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> Upload source footage, reuse saved assets or select videos from an accessible shared Google Drive folder. Choose the output canvas and download the rendered MP4.
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# Video imports, output formats and rendering

Upload source footage, reuse saved assets or select videos from an accessible shared Google Drive folder. Choose the output canvas and download the rendered MP4.

## When to use it

For creators working with phone footage, brands combining product clips and photos, and agencies reusing a source library across deliverables.

## Inputs, decisions and output

| Part | Details |
| --- | --- |
| You provide | Supported video files up to 1 GB per uploaded video, supported photos, or selected shared Drive videos. An optional reference can be uploaded separately. |
| Shorty handles | Source analysis, reframing for the chosen canvas and cloud rendering of the requested edit. |
| You control | The source selection, output format and duration. The current editor offers Auto or a fixed duration from 3 to 60 seconds, subject to the selected destination. |
| You receive | A downloadable MP4 in 9:16, 4:5, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 or 21:9. |

## How to use it

- Add local footage, choose saved assets or import selected shared Drive videos.
- Choose the social destination or canvas and the requested duration.
- Submit with an account and sufficient credits; check the estimate shown in the editor.
- Review framing, text and audio, then download the completed MP4.

## Example instruction

Adapt this instruction to your footage and review the result.

Edit these clips into a 20-second 4:5 product demonstration for the feed. Keep the product visible in the crop, use the supplied title and finish on the result.

## What to check

Reframing can crop faces, landmarks or product details. Review the output in the selected aspect ratio.

Shared Drive originals must remain accessible for processing. Importing a folder does not set up automatic monitoring or publication.

Render time and credit use vary with the work. Check current pricing and the in-product estimate.

## Related workflows and examples

### All Shorty features

Select footage, build a story, match a reference, add captions and revise the cut. Shorty edits video for creators, brands and agencies from their own source material.

### Shared Drive-folder import

Open the footage picker in Shorty, choose Google Drive and paste an accessible folder link. Check the folder, select the videos and review the estimate. Add the selected videos, write the brief and submit the edit when you are ready.

### Plans and credits

Explore this editing workflow in Shorty.

### Operate Shorty through an AI assistant

Explore this editing workflow in Shorty.

## Questions, answered.

### Which aspect ratios can I export?

9:16, 4:5, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 and 21:9.

### Can I import a Google Drive folder?

You can select videos from an accessible shared folder. Keep the originals shared and available during processing.

## Your next video starts here.

Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit.

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