Format photos into widescreen Cinemascope or Univisium with cinematic black bars without cropping
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Supports PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, GIF, SVG · Max 50MB
Select, drag and drop, or paste your image into the Cinematic Letterbox & Pillarbox Matte Studio.
Customize options, dimensions, quality, or filters according to your needs.
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Give still photos an authentic theatrical movie framing. Formats any portrait or landscape photo into classic cinematic aspect ratios by padding the edges with clean matte black or custom-colored bars without discarding any original image details.
Yes, Cinematic Letterbox & Pillarbox Matte Studio on KiteImage is 100% free with no hidden fees, subscriptions, or limits on usage.
Absolutely. Unlike other online image tools, KiteImage processes all images directly in your browser using HTML5 Canvas and WebAssembly. Your photos never leave your device or get uploaded to any server.
We support all standard modern image formats including JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, and BMP.
You have full control over quality and compression settings. You can maintain 100% lossless quality or optimize for smaller file size without noticeable visual loss.
Resize images to exact pixel dimensions or social presets
Crop images with rule-of-thirds grid and aspect ratio locks
Crop images into perfect circles for profile avatars and logos
Rotate and flip images with instantaneous canvas rendering
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