How to Crop & Resize Images for Vertical Video Using Photopea (Free Photoshop Alternative)

If you need to crop and resize images for vertical or horizontal video, Photopea (photopea.com) is a free, browser-based tool that works just like Photoshop. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use fixed aspect ratios, scale images correctly, and avoid distortion. Great for thumbnails, vertical content, or social media!

Try Photopea here: https://www.photopea.com

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Why Use Photopea Instead of Photoshop
00:28 – Opening a Photo in Photopea
01:00 – Image Size vs. Canvas Size Explained
01:45 – Resizing Without Distortion
02:25 – Using Fixed Aspect Ratio (9:16 for vertical)
03:10 – Best Practices for Selection & Composition
04:00 – Pasting into a New 1080x1920 Document
04:40 – Using Free Transform or Scale to Fit the Frame
05:20 – Exporting as JPEG
05:45 – Using the Crop Tool for a Simpler Workflow
06:30 – Select/Deselect and Cleaning Up the Image
07:00 – Reducing File Size Without Losing Quality
07:45 – Final Result & Image Comparison
08:20 – Why Photopea is a Solid Free Editing Option
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