At this point you can experiment with various effects to fine tune the results like in other hosts. You should now see the vertical clip with a blurred copy of itself filling the sides. Often a value of around 34 might be a good starting point.

Adjust the Crop Source Width until all the black disappears. Set the main Width and Height parameters in the Pan/Crop controls to the FINAL Dimensions - e.g. Make sure the option for Lock Aspect Ratio is disabled If Vegas asks you “Do you want to set your project video settings to match this media” choose NO. Add the vertical footage to the timeline Import the vertical footage into the project Create a project with the desired FINAL dimensions - e.g. The exact details can vary depending on the footage, but hopefully this will be close for you:

The key is to use Vegas’s own Pan/Crop too to extend the clip to the final dimensions and then apply Reframer and adjust the Crop Source param to trim off the black boundaries. In the meantime here are some steps that will hopefully work for you. You are correct that we should add a section on the Vegas steps to the documentation page.

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