StarCrop -Shoot once, reframe later - Stop choosing vertical or wide. Just shoot and decide later

Most camera apps make you choose vertical or landscape before recording. StarCrop flips that. It captures the full 4:3 sensor area (open gate) — far more than a normal 16:9 or 9:16 clip. Afterwards, reframe the same footage to 16:9, 9:16, or 4:3. No re-shooting, no lost moments. What stands out: - Shoot-first, decide-later workflow - Live guides keep your subject in every crop - Keep the 4:3 master and re-crop anytime, or delete to save space - Vertical clips play full-screen on TV via AirPlay

Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I built StarCrop because of a small, frustrating moment. I recorded my son running at the park — vertical, because that's how you naturally hold a phone. Later I cast it to our TV to watch as a family, and there it was: my son squeezed into a tiny strip in the middle, two huge black bars on either side. The moment I loved was technically "fine," but it didn't feel full anymore. I realized the real problem happens BEFORE you record. The second you pick vertical or landscape, you've already thrown away everything outside that frame. There's no getting it back. So I flipped the workflow. StarCrop records the full 4:3 sensor area — the whole open gate — and lets you decide the framing afterwards. Vertical for Reels, wide for TV or YouTube, all from one shot. On-screen guides show you both crops live while filming, so your subject always fits. The hardest part wasn't the cropping — it was making "shoot first, decide later" feel natural instead of like extra work. Early testers thought it was a tool to rescue old footage. It's not. It's a way to shoot so you never have to choose again. It's my first solo app, built one early morning at a time. Free to try — 20 clips, no time limit. I'd genuinely love your honest feedback. 🙏

StarCrop -Shoot once, reframe later - Stop choosing vertical or wide. Just shoot and decide later

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