Who this helps
families and editors working with photos from phones, scans, albums, and social messages.
24-hour tribute planning
Plan a memorial video with portrait and landscape photos.
Prepare editor notes for a memorial video that mixes portrait and landscape photos, including crop preference, background style, and do-not-crop flags.
What to gather
- Crop preference
- Do-not-crop photos
- Background style
- Important faces
Suggested workflow
- Group portrait and landscape photos.
- Mark photos that must not be cropped.
- Add background and framing notes.
- Review a sample frame if available.
Privacy boundary
MemorialRushAI does not automatically upload family photos or service details. Use secure transfer only, review every name and date, and ask the editor to delete working files after delivery and approval.
Rush readiness checklist
- Do not spend too long forcing every image into the same shape.
- Flag only the photos where cropping would remove someone important.
- Choose a simple background style before editing starts.
Family review notes
- Check whether faces, hands, pets, or meaningful objects are cut off.
- Approve the framing style before the final render.
- Review phone screenshots or social photos carefully because they may be low resolution.
Privacy and consent checklist
- Avoid using social screenshots that include comments or private profile details.
- Keep original and cropped versions in restricted folders.
- Ask the editor to delete working files after approval.
Editor handoff review
Before checkout, make sure the brief includes the final contact email, deadline, video length, music notes, photo count, required captions, and any do-not-use instructions. A clean handoff reduces rework during a sensitive deadline.
When a paid memorial handoff is worth it
Buy the $49 starter only after the free brief has enough names, dates, photos, service timing, tone, and music notes for a careful editor handoff. Use the $99 expanded pack when the family also needs archive notes, accessibility review prompts, after-service copy, backup naming, and resharing notes. Skip payment if you need photo scanning, final video production, public posting, funeral-home contact, USB creation, file deletion, grief counseling, legal advice, music licensing advice, accessibility certification, consent advice, or guaranteed delivery, playback, approval, privacy, ranking, traffic, sales, or revenue.
Does MemorialRushAI crop the photos?
No. It prepares crop and framing notes for the editor.
Should portrait photos be avoided?
No. They can work well if the editor has clear framing notes.