AI Background Expand

Expand video backgrounds with AI. No more awkward crops and black bars

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AI expander for video: Expand video backgrounds to fit any social platform

Shot a vertical video on your phone, but need a landscape video for YouTube? Or want to upload landscape footage to Reels without the awkward black bars? VEED's AI Background Expand uses AI outpainting to extend your frame. It’s like content aware fill, but for video. Our tool supports videos up to 1 minute in length – more than what other expansion tools offer.

Upload any video and watch the AI extender fill in the background to match your scene. No more black bars, awkward crops, or expensive reshoots. Expand video backgrounds in product videos, and add space for promotional text and CTAs. Repurpose your video for any platform in seconds.

How to use our AI background extender:

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Step 1

Select your video clip

Click your video clip on the editor timeline. Go to AI Tools, and click AI Background Expand.

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Step 2

Extend video background

A progress status appears while our video extender processes your clip. The AI expands your video’s background.

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Step 3

Preview and export your video

The expanded video replaces your original clip. Export your video or keep editing with more tools like noise removal, AI transitions, and Magic B-roll.

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AI extender built for video

Expand video backgrounds the way you'd uncrop an image. VEED's AI background extender works in one click. Most video extenders work on clips around 10 seconds long. Our tool supports videos up to 1 minute in length. Expand backgrounds, add your brand assets to videos, and export platform-ready content all in one place.

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Uncrop and repurpose videos for any social platform

Need to resize a video from 9:16 vertical to 16:9 landscape? Our AI aspect ratio changer converts videos to any target format. No more content loss from cropping. Social media managers and marketing teams can create high-quality, on-brand videos for TikTok, Reels, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Expand and edit your video in one place

No switching between apps to resize and edit videos. Our AI background extender and video editor work together in one platform. Expand your footage, add text overlays and auto-subtitles, and generate B-roll — all in one AI-powered video editor.

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VEED has been game-changing. It's allowed us to create gorgeous content for social promotion and ad units with ease.

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Director of Audience Development, NBCUniversal

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I love using VEED. The subtitles are the most accurate I've seen on the market. It's helped take my content to the next level.

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Brand Marketing Manager, Carlsberg Importers

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I used Loom to record, Rev for captions, Google for storing and Youtube to get a share link. I can now do this all in one spot with VEED.

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Enterprise Account Executive, Cloud Software Group

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VEED is my one-stop video editing shop! It's cut my editing time by around 60%, freeing me to focus on my online career coaching business.

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More than an AI background extender

Explore more ways to repurpose your videos and post on more platforms. Remove video backgrounds entirely to make the subject easier to place into different scenes and branded backgrounds. Starting a video from scratch? Generate videos with the best AI models, and edit your content until it looks uniquely yours. VEED is an AI video creation platform where you can generate, refine, and enhance videos. Start from a prompt, an image, or existing footage. Add text, captions, and your branding. VEED turns your ideas into post-ready videos in minutes.

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