diff --git a/src/lib/presetSuggestion.ts b/src/lib/presetSuggestion.ts
index d52b7416..41a8c35d 100644
--- a/src/lib/presetSuggestion.ts
+++ b/src/lib/presetSuggestion.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ export function suggestPreset(width: number, height: number): SuggestedPresetId
     return "square-1-1";
   }
 
-  return "vertical-9-16";
+  return width >= height ? "landscape-16-9" : "vertical-9-16";
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/presetSuggestion.test.ts b/src/lib/tests/presetSuggestion.test.ts
index b44d8804..db742712 100644
--- a/src/lib/tests/presetSuggestion.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tests/presetSuggestion.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ describe("suggestPreset", () => {
     expect(suggestPreset(1080, 1080)).toBe("square-1-1");
   });
 
-  it("falls back to vertical 9:16 when no close ratio matches", () => {
-    expect(suggestPreset(1440, 900)).toBe("vertical-9-16");
+  it("falls back to landscape-16-9 for wide videos that don't closely match 16:9", () => {
+    expect(suggestPreset(1440, 900)).toBe("landscape-16-9");  // 16:10
+    expect(suggestPreset(1024, 768)).toBe("landscape-16-9");  // 4:3
+    expect(suggestPreset(1280, 800)).toBe("landscape-16-9");  // 16:10
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to vertical-9-16 for tall videos that don't closely match 9:16", () => {
+    expect(suggestPreset(900, 1440)).toBe("vertical-9-16");   // 10:16
+    expect(suggestPreset(768, 1024)).toBe("vertical-9-16");   // 3:4
   });
 });