Cropping Videos in Adobe After Effects

Here are two simple ways to crop videos in Adobe After Effects. The first way uses the Region of Interest tool and will give you a more standard crop. The second way uses the pen tool and will allow you to make a much more customized crop. Follow along with our designer Chelsea as she walks you through step by step on both ways to crop video in After Effects.

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