RoundVideo: video to circle

Recording a Telegram circle is easy, but only live, on camera, right now. What about a nice clip already sitting in your gallery? A round one catches the eye in a chat feed. RoundVideo turns a finished video into a circle, so you do not have to record it again.

How it works in practice

You send the bot a video file. It crops the frame around the center, applies a round mask and returns the result as a standard Telegram video message. Forward it to a chat, to friends or to a channel.

1. Open the bot and tap /start.
2. Send a video from your gallery or as a file.
3. Wait a few seconds while it processes.
4. Get the finished circle and forward it wherever you like.

Frames for your circles

One of the bot's commands is /frames. It opens a set of frames you can put around a round video so it looks different from the default. 💿

The other commands are practical: /about tells you about the bot, and /contact reaches the developer if something breaks or you have an idea.

Telegram limits worth remembering

Video messages in Telegram are stricter than ordinary clips. A circle is a square underneath: only the central part of the frame shows, and the edges are cut. The maximum length of a video message is 60 seconds, so longer clips need trimming.

• Frame it first. Keep the main subject in the middle, not near the edges.
• Wide video. Parts of the scene on both sides will fall outside the circle.
• Sound. If there is speech, check the result with headphones before you send it.
• File size. Heavy files take longer, so compress the video beforehand.

Where a circle works well

Personal greetings, a welcome to subscribers of a new channel, a quick reply to a customer, a lesson teaser: round video feels warmer than a regular clip. It resembles a live conversation. 🎥

For channel authors, a circle stands out among text posts. Do not overdo it, though. A run of ten circles tires people out, and one short, sharp clip does more.

A frank word on privacy

Any converter bot receives your file on its server. Do not send videos showing documents, bank cards, other people's faces without their consent, or anything that must not reach strangers.

For a private clip, use Telegram's built-in circle recording instead. It works directly, with no third-party server in between. 🔒

When the circle comes out wrong

Most often the source is the problem. If the person in the frame sits near an edge, the circle will cut into the face and the result looks odd. Before sending to the bot, trim or reshoot the clip so the subject is centered.

If the bot does not answer, wait a minute and send the file again. Compressing heavy video helps, and for repeated failures, write to the author through /contact. 🛠

Tips for a better result

• Light. The round window is small, so dark footage looks worse.
• Length. Short clips get watched to the end more often.
• Test. Send the circle to yourself first, then post it to the channel.