Fix: 9:16 preview now fills the frame (cover, not letterbox)
AetherCut v1.7.83 shipped on with 5 updates to the private, browser-based video editor. Everything here is already included in the latest version. AetherCut edits on your own device, so your footage never has to be uploaded to a server.
What's new in v1.7.83
- Tester follow-up on v1.7.82: 'See how this format is squeezing here.' The letterbox bars introduced in the previous fix were technically correct (pro-NLE default) but read as 'squeezing' to consumer-NLE users
- Switched fitVideoInCanvas default from `contain` (letterbox/pillarbox) to `cover` (fill + center-crop) — matches CapCut / iMovie / TikTok behavior
- Helper now returns the 8-arg drawImage rect so cover mode can source-crop. `contain` mode preserved behind opt-in `mode` arg for the future pro-mode toggle
- Smart Reframe stays as the precise-control AI path. Letterbox-mode toggle deferred until post-launch
- All 68 regression suites pass (assertions updated to cover-by-default)
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