Unable to add a video in Shotcut - just get a no-go symbol

[Elusien]

@Dundathu

Rather than trying to work out what I could do

See here for possible solutions:

How to Convert a Vertical Video to Horizontal - PDF & Web Presentation

I have put together a slideshow presentation of the various ways of converting a vertical (portrait) video into a horizontal (landscape) one. A PDF of this can be downloaded here: Vertical Video to Horizontal.pdf (1.4 MB). It can also be viewed on: https://elusien.co.uk/shotcut/resources/Tutorial-Vertical2Horizontal/. The techniques described are shown below: [img2]