How Oliver's Game Trailer Made The Festival Cut With Exact Custom Video Dimensions
Hello from Zooptools! Today we tell the story of Oliver, an indie game developer in Cardiff whose tiny studio of two people spent eighteen months building a puzzle game they deeply love.
The big moment arrived: a respected games festival accepted their submission, pending one requirement. The trailer must be exactly 1920x1080 pixels. Not approximately. Not roughly. Exactly, or the file gets rejected automatically.
Oliver's exported trailer was 1918 by some awkward number, because his capture software cropped two pixels somewhere nobody could explain. Every app he tried either refused custom numbers or demanded a paid account for the privilege.
Deadline: forty hours. Solution found: our change-video-width-height tool at Zooptools, where exact numbers are simply typed in. Here is how those two missing pixels got home.
What Is Width And Height In A Video?
Every video is a grid of tiny colored dots. Width counts the dots across, height counts them down. Say 1920x1080 out loud and you have described the grid perfectly.
Why Festivals Demand Exact Numbers
Festival screens and judging software play files automatically, so odd sizes cause black bars, stretching, or crashes. Exact dimensions keep every screening smooth, which is why the rule is strict everywhere.
Two Pixels Short Of A Dream
Popular editors offered presets but locked custom numbers behind subscriptions. Online tools uploaded his unreleased game footage to unknown servers, which felt wrong for a project still under wraps.
Zooptools: Type Numbers, Press Go
Our page asked simply: what width? What height? Oliver typed 1920 and 1080, pressed convert locally in his browser, and the trailer fit like a key. Nothing was uploaded anywhere.
Oliver's Submission-Day Checklist
Set exact numbers, double-check the preview, download, submit. Total time: four minutes including tea. The confirmation email arrived before his coffee cooled, and he immediately archived the settings for next time.
One Toolbox For A Two-Person Studio
He added Zooptools to his phone home screen too. Trailer too heavy for email? Compress it. Steam capsule needs different art sizes? Same toolbox. Free forever matters when your budget is snacks.
The Aftermath
The trailer screened beautifully; the game got shortlisted and played by hundreds of festival visitors. Oliver's advice to fellow devs: stop wrestling presets and just type your numbers somewhere honest.
The tool behind this story
Exact dimensions sound boring until one deadline makes them everything: festivals, ad networks, LED screens, client specs - all of them speak in precise numbers.
Need a specific size right now? Visit zooptools.com, open change-video-width-height, type your numbers, done. Add us to your home screen. Free forever, private always.
Open the free toolPeople also ask
Can I set any custom width and height?
Yes, type any numbers you need, from standard HD to unusual LED wall sizes. The tool applies exactly what you enter, which is precisely the point.
Will changing dimensions distort my video?
Only if you force wildly mismatched proportions. Keep the ratio close to your source, or combine with our crop tool first, and the picture stays natural and undistorted.
Is my video uploaded to a server?
Never. Processing happens locally in your browser, so unreleased trailers, client work, and personal clips stay on your device the entire time.
Is it really free without watermarks?
Completely free, no watermarks, no export limits. We think typing two numbers should not cost money, now or ever.
What is the difference between this and resizing?
They overlap: both change dimensions. Our resize tool offers handy platform presets, while this one is for typing exact custom numbers, which festivals and spec sheets love demanding.