Add a colored border around a short video

Pick a width and a color, then download. The picture in the middle stays the same size. The frame is drawn in this tab.

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  1. Choose file
  2. Set options
  3. Get result

Your file never leaves your device. Processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

The same width is added on every side. The picture in the middle stays the same size. Clips up to 60 seconds. The picture is re-encoded.

How to add a border to a video

1. Drop one short video you already have. Audio and pictures are refused here. 2. Leave 16 px, or pick a thinner or wider frame. 3. Leave Black, or pick White, Red or Blue. 4. Press “Add border” and pause the download on a corner. The color you picked should be there, and the original picture should still be in the middle.

GustKit runs the FFmpeg pad filter in this tab and re-encodes the picture. The same width is added on the top, bottom, left and right. The clip does not get cropped. The soundtrack stays. A long clip is refused because every frame is re-encoded.

A border is not letterbox bars and not a photo frame

Letterbox video grows the frame to 16:9, 9:16 or a square and only adds bars on the sides that need them. Add border on a photo is a still image. This page adds the same colored strip on all four sides of a short clip and saves an MP4.

The clip stays in this tab

The first visit downloads FFmpeg. Later visits reuse the browser cache. Trim a long video under the limit shown on the page before you add the frame. GustKit does not fetch a video from a link.

How to check the frame before you replace the clip

1. Pause the download on a corner and on a face or a logo. The corner should be the color you picked. The face should still be fully visible. 2. If the frame ate the wrong amount, change the width and run again. 3. Keep the original until the soundtrack still lines up.

Letterbox video only adds bars on the sides that need them to hit a shape. Add border on a photo is a still. This page adds the same strip on all four sides of a short clip. Nothing is uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

The download is wider and taller. Did it work?

Yes. The extra pixels are the border. The original picture stays in the middle at the same size.

Can I crop and add a border in one step?

No. Crop first if you need to drop part of the frame, then open this page on the shorter download.

Why is a long clip refused?

Every frame is re-encoded in this tab. Trim it under the limit shown on the page, then add the border to that piece.

Is the video uploaded?

No. FFmpeg runs in this tab.

The download is larger and the picture in the middle looks the same. Did it work?

Yes. The extra width and height are the border. The original picture stays in the middle at the same size.

Can I add a border and also change the speed in one step?

No. Add the border first, or change the speed first, then open the other page on the download.