Video Crop
Crop your videos to any aspect ratio for optimal display on social media platfor...Crop your videos to any aspect ratio for optimal display on social media platforms. Choose presets for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more - or crop ...
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Video Cropping Features
Perfect aspect ratios for every platform
Why Use Video Crop?
Every Platform's Exact Pixel Requirements in One Dropdown
Instagram feed posts perform best at 1080 x 1080 pixels (1:1) or 1080 x 1350 pixels (4:5) according to Instagram's own creator documentation. TikTok and YouTube Shorts require 1080 x 1920 (9:16) for full-screen vertical display. YouTube widescreen is 1920 x 1080 (16:9). According to Hootsuite's Social Media Trends Report, video posts with correct aspect ratios receive 33 percent more engagement than letterboxed or pillarboxed alternatives because they fill the screen completely.
Center, Top, or Bottom Positioning to Protect Your Subject
Cropping a landscape video to vertical removes the left and right thirds of the frame. If your subject is off-center, the default center crop might cut them out entirely. The position control lets you shift the crop window to the top or bottom of the frame, ensuring the most important visual element survives the aspect ratio change. This is the same creative decision professional video editors make in post-production, here it takes one click.
Quality Preserved Through Intelligent Re-Encoding
The crop operation decodes the source video, extracts the specified pixel region from each frame, and re-encodes the result as H.264 MP4. Because the encoder works with the full decoded frame data (not a re-compressed stream), the output quality matches the source quality at the same bitrate. No double-compression artifacts, no generational loss beyond the single re-encoding pass.
Server-Side Processing Finishes in Seconds
Cropping is computationally lighter than full re-encoding because the pixel manipulation is simple, extract a rectangle from each frame. The server handles the decode-crop-encode pipeline on dedicated hardware, so even a five-minute 1080p video crops in under thirty seconds. Your browser stays responsive throughout the process.
Common Use Cases
Optimized crops for every platform
Instagram Content
Crop videos to 1:1 square for feed posts, 4:5 for portrait feed, or 9:16 for Stories and Reels. Perfect dimensions every time.
TikTok & YouTube Shorts
Convert landscape videos to 9:16 vertical format for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels full-screen display.
YouTube & Presentations
Ensure 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio for YouTube videos and presentations. No black bars, maximum screen real estate.
Mobile-First Content
Reformat desktop-recorded content for mobile viewing. Convert horizontal videos to vertical for better mobile engagement.
How It Works
Upload Your Video
Drag and drop your video file. Support for MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM formats up to 2GB.
Select Aspect Ratio
Choose 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for TikTok/Reels, 1:1 for Instagram squares, 4:5 for portraits.
Set Crop Position
Choose center (default), top, or bottom to control which portion of the frame is preserved.
Download Cropped Video
Click 'Crop Video' and download your perfectly cropped video ready for your platform.
Pro Tips for Better Crops
Subject Positioning
Before cropping, consider where your subject is. Use top/bottom crop position to ensure the main subject stays in frame.
Start with Highest Quality
Crop from the highest resolution source you have. Cropping 4K gives you more options than cropping 720p footage.
Platform Requirements
TikTok/Reels: 9:16 | YouTube: 16:9 | Instagram Feed: 1:1 or 4:5 | Stories: 9:16. Match your platform for best results.
Trim Before Cropping
If you only need a portion of your video, use our Video Trimmer first. Processing shorter clips is faster.
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