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Clipchamp - Crop a Video with Clipchamp Tutorial

Crop a video with Clipchamp explains choosing an aspect ratio from the size button when starting a project, and how formats vary by platform. It covers how selecting a format automatically adjusts the preview and applies to the whole project, with cautions about switching formats after adding content. The guide shows filling letterboxing with a background or using fit and fill cropping, manual cropping and repositioning via drag and drop, re-cropping if needed, and using the three-dot menu for rotate, flip, and picture-in-picture to resize or overlay clips on separate tracks.

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The format you choose will depend in particular on the

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platform where you plan to publish your final video.

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If you start with a blank project,

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the size button allows you to select the

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appropriate aspect ratio right from the start.

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Here are some examples of uses for the formats available in Clipchamp

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along with the main formats used on social media platforms.

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When you select a format,

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the preview window is automatically adjusted to match your selection.

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The entire editing project will use this format.

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A project cannot start in 16 to 9

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and then switch to 4 to 3,

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for example.

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If you change the format after elements have already been added to your timeline,

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the content is automatically adapted.

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Be aware that switching a horizontal 16 to 9 format

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to a vertical format

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or to 4 to 3 for example

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may result in black bars appearing.

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You can fill these areas with a background color or preferably

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use the automatic cropping options by choosing to fit

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or fill the area.

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Of course you can also manually crop the media

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and reposition it using drag and drop.

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If you have cropped a little too much,

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you can simply crop the media again.

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Cropped areas are not permanently deleted.

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Additional options are available for your media via the three dot menu,

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such as rotating the media.

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Flipping it or using the picture in picture option,

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this allows you to resize the clip and potentially integrate

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it into another clip by placing it on a separate track

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and overlaying the tracks.

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