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Video cropper

Crop a video to 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 or 4:3 and choose which part of the picture stays in frame.

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  • Files deleted after 15 minutes

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MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, M4V, TS, MTS, M2TS, FLV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, GIF

    Settings

    Shape

    Files up to 100 MB. This tool re-encodes the picture, so it takes videos up to 5 minutes long.

    Your file is deleted from our server as soon as the result is made, and the result 15 minutes later.

    Result

    Preview before you download

    Add your file to begin. The result shows here.

    Cropping for Shorts?

    Studio makes the vertical clips from your recording and adds the captions, so the crop step goes away.

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    00:20How it works

    How to crop a video

    1. Add your videoIt opens in a preview with a bright frame drawn over it.
    2. Pick the shape9:16 for Reels, Shorts and TikTok, 1:1 for a square post, 4:5 for the Instagram feed, 16:9 for YouTube, 4:3 for older screens.
    3. Drag the frameMove it over the part of the picture you want. Everything outside the frame is cut. Play the preview to check the subject stays inside.
    4. Crop and downloadThe clip comes back at the standard size for that shape, such as 1080 × 1920.
    00:30The details

    What goes in and what comes out

    Accepts
    MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, M4V, TS, MTS, M2TS, FLV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, GIF
    Returns
    MP4 (H.264, AAC)
    Limits
    Files up to 100 MB. This tool re-encodes the picture, so it takes videos up to 5 minutes long.
    Privacy
    Your file is uploaded to our processing server over an encrypted connection, worked on, and deleted. The uploaded file is removed as soon as the result is ready; the result is removed 15 minutes later. Nobody looks at it and it is never used for anything else.
    Cost
    Free. No account, no watermark, no trial that runs out.
    00:35Worth knowing

    Getting a good result

    Where to put the frame

    For a person talking, leave a little space above the head and keep the eyes in the upper third. For a screen recording, frame the area where the action happens and accept that menus at the edges are lost. Scrub through the whole clip before you crop: the frame stays in one place, so a speaker who leans or walks can leave it.

    Standard size or cropped pixels

    A 9:16 slice of a 1280 × 720 video is only 404 × 720 pixels. By default the tool scales the crop up to the size platforms expect (1080 × 1920) so it uploads cleanly. Scaling up cannot add detail, so the result is softer than vertical footage shot on a phone. Choose Keep the cropped pixels if you want the slice exactly as it is.

    When one fixed frame is not enough

    In an interview with two people, a single vertical frame can hold only one of them. This tool makes one fixed crop. Studio's vertical clips are cut from the whole recording with word-timed captions. Review the framing and recognized words before publishing.

    00:40Questions

    Video cropper: common questions

    Can I crop to a custom shape?

    The five shapes cover what platforms accept. For an exact pixel size, crop to the nearest shape here, then set the size with the video resizer.

    Does cropping lower the quality?

    The kept area is re-encoded once at a high quality setting. If it is scaled up to a standard size it will look softer, because there are fewer original pixels to work with.

    Can the crop follow a moving person?

    No. The frame is fixed for the whole clip. Check the full preview before you crop.

    How long can the video be?

    Up to 5 minutes and 100 MB.

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    Guides for this job

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    Guide · Editing

    Crop a landscape recording for a vertical frame

    Decide what must stay visible before choosing crop or padding. A centered crop is not a speaker-tracking edit.

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