$60per hour of content
$40 per hour from 100 hours. Whole seasons, back catalogues, sport archives.
- Vertical parts, captions and a highlight reel for every agreed title
- Captions in 32 supported languages, from your subtitle files or the dialogue
- Your handle or text watermark on every part
- A JSON index of every part for your player
Own your footage but not a studio?
Podcasts, talks, matches, courses and events you own or are licensed to use. We turn the video into vertical parts and a highlight reel with captions burned in. Email us first; there is no online checkout, and payment is arranged by email once the scope is agreed.
$29per video up to 60 min
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Questions
Before you send a video
What do you need from us?
One file per video (MP4, MOV, MKV or MXF) and your subtitle files if you have them (IMSC/TTML, DFXP, SRT or WebVTT). Send them with the transfer service you already use, once the scope is agreed by email.
What do we get back?
MP4 parts at 1080 × 1920, a WebVTT caption file for each part, word timings as JSON, a JSON index of all parts, and a highlight reel. Parts can also come with the captions burned in, ready to post.
How fast is it?
We do not promise a fixed turnaround; timing is discussed in your quote. As one past benchmark, processing took about 30 minutes for a 98-minute film on one PC.
Is our content safe?
Vertical has no posting feature, so nothing is published for you. Ask about handling, confidentiality and how long files are kept before you send anything.
Which languages work?
Captions in 32 supported languages, including English, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai. Vertical can automatically try to sync your subtitle file to the audio, correcting a constant offset or frame-rate mismatch when it finds a reliable match. Caption accuracy depends on the language and the audio.
Can the parts play inside our own app?
The JSON index lists every part with its start and end times and its caption files; Vertical's own swipe player reads the same index. Your developers can use it to show the video as a vertical feed.
How do we pay?
Sending an email is an enquiry, not an order. Payment terms are agreed with you by email after we review the source and confirm the scope.
See it on your own footage
Email us the length and language of your video and whether it is the $29 creator service or a studio library. Confirm that you own or are licensed to use the footage. This is an enquiry, not an order.
support@atesensoftware.com