What is Crop?
Cropping removes portions of a video frame to change composition or aspect ratio. Learn about smart cropping, AI reframing, and best practices.
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Definition
Cropping is the process of removing portions of a video or image frame to change its composition, aspect ratio, or to focus on a specific area of the content.
Crop explained
Cropping is one of the most fundamental editing operations. In video, cropping is used to convert between aspect ratios (16:9 to 9:16), remove unwanted elements from the frame, or zoom into a subject. Unlike scaling (which changes the entire frame size), cropping removes pixels from the edges. Smart cropping uses AI to track subjects and dynamically adjust the crop region across frames, which is essential for repurposing horizontal content into vertical short-form video. Over-cropping can reduce resolution below platform requirements. BlitzReels uses AI-powered smart cropping for its video clipping and reframing workflows.
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