Whether you're working on a custom aspect ratio project or social media content, it's helpful to know how to crop in After Effects. If you want to resize a video, crop its edges, or remove unwanted black bars, you can simply do it without Cropping videos in After Effects is possible using third-party tools. Please follow the steps described below.
Method 1. Crop the entire composition
After Effects not only allows to create animations and draw in high Use multiple effects in high-quality clips and also crop media files. Although it doesn't have familiar cropping tools, you can crop videos in at least 2 ways: the entire area or individual layers.
Steps 1. Open the video file
Launch Adobe After Effects and find "File" on the top menu bar, then select "Import" and then select the "File" import type.
Step 2. Select the ROI Tool
Drag the imported video into the "New Composition" field in the center of the screen. To crop in After Effects, find the "Region of Interest" (ROI) button, It looks like a small box within a larger box, located
Tip: The ROI tool allows you to focus on a smaller part of the frame section, so the rendering speed of your PC will increase.
STEP 3. Select the ROI area
Click and drag the border of the border to select the area you want to keep, You will see a white box with markers surrounding the selected portion of the area. Simply release the ROI button to toggle the visibility of the ROI.
Tip: If you do not determine the correct position of the field, even after defining the desired area, you can adjust the edges by dragging the markers, or you can set the boundaries manually.
Step 4. Crop to ROI
Select "Composition" from the menu bar, then "Crop composition to area of interest", this will automatically crop your composition to the selected area.
Tip: If you don't want to set the exact parameters of your cropped composition, navigate from Composition to Composition Settings (use Command + K key combination) and enter the value manually in the window.
Step 5. Export the cropped video
Go to "Export" from the "File" menu and Choose the most convenient option for exporting your video. Depending on your choice, press the "Render" or "OK" button to complete the video cropping process in After Effects.
Tip: If you have Adobe Media Encoder installed on your PC, you can export the video as an MP4 file by selecting "Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue" and H.264 in the drop-down format list .
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Method 2. Crop Specific Layers
Another way to crop in After Effects, which is very convenient when the video is composed of multiple layers, is to mask directly on the layer. This is used when you need to crop video elements with irregular shapes Options are very convenient. Using different blending modes (added by default) you can take advantage of multiple cropping options.
Step 1. Select the layer you want to crop
Open the video and select the Select the necessary layer from Available Layers and switch to the Shape Tool (for rectangles or shape masks) or the Pen Tool (for irregular shapes)
Tip: When creating a mask or shape layer in AE, it is important to remember that if the layer is selected, a mask will be created, if not, a shape layer will be created.
Step 2. Create a Mask
Create a mask of the desired shape around the part of your video you want to crop. If it is a standard rectangular shape, select the Shape Tool, Then click and drag to the desired size. Click on some part of the screen to exit crop mode or press the Enter or Return key.
Tip: If you are not sure about the correct shape of the mask, you can customize it at any stage.
Step 3. Remove the mask
Select the mask on the timeline After versioning, you can delete it by activating the corresponding command or even clicking the delete button to restore the complete image. Then shoot the necessary video clips.
Tip: The easiest way to find a mask and delete it is to select the layer on the timeline and press the U button to make all the mask-changed properties visible, or press the M button to reveal the path mask.
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FAQ
• How do I crop any side of the frame to change its aspect ratio? In "Effects and Presets" Find "Clipping Edges" on the panel and apply the presets from the 4 Linear Wipe effects to the layer as well as the optional master controller for those effects. • How to crop all 4 frame borders independently? When using Clipping Edges, check And remove all preloaded expressions to achieve individual control of all four borders and trim them independently. • Do you know an easier way to crop videos? Even the best free video converters can handle simple videos Cropping. The features of these programs allow to crop clips, split them into segments and merge multiple files into one in just a few steps. • Why does the video have black borders after cropping? Most likely, after cropping, the horizontal and vertical dimensions of your Part of the video turns out to be non-standard or incompatible with your media player. We recommend selecting standard square pixel HD when working with video files. • Why is the Crop to Region of Interest tool missing from my version of After Effects? Part of the Composition panel, the Region of Interest control was introduced in After Effects CC 2014, so you should update After Effects for free.