Common fixes
Start from what went wrong
33 walkthroughs. When you know the problem but not which tool solves it. Each one is a short walkthrough that ends with a working file, using tools that run on your own device.
Photos
9- Common fix · Photos
Make a round profile picture
A circular PNG of your face or logo, with clear corners, at the size the site wants. - Common fix · Photos
Your iPhone photos will not open
JPG copies that open anywhere, made without uploading the originals. - Common fix · Photos
The form says your photo is too big
A photo under the limit that still looks like a photo. - Common fix · Photos
Send a photo without the location attached
The same picture, with nothing in it that says where or when. - Common fix · Photos
See where and when a photo was taken
The place and time a photo was taken, read from the file itself — and the choice to remove them. - Common fix · Photos
Blur a face in a photo
A copy of the photo with each face you choose blurred for good, and its hidden location removed. - Common fix · Photos
Visa or passport photo rejected online
A photo file that meets the portal’s rules on size, pixels and format, checked before you upload it again. - Common fix · Photos
Sort photos by date taken
One folder of photos from every device, in the order they were taken, without the duplicates. - Common fix · Photos
Compress a signature to 20 KB
A clear signature image between 10 and 20 KB, in the JPG format the form accepts.
Video
14- Common fix · Video
Post a long video on WhatsApp Status
A long video cut into numbered parts that each fit in one status, posted in order. - Common fix · Video
Fix subtitles that are out of sync
A subtitle file whose lines appear when the words are spoken, from the first scene to the last. - Common fix · Video
Your video is too big for WhatsApp
A clip that sends as a video, not as a link or a file. - Common fix · Video
Gmail says the attachment is too big
A file that attaches to the email instead of turning into a Drive link. - Common fix · Video
The video will not play
An MP4 that plays on whatever you are trying to play it on. - Common fix · Video
Make a GIF from a video
A looping GIF small enough to post, with no watermark and no upload. - Common fix · Video
Get a video under Discord’s limit
A clip that uploads to Discord without Nitro. - Common fix · Video
MKV video plays with no sound
The same video with sound that plays on any TV, phone or PC. - Common fix · Video
Turn a screen recording into a GIF
A short, small GIF of the part of your screen recording that shows the thing. - Common fix · Video
MOV video won’t play on Windows
The video as an MP4 that plays in Windows Media Player, PowerPoint and every editor. - Common fix · Video
Convert camcorder MTS files to MP4
Camcorder clips as MP4 files that play on phones and open in any editor. - Common fix · Video
Open and convert VOB files from a DVD
A DVD’s video as MP4 files that play on any phone, TV or computer. - Common fix · Video
Take a screenshot from a video
One frame of a video as a full-resolution picture, with nothing on top of it. - Common fix · Video
Make a horizontal video vertical without cropping
A 9:16 version of a landscape video with the whole picture visible, ready for Reels, Shorts or TikTok.
Audio
8- Common fix · Audio
Split a long recording into parts
One long file turned into pieces you can send, publish or hand around. - Common fix · Audio
Get the audio out of a video
An audio file of the soundtrack, in whatever format you need. - Common fix · Audio
Make an uneven recording listenable
A recording at a consistent, standard loudness with the dead air removed. - Common fix · Audio
Find the key and BPM of a song
The song’s key, its Camelot code and its tempo, checked by ear. - Common fix · Audio
Convert a WhatsApp voice note to MP3
The voice message as an MP3 that plays on any phone, computer or car stereo. - Common fix · Audio
Convert an iPhone voice memo to MP3
A voice memo as an MP3 that opens on any computer, phone or upload form. - Common fix · Audio
Open AMR voice recordings
Old phone recordings as MP3 files that play anywhere. - Common fix · Audio
Make a karaoke track from a song
A backing track without the lead vocal, in a key you know, ready to sing over.
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