Cropping a video

[PoisonedSlice]

Hi @Motim

Set the video mode when you start the project:

Video Mode

Introduction Video Mode is the project resolution, aspect ratio, frame rate, and color space. It is important to set this as you desire at the beginning of your project. If you try to change it later Shotcut will try to retain the timing of edits, but some users have reported problems, and it is risky. Also, at this time Shotcut will not automatically adjust anything for you related to size and positioning of elements like text and picture-in-picture when changing resolution. You can think of…

If you are planning on exporting at 1280x720 with a crop I presume the original video is at least 1920x1080? Since you mentioned 1280x720, choose something like non-broadcast - > HD 720P 30fps. Add your original video to the timeline and apply a size,position & rotate filter. Use Zoom if required, and position according to how you want the video/crop on screen.

Since this is very simple stuff, I’d suggest you do some introductory tutorials to improve your understanding. There are plenty here and on YouTube, and in the long run taking a single hour to help understand the basics will save you time and frustration down the track. My 2c.

Edit: Here’s a YT video that does something like your request:

ShotCut Tutorial: How To Crop Resize And Scale Video Clips Change Video Dimensions & Position.

A good basic intro to Shotcut if it’s all you have time for:

Shotcut Video Editor Tutorial 2022

But here is where I’d start if I had longer, and I’d just work through them: