5 Ways to Crop Videos on Windows 10

Q:"How can I crop a video on Windows 10 computer? Is there any easy-to-use video cropping program recommended? Many thanks!" - Eva from Quora

It's actually in great demand to crop video on Windows 10 when you desire to focus on a specific area in the video scene, or crop out unwanted sections. However, for some inexperienced novices like Eva above, it may not be easy to choose a tool that they can manipulate independently. As a result, in this review, we're going to show how to crop a video on Windows 10 using top 5 popular methods without trouble.

• Part 1. Joyoshare VidiKit [Hot]
• Part 2. VLC Media Player
• Part 3. PowerPoint
• Part 4. VideoProc
• Part 5. Windows Movie Maker
• Part 6. FAQs

Part 1. How to Crop a Video on Windows 10 - Joyoshare VidiKit

Joyoshare VidiKit (originated from Joyoshare Media Cutter) is one of the easiest yet powerful video video editor to crop video size in Windows XP and later, Windows 10 included. With this software, you can crop any video precisely with high quality preserved. It changes aspect ratio based on your needs to fit for the screen.

There're a ton of supported video file formats, including MP4, M4V, WMV, AVI, MPG, MPEG, 3GP, 3G2, ASF, MOV, FLV, MKV, RM, RMVB, DAT, etc. It also enables you to edit further like trim, adjust contrast, brightness, saturation and hue, add special video effects, apply watermarks and subtitles, change codec, bit rate, resolution and frame rate, etc.

• Step 1 Add Target Video(s) to VidiKit

  

  Download the newest version of Joyoshare VidiKit from official website and finish installation. Then run it on your Windows 10 and open "Video Editor" under the Video section. You can click the "Add file(s)" button on the top left to browse files locally or simply drag and drop to add.

  

• Step 2 Crop Video on Windows 10

  At the end of each selected video file, there is an "Edit" button. Once you click it, a new editing window will pop up, taking you to the "Crop" tab by default. Now you can drag the red border around the video to crop and eliminate unwanted area, or enter the accurate width*height value under the Crop Size section. The preview window on the left will show you every small change during the cropping process. After you're satisfied with the result, confirm the aspect ratio and hit the "OK" button to close the window.

  

  Note: To switch between landscape and portrait orientation, use the rotation tools like "Anticlockwise 90°", "Clockwise 90°", "Flip Horizontal", or "Flip Vertical". Meanwhile, try "Fit" tool to make the cut-off area appear more natural.

• Step 3 Export Edited Video File

  To save video file, simply click on the "Export" button at the right bottom. Then you can navigate to "Finished" tab for further playback or open it on your local computer.

  

Part 2. How to Crop a Video Using VLC

As well-known free open source, VLC is always applied to play multimedia files on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. It comes with high compatibility, supporting nearly all video and audio formats. With this powerful tool, you can crop video on Windows 10 to remove unwanted edges. If you haven't tried this, learn how to crop a video using VLC here.

• Step 1: Open VLC on Windows 10 and go to Tools → Preferences on the top menu bar.
• Step 2: Choose "All" under Show Settings in the bottom left.
• Step 3: Go to Video → Filters → Croppadd. Enter the specific pixels to crop from top/bottom/left/right as you like. Then go back to Video → Filters → Video Cropping Filter and click "Save".
• Step 4: Head to Media → Open File to import your target video file for cropping.
• Step 5: Activate the cropping filter by clicking Preferences → Video → Filters → Video Cropping Filter again.
• Step 6: Simply click the "Browse" button to get a destination folder and hit the "Start" button to save cropped video file.

Part 3. Crop Video in Windows 10 - PowerPoint

As a popular presentation maker, Microsoft PowerPoint is well designed with stunning features, such as screen recording, animations, multimedia insertion, transitions, etc. For quick adjustments without resorting to extra software, it even provides easy-to-use video editing tools to cut, rotate, format, apply video effects, and crop. However, it only crops video in PowerPoint by hiding designated area. The original video file remains intact and unchanged.

• Step 1: Open PowerPoint on your Windows 10 and click the center to add first slide.
• Step 2: Go to Insert → Video → This Device to insert a video from your computer's local folder.
• Step 3: Once the video is successfully imported, click on Video Format → Crop tool. You can drag the black handles around the edges of the video to crop out the unwanted areas.
• Step 4: Go to File → Export → Create a Video, set the resolution, and click Create Video to export and save the video file.

Part 4. How to Crop a Video on Windows 10 - VideoProc

VideoProc is an all-in-one video editor to help manage both videos and audios. With it, you're able to cut, merge, crop, subtitle, rotate, watermark and effect files. It's available to meanwhile adjust aspect ratio to suit for the requirement of YouTube, widescreen TV, etc.

• Step 1: Run VideoProc, access to Video section and choose a video to add.
• Step 2: Press on Format to confirm a same format if you'd like to crop without conversion.
• Step 3: Click Edit Video → Crop and set position for Left, Right, Top and Bottom.
• Step 4: Preview the video in real time, adjust the cropping window to choose a more suitable area and then export it with "Run" button.

Part 5. How to Crop a Video in Windows 10 - Windows Movie Maker

There is another free and easy way to crop video files on Windows 10 such as using a built-in program like Windows Movie Maker. It can also help you crop video and remove unnecessary parts in a roundabout way. Follow the simple guides below to crop a video quickly:

• Step 1: Launch Windows Movie Maker app first and then click the "Media" button to import a video file you want to crop. Next, drag and drop the file to the Timeline or right-click on the video and select "Add to Timeline".
• Step 2: Go to Animations → Pans and Zoom, choose a pan or zoom effect you desire.
• Step 3: If you're satisfied with it, save the cropped video; if not, redo it again.

FAQs about Cropping Video on Windows 10:

Conclusion:

Now that you know how to crop a video on Windows 10, you can easily highlight key moments for better playback. To select an appropriate solution, take different factors into your consideration, such as ease of use, operability, editing features, price and more. For effortless cropping and advanced editing, Joyoshare VidiKit is a powerful all-in-one solution worth trying.