diff --git a/app/api/video-overlay/route.ts b/app/api/video-overlay/route.ts
index 32c28d4..dd5dd4f 100644
--- a/app/api/video-overlay/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/video-overlay/route.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import { tmpdir } from 'os';
 
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 
+// Constants for video dimensions
+const TARGET_WIDTH = 1080;
+const TARGET_HEIGHT = 1920;
+
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
   try {
     const { text, videoUrl } = await request.json();
@@ -28,14 +32,65 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     const videoBuffer = await videoResponse.arrayBuffer();
     await writeFile(inputPath, Buffer.from(videoBuffer));
 
-    // Process video with ffmpeg
-    const ffmpegCommand = `ffmpeg -i ${inputPath} -vf "drawtext=text='${text}':fontcolor=white:fontsize=72:box=1:boxcolor=black@0.5:boxborderw=5:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h)/2:font=Arial:enable='between(t,0,20)'" -codec:a copy ${outputPath}`;
+    // First, get video dimensions
+    const { stdout: videoInfo } = await execAsync(
+      `ffprobe -v error -select_streams v:0 -show_entries stream=width,height,duration -of json ${inputPath}`
+    );
+    const { streams: [{ width, height, duration }] } = JSON.parse(videoInfo);
+
+    // Calculate crop parameters
+    const videoAspectRatio = width / height;
+    const targetAspectRatio = TARGET_HEIGHT / TARGET_WIDTH;
+    let cropW, cropH, x, y;
+
+    if (videoAspectRatio > targetAspectRatio) {
+      // Video is wider than target - crop sides
+      cropH = height;
+      cropW = Math.round(height * (TARGET_WIDTH / TARGET_HEIGHT));
+      x = Math.round((width - cropW) / 2);
+      y = 0;
+    } else {
+      // Video is taller than target - crop top/bottom
+      cropW = width;
+      cropH = Math.round(width * (TARGET_HEIGHT / TARGET_WIDTH));
+      x = 0;
+      y = Math.round((height - cropH) / 2);
+    }
+
+    // Calculate font size based on video width
+    const fontSize = Math.floor(TARGET_WIDTH / 20); // Responsive font size
     
+    // Prepare text for FFmpeg (escape special characters)
+    const escapedText = text.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
+
+    // Build FFmpeg command with crop and text overlay
+    const ffmpegCommand = `ffmpeg -i ${inputPath} `
+      + `-vf "`
+      + `crop=${cropW}:${cropH}:${x}:${y},` // Crop to 9:16
+      + `scale=${TARGET_WIDTH}:${TARGET_HEIGHT},` // Scale to target dimensions
+      + `drawtext=`
+      + `text='${escapedText}':`
+      + `fontcolor=white:`
+      + `fontsize=${fontSize}:`
+      + `box=1:`
+      + `boxcolor=black@0.5:`
+      + `boxborderw=5:`
+      + `x=(w-text_w)/2:`
+      + `y=h-h/4:` // Position in lower third
+      + `font=Arial:`
+      + `line_spacing=10:`
+      + `textfile_enable=0:` // Disable text file mode
+      + `text_wrap=1:` // Enable text wrapping
+      + `text_width=w-100" ` // Width for text wrapping (50px padding each side)
+      + `-c:a copy `
+      + outputPath;
+
+    // Process the video
     await execAsync(ffmpegCommand);
 
-    // Upload to Vercel Blob with a more structured filename
+    // Upload to Vercel Blob
     const outputBuffer = await readFile(outputPath);
-    const filename = `videos/${Date.now()}-overlay.mp4`;
+    const filename = `videos/${Date.now()}-overlay-vertical.mp4`;
     const blob = await put(filename, outputBuffer, {
       access: 'public',
       contentType: 'video/mp4'
diff --git a/components/VideoOverlay.tsx b/components/VideoOverlay.tsx
index fdde2e3..7d0384b 100644
--- a/components/VideoOverlay.tsx
+++ b/components/VideoOverlay.tsx
@@ -15,15 +15,37 @@ export default function VideoOverlay({ videoUrl, overlayText }: VideoOverlayProp
   const [videoLoaded, setVideoLoaded] = useState(false)
   const [videoDimensions, setVideoDimensions] = useState({ width: 0, height: 0 })
 
-  // Handle video metadata loaded to get dimensions
+  // Constants for target aspect ratio
+  const TARGET_WIDTH = 1080
+  const TARGET_HEIGHT = 1920
+  const TARGET_ASPECT_RATIO = TARGET_HEIGHT / TARGET_WIDTH
+
+  // Updated text constants for better vertical video display
+  const TEXT_PADDING = 40
+  const BASE_FONT_SIZE = Math.floor(TARGET_WIDTH / 20) // Responsive font size
+  const LINE_HEIGHT = Math.floor(BASE_FONT_SIZE * 1.5) // Proportional line height
+
+  // Handle video metadata loaded to get dimensions and calculate crop
   useEffect(() => {
     const video = videoRef.current
     if (!video) return
 
     const handleMetadataLoaded = () => {
+      const videoWidth = video.videoWidth
+      const videoHeight = video.videoHeight
+      
+      // Calculate dimensions that maintain aspect ratio
+      let cropWidth = videoWidth
+      let cropHeight = videoWidth * TARGET_ASPECT_RATIO
+      
+      if (cropHeight > videoHeight) {
+        cropHeight = videoHeight
+        cropWidth = videoHeight / TARGET_ASPECT_RATIO
+      }
+
       setVideoDimensions({
-        width: video.videoWidth,
-        height: video.videoHeight,
+        width: TARGET_WIDTH,
+        height: TARGET_HEIGHT,
       })
       setVideoLoaded(true)
     }
@@ -41,8 +63,8 @@ export default function VideoOverlay({ videoUrl, overlayText }: VideoOverlayProp
     const canvas = canvasRef.current
     if (!video || !canvas || !videoLoaded) return
 
-    canvas.width = videoDimensions.width
-    canvas.height = videoDimensions.height
+    canvas.width = TARGET_WIDTH
+    canvas.height = TARGET_HEIGHT
 
     const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d")
     if (!ctx) return
@@ -50,22 +72,55 @@ export default function VideoOverlay({ videoUrl, overlayText }: VideoOverlayProp
     let animationId: number
 
     const drawFrame = () => {
-      // Draw video frame
-      ctx.drawImage(video, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height)
+      // Calculate source dimensions for cropping
+      const videoAspectRatio = video.videoWidth / video.videoHeight
+      let sourceX = 0
+      let sourceY = 0
+      let sourceWidth = video.videoWidth
+      let sourceHeight = video.videoHeight
+
+      if (videoAspectRatio > 9/16) {
+        // Video is wider than target ratio - crop sides
+        sourceWidth = video.videoHeight * (9/16)
+        sourceX = (video.videoWidth - sourceWidth) / 2
+      } else {
+        // Video is taller than target ratio - crop top/bottom
+        sourceHeight = video.videoWidth * (16/9)
+        sourceY = (video.videoHeight - sourceHeight) / 2
+      }
+
+      // Clear canvas and draw cropped video frame
+      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height)
+      ctx.drawImage(
+        video,
+        sourceX, sourceY, sourceWidth, sourceHeight,  // Source dimensions
+        0, 0, TARGET_WIDTH, TARGET_HEIGHT             // Destination dimensions
+      )
 
-      // Draw text overlay
+      // Draw text overlay with updated measurements
       ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)"
-      const textBoxHeight = calculateTextHeight(ctx, overlayText, canvas.width - 40)
-      ctx.fillRect(0, (canvas.height - textBoxHeight) / 2, canvas.width, textBoxHeight)
+      const textWidth = TARGET_WIDTH - (TEXT_PADDING * 2)
+      const textBoxHeight = calculateTextHeight(ctx, overlayText, textWidth)
+      
+      // Position the text box in the lower third of the video
+      const textBoxY = (TARGET_HEIGHT * 0.7) - (textBoxHeight / 2)
+      ctx.fillRect(0, textBoxY, TARGET_WIDTH, textBoxHeight)
 
       // Text styling
       ctx.fillStyle = "white"
-      ctx.font = "bold 32px Arial"
+      ctx.font = `bold ${BASE_FONT_SIZE}px Arial`
       ctx.textAlign = "center"
       ctx.textBaseline = "middle"
 
       // Draw wrapped text
-      drawWrappedText(ctx, overlayText, canvas.width / 2, canvas.height / 2, canvas.width - 40, 40)
+      drawWrappedText(
+        ctx,
+        overlayText,
+        TARGET_WIDTH / 2,
+        textBoxY + textBoxHeight / 2,
+        textWidth,
+        LINE_HEIGHT
+      )
 
       animationId = requestAnimationFrame(drawFrame)
     }
@@ -98,10 +153,12 @@ export default function VideoOverlay({ videoUrl, overlayText }: VideoOverlayProp
   // Function to calculate text height based on wrapping
   const calculateTextHeight = (ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, text: string, maxWidth: number): number => {
     const words = text.split(" ")
-    const lineHeight = 40
     let lines = 1
     let currentLine = words[0]
 
+    // Set font here to ensure accurate measurements
+    ctx.font = `bold ${BASE_FONT_SIZE}px Arial`
+
     for (let i = 1; i < words.length; i++) {
       const word = words[i]
       const width = ctx.measureText(currentLine + " " + word).width
@@ -114,7 +171,7 @@ export default function VideoOverlay({ videoUrl, overlayText }: VideoOverlayProp
       }
     }
 
-    return lines * lineHeight + 40 // Add padding
+    return lines * LINE_HEIGHT + TEXT_PADDING * 2 // Padding top and bottom
   }
 
   // Function to draw wrapped text
@@ -130,6 +187,9 @@ export default function VideoOverlay({ videoUrl, overlayText }: VideoOverlayProp
     const lines: string[] = []
     let currentLine = words[0]
 
+    // Set font here to ensure consistent rendering
+    ctx.font = `bold ${BASE_FONT_SIZE}px Arial`
+
     for (let i = 1; i < words.length; i++) {
       const word = words[i]
       const width = ctx.measureText(currentLine + " " + word).width