Top 2 Methods to Crop MP4 Videos on Windows or Mac

Feb 24, 2021

Method 1: Crop MP4 Video with TunesKit AceMovi

The first good cropping tool introduced here is the AceMovi Video Editor from TunesKit. It can help both Windows and macOS users to crop any video file within a few clips. Most important is that, it will not lose the original quality of the file after cropping. You're also allowed to change the aspect ratio according to your needs. Besides MP4 files, it also supports a wide range of media file formats such as WMV, MOV, AVI, 3GP, MPEG, etc.

TunesKit AceMovi is well-designed with a simple interface, with neat buttons and navigations. Both beginners and professionals can easily learn how to use the program in a few minutes. In fact, this video editing software is equipped with many advanced editing tools as well. You can record the screen and edit the video by applying filters, transitions, animations, split-screen effects, text or background music, etc. In addition, there are so many flexible output options for you, including various media formats, mobile devices or web video sharing platforms, etc.

Next, I'll show you how to use AceMovi to crop MP4 video on Mac or PC computer.

Step 1: Launch AceMovi and Add MP4 File. Open TunesKit AceMovi Video Cropper program on your computer. After that, click the big "+" icon or "Import" button to add your target MP4 video footage. Next, you need to drag the file from the media bin and drop it to the timeline.

Step 2: Crop MP4 Video. In this step, you have two ways to crop your MP4 video files. First, right-click on the file and choose the "Crop" option. A new window will come, along with two preview sections for you. You can now crop the unnecessary parts of your file and see every change you made on the preview windows. The second method is to click on the file and then click the "Crop" icon crop icon on the toolbar. And then crop the MP4 file based on your needs.

Step 3: Export the Cropped Video. After you've set it all, just click the OK button and exit the windows. Then click the yellow "Export" button to save your cropped MP4 video file. Here you'll be able to select an output format for your file, change the file name or output path. Then click the Export button again to confirm the action. Your cropped file will be saved to your local computer in one minute.

Method 2: Crop MP4 Video with Online Tool

The next easy solution that you can use to crop MP4 video for free is to take advantage of some online video cropping tools. There are several such tools on the Internet such as Online Video Cutter, Ezgif.com, Clideo, etc. After tested some of them, Online Video Cutter is recommended here because of its speed and simplicity. The following is the quick instruction to show you how to use crop MP4 video online on the computer.

Step 1: Upload MP4 video file. First of all, please visit the official site of Online Video Cutter on your web browser. Then click the Choose file button and import the MP4 video you want to crop. Click the small dropdown triangle button and it offers you opportunities to upload video from Dropbox, Google Drive or online.

Step 2: Crop the MP4 video. Then you'll see your MP4 video in the preview window. You can now move the blue frame to crop the MP4 file based on your requirements. Or click the Crop icon on the left to choose a resolution ratio you want. There are several ratios for your reference like 4:3 for classic TV, 4:5 for Instagram, 16:9 for widescreen TV, etc.

Step 3: Save the cropped MP4 video. After set all the preferences, now click the Save button on the lower right corner. Wait a while until the processing is done. Afterward, you can click the Download button to export the new video to your computer or transfer it to Dropbox or Google Drive.

To learn more solutions, you can visit here:

https://www.tuneskit.com/video-editing-tips/crop-mp4-video.html

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