Creator
$19/month
Billed monthly
For solo creators posting every week
500 credits every month
- Up to 250 AI images
- Up to 50 Studio exports, plus the first export of each project
- Up to 1.5 hours of AI voiceover
- Roll over up to 1,000 credits
Crop video
for any screen. You choose what stays.
Cut a wide clip to 9:16, 4:5 or square and pick the part that stays in frame.
Cut a wide clip to 9:16 for TikTok, 4:5 for the feed or square, and pick the part that stays in frame. Export as MP4 or WebM, up to 4K, with no watermark.
Plans from $19 a month. Each project's first export is included. Studio runs in a desktop browser.
Free on iPhone: open the video in Photos, tap Edit, then Crop. Pick 9:16 or Square and tap Done. Android, Mac, Windows and Premiere steps
Drag the frame, or focus it and use the arrow keys.
9:16Crop focus 96% · 50%
TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Stories
The last two drummers and the sun. The other five are cut.
Need a quick crop for free?The device you have can do it.
For one clip cut to a new shape, the photo apps on your phone and computer work. Studio is for a crop you re-aim as the subject moves, a fit over a blur, or a clip in a longer edit.
iPhone
In Photos
- 1Open the video in Photos and tap Edit.
- 2Tap Crop, then drag the corners around the part you want to keep.
- 3For a set shape, tap the aspect ratio button and pick 9:16, Square or another option.
- 4Tap Done. To undo it later, tap Edit, then Revert.
Android
In Google Photos
- 1Open the video in Google Photos and tap Crop.
- 2For a set shape, such as square, tap Aspect ratio.
- 3At the top, tap Save. Google Photos saves a copy with your edits.
Mac
In Photos
- 1Double-click the video in Photos, then click Edit.
- 2Click Crop and drag the rectangle around the part you want to keep.
- 3For a set shape, click an aspect ratio in the sidebar, such as Square or 4:5.
- 4Click Done.
Windows
In Clipchamp, built into Windows 11
- 1Import the video and drag it onto the timeline.
- 2Click the clip, then the crop button on the floating toolbar.
- 3Drag the handles on the sides, top and bottom, then click Done.
- 4Click Export and pick a resolution. Up to 1080p is free.
Premiere
In Adobe Premiere, a paid app
- 1Select the clip in the timeline.
- 2In the Properties panel, raise the Crop percentages for the top, bottom, left or right edge.
- 3The older Crop effect is under Legacy in the Effects panel, with the same four edges in Effect Controls.
Any computer
In FFmpeg, free and open source
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "crop=trunc(ih*9/16/2)*2:ih" -c:a copy vertical.mp4This cuts a centered 9:16 from any clip wider than 9:16, such as one filmed sideways or square.
crop=width:height:x:ytakes an x and y to move it off center, and-c:a copykeeps the sound as it is.
How to crop a video.Five steps in Studio.
Studio crops by framing the clip inside the canvas. The canvas sets the shape, and Crop focus sets which part of the clip fills it.
- 1
Upload the clip
Create a Studio project, upload your video in the media panel and drag it onto the timeline.
Upload
- 2
Set the shape
Click an empty part of the canvas and type the size under Canvas. New projects start at 1080 × 1920, the vertical size.
CanvasW 1080H 1920
- 3
Fill the frame
Select the clip. Under Dimensions, turn off Keep aspect ratio and set W and H to the canvas size.
Keep aspect ratioWH
- 4
Choose what stays
Under Framing, press one of the nine Crop focus points, or slide Horizontal and Vertical until the subject sits right.
Crop focusHorizontalVertical
- 5
Export
Open Export and pick MP4 or WebM, 720p, 1080p or 4K, and 24, 30 or 60 frames a second.
MP4 (H.264)WebM (VP8)4K
Does cropping lower the quality?It keeps fewer pixels. Here is how many.
A crop can't add detail. A 1080p wide clip cut to 9:16 keeps 608 × 1080 of its pixels, so a 1080 × 1920 export stretches them 1.8 times. Film in 4K when you know you'll crop.
Cropped toExported at 1080 × 1920
Source, cropped to9:16Exported at 1080 × 19204:5Exported at 1080 × 13501:1Exported at 1080 × 108016:9Exported at 1920 × 1080
Filmed wide
4K3840 × 2160
1215 × 216032% of the frameNo upscaling
1728 × 216045% of the frameNo upscaling
2160 × 216056% of the frameNo upscaling
No crop needed
1080p1920 × 1080
608 × 108032% of the frameStretched 1.8×
864 × 108045% of the frameStretched 1.3×
1080 × 108056% of the frameNo upscaling
No crop needed
Filmed on a phone, upright
4K2160 × 3840
No crop needed
2160 × 270070% of the frameNo upscaling
2160 × 216056% of the frameNo upscaling
2160 × 121532% of the frameNo upscaling
1080p1080 × 1920
No crop needed
1080 × 135070% of the frameNo upscaling
1080 × 108056% of the frameNo upscaling
1080 × 60832% of the frameStretched 1.8×
These are pixel counts at the center crop. Focus, light and the source's compression still decide how sharp the result looks.
Crop, or keep it all?Three ways to make a wide clip vertical.
Cropping cuts the sides off. Fitting changes the shape without losing anything, and Studio does both.
- Crop
Fill the frame and lose the sides.
Turn off Keep aspect ratio, set the clip to the canvas size and pick a Crop focus. Nothing else shows, and five of the seven drummers are gone.
- Fit
Keep the whole picture, add bars.
Leave Keep aspect ratio on and set W to 1080. The full frame shows, with a solid layer above and below it. Nothing is cut, but the picture is small.
- Fit over a blur
Keep the whole picture over a blurred copy.
Duplicate the clip with Cmd or Ctrl + D, stretch the lower copy to fill the canvas and give it Effects, Blur. The sharp copy on the track above shows everything.
Does the crop follow a moving subject?Not on its own. Split it and re-aim.
A Studio crop stays where you set it. When someone moves across the shot, press S to split the clip as they move and give each piece its own Crop focus.
- Piece 1 · 0:00 to 0:04
Crop focus 0%
Horizontal 0, vertical 50
- Piece 2 · 0:04 to 0:08
Crop focus 44%
Horizontal 44, vertical 50
- Piece 3 · 0:08 to 0:12
Crop focus 95%
Horizontal 95, vertical 50
Simple pricing that scales with you.
Pick the plan for how much you post. Every model on every plan. Unused credits roll over. Cancel anytime.
Pro
Most popular$49/month
Billed monthly
For creators posting daily across channels
1,300 credits every month
- Up to 650 AI images
- Up to 130 Studio exports, plus the first export of each project
- Up to 4 hours of AI voiceover
- Roll over up to 2,600 credits
Studio
$99/month
Billed monthly
For brands and production teams
2,700 credits every month
- Up to 1,350 AI images
- Up to 270 Studio exports, plus the first export of each project
- Up to 9 hours of AI voiceover
- Roll over up to 5,400 credits
Scale
$199/month
Billed monthly
For agencies running always-on content
5,500 credits every month
- Up to 2,750 AI images
- Up to 550 Studio exports, plus the first export of each project
- Up to 18 hours of AI voiceover
- Roll over up to 11,000 credits
Every plan includesEvery model, 90+ and countingReusable AI personasSceneform Studio editorCommercial usage rights
Want checkout, comparison tables, or a custom volume? See the full pricing page
Cropping a video
In Studio, set the canvas to the shape you want, such as 1080 × 1920 for a vertical video. Select the clip, turn off Keep aspect ratio, set it to the canvas size, and use Crop focus to choose which part stays. Then export as MP4 or WebM.
Open the video in Photos, tap Edit, then tap Crop. Drag the corners, or tap the aspect ratio button and pick a shape such as 9:16 or Square, then tap Done. On Android, open the video in Google Photos, tap Crop, then tap Save to keep a copy.
TikTok, Reels, Shorts and Stories are vertical 9:16, which is 1080 × 1920 at full HD. Facebook recommends 4:5 for feed videos. YouTube's standard is 16:9, which is 1920 × 1080 at 1080p.
Cropping throws pixels away, so the part you keep has fewer of them. A 1080p wide clip cropped to 9:16 keeps 608 × 1080 pixels, and a 1080 × 1920 export stretches that 1.8 times. The same crop from 4K keeps 1215 × 2160 and needs no upscaling.
Cropping cuts away part of the picture. Resizing changes the pixel size of the whole picture and keeps everything in it. To change the shape without losing anything, fit the clip inside the new frame over bars or a blurred copy.
Not on its own. Studio's crop stays where you put it. Press S to split the clip where the person moves, then give each piece its own Crop focus.
Yes. Make the clip larger than the canvas and move it so the part you want is inside. The canvas edge cuts off the rest. The more you zoom, the fewer source pixels are left.
Yes. In the same Studio project, split the clip at the playhead with S and delete the parts you don't want. The crop stays on every piece you keep.
MP4 (H.264) or WebM (VP8), at 720p, 1080p or 4K, and 24, 30 or 60 frames a second. 4K renders the canvas at twice its size.
Plans start at $19 a month with 500 credits. Each project's first export is included, and each one after that is 10 credits. Every paid plan includes commercial use and exports without a watermark. For a quick free crop, your phone's photo app or FFmpeg does the job.
One clip, every shape.Crop it for where it goes.
Crop a video in Studio
Plans from $19 a month. Commercial use and no watermark included.