Crop source vs. Crop rectangle

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Export Resolution same as cropped, source video

Wow! You are correct. This surprised even me. Nice find. The steps involving Playlist and Timeline somewhat complicate the story, but it can be used for more advanced scenarios. Many users simply want to do this for a single clip: start with no project open a clip add video filter Crop: Source optionally add other filters and trim as needed choose Settings > Video Mode > Automatic click Export (At this point you can see the Video > Resolution in advanced mode has adopted the new resolution.…