FAQ

VerticalVideo is a new kind of streaming experience built for upright screens. Everything we show — from nature scenes to creative short films — is formatted in 9:16, the same vertical ratio used by phones and social video platforms. No turning your head. No letterboxing. Just full-frame, tall-screen content that looks amazing on a rotated TV or tablet.

Because that’s how we actually hold our devices. More than 90% of social video — TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts — is now shot vertically. It’s how creators think and how viewers engage. The vertical frame feels personal, immersive, and immediate — like you’re holding the moment in your hand.

Yes — and it’s easy. If you rotate your TV 90° into portrait mode, VerticalVideo fills the screen perfectly. You don’t need OBS, VLC, or a computer. Streaming sticks and smart TVs don’t natively support true vertical video, but VerticalVideo is designed to just work — one stream, upright and optimized.

We curate a mix of copyright-cleared footage, Creative Commons material, and original re-framed work. Some pieces are ambient and meditative, others are visual experiments — but all are chosen for their vertical beauty. In the future, we’ll feature independent creators who specialize in vertical filmmaking.

Those platforms are designed for phones and quick scrolls — you watch for 20 seconds, swipe, repeat. VerticalVideo is built for long-form vertical viewing — like ambient cinema for a vertical world. Instead of endless distraction, it’s a continuous, curated experience for tall screens in living rooms, art spaces, and public displays.

Yes! We’re opening up submissions for vertical creators soon. If you shoot in 9:16 or want to reframe your widescreen footage, you’ll be able to share your work with a growing vertical-first audience.

No — VerticalVideo is free to view. Our mission is to make vertical streaming accessible and show that you don’t need expensive gear or complicated setups to enjoy tall-screen visuals.

This started as a DIY experiment: how can we make vertical video display correctly on a real TV? After lots of tests in VLC, OBS, and browser streams, we realized there was no simple way to just watch vertical video on a big screen without extra software. VerticalVideo fixes that. It’s plug-and-play, always upright, and reimagines the frame itself.