Crop video
Crop to a preset aspect ratio or enter exact dimensions.
Drop a video here or choose from your device
MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI, or M4V. Processing stays on this device.
A practical guide to Crop video
Crop Video removes pixels outside a selected frame or aspect ratio. It is useful for turning landscape footage into square or vertical delivery, but composition and output resolution must be checked throughout the clip.
Example: make a vertical social clip
Choose 9:16, center the speaker through the whole take, verify gestures stay inside the crop, and export at a vertical resolution.
Task-specific steps
- 1
Play the video and identify how the subject moves across the original frame from beginning to end.
- 2
Choose a preset aspect ratio or exact crop dimensions, then position the crop to retain essential content.
- 3
Export and review the entire clip for cut-off subjects, captions, or graphics before publishing.
Options that affect the result
- Aspect-ratio presets target square, landscape, and vertical placements.
- Exact crop coordinates and dimensions provide control when a platform specifies a pixel frame.
Limitations to know first
- A fixed crop cannot follow a moving subject automatically and permanently discards outside pixels.
- Cropping to a small source area reduces output resolution unless the result is enlarged, which can soften detail.
Questions specific to this task
Does video cropping change duration?
No. It changes the visible rectangle, not the timeline. Encoding settings can still change file size and quality.
Why does my subject leave the vertical crop?
The crop is fixed while the subject moves. Choose a wider composition or edit with motion tracking in a full video editor.