How to crop a video on a Mac in 2023 (without downloading any software)

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • Cropping (or reframing) a video on a Mac in 2022 is easier than ever - but all the results on Google tell you to download iMovie or Wondershare Filmora or something. That is insane. You do not need to do that. Do this instead.
    This is useful if you want to crop a video vertically to make it a vertical video, crop it into a square to make it a square video. You can easily and quickly make a video 16:9, 1:1, widescreen, letterbox, portrait, whatever. This would be helpful if you're trying to resize a video for Instagram Reels, an Instagram Story, or a TikTok. Any aspect ratio can be achieved with this powerful and forbidden technique. Aspect ratios. You don't have to read this, by the way. I am typing all this in here in the hopes that someone searching UA-cam or Google for "how to crop a video vertically on a Mac" also finds this video, since it would help them too. Which reminds me: you can do this on your MacBook Air, your MacBook Pro, your M1 Pro MacBook, your iMac, and even your Mac Pro. Those are all Apple Macintosh computers that run the "macOS" operating system.
    If you you read this far for some reason, please go to / babylonian and check out one of my real videos. I promise they're good.
    here's my instagram: / babylonian

КОМЕНТАРІ • 273

  • @venomfall
    @venomfall 2 роки тому +597

    Great video Nick! A few suggestions for future obscure tech tutorials: The mic quality isn't nearly bad enough, nor is the video quality. Optimally you want 240p and mic audio that is clipping every time you breathe in too sharply. In addition, some non copyright music at hearing-damaging levels would also complete the video. Just thought I'd give some suggestions for next time!

    • @babylonian
      @babylonian  2 роки тому +212

      next time i will do a loud text outro that says "THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!!" with some Kevin MacLeod toy piano music under it

    • @drwana698
      @drwana698 2 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @drwana698
      @drwana698 2 роки тому +3

      @@babylonian hey nick thanks for watching

    • @freddiemt_
      @freddiemt_ 2 роки тому +10

      @@babylonian dont forget to use the iMovie Pixie Dust title for that

    • @connoroflynn1750
      @connoroflynn1750 2 роки тому +8

      @@babylonian I think scrap the mic completely, just type really slowly into notepad or the mac equivalent

  • @neontd
    @neontd 2 роки тому +201

    This is why I love this channel. It's mostly hour-long documentaries, and then every now and then, you'll just post some weird 2-5 minute long video about something random just because you want to

    • @MrTorterra10
      @MrTorterra10 Рік тому +7

      @Frigo Pie funny thing is i found this video in my recommended so i don't think it broke his algorithm lol

    • @spankosaurus
      @spankosaurus Рік тому +8

      @Frigo Pie who gives a fuck, he certainly doesn't, and I love it

    • @spankosaurus
      @spankosaurus Рік тому +1

      @Frigo Pie I found this content to be extremely useful

    • @spankosaurus
      @spankosaurus Рік тому +2

      @Frigo Pie hasn't ruined shit lmao

    • @spankosaurus
      @spankosaurus Рік тому +4

      @Frigo Pie just remember bro, we're floating on a rock in space, try to enjoy the mac tutorial

  • @cassette_elk
    @cassette_elk 2 роки тому +105

    and here I am, at 1:41 AM on a Monday, watching how to crop videos on a Mac while using a windows laptop. My life's finally peaked.

    • @TheFedzOohNoo
      @TheFedzOohNoo 2 роки тому +6

      i thought he got hacked

    • @StUCaboose
      @StUCaboose 2 роки тому +3

      It's past midnight here, I'm in bed, on an android phone, I'm not a video editor, and I hate apple products. Do I know why I clicked on this video, a video that literally could not be more irrelevant to me? No. No I do not

    • @leokatzzz
      @leokatzzz 2 роки тому +3

      peak life

  • @janeelizabxth
    @janeelizabxth Рік тому +2

    this is so stupidly simple, I've looked through so many sites. thanks for the video!!!!

  • @SavoryShredZ
    @SavoryShredZ 10 місяців тому +2

    Bro, the videos I saw explaining how to crop half the video off and rotate it in iMovie... I was like bruh. Thanks dude. Lolol

  • @sunnyglowvt
    @sunnyglowvt 2 місяці тому

    Still works in 2024! Holy cow thank you so much for this! I was actually trying to do the cropping through iMovie but it didn't want to only cut off the sides, but completely change the location of the center, so it wouldn't work. This is a life changer (for me at least)!

  • @RhythmThief3DS
    @RhythmThief3DS Рік тому +3

    1:09 Live Nick Robinson Reaction

  • @CrystalCountess
    @CrystalCountess Рік тому +1

    Hours. Days. Frustration. Drinking. Calling everyone I know. Screaming. Telling my business mentor that all the stuff they're recommending is not working and why does no one listen to me when I tell them their shit doesn't work because of the age of my mac (which was 12K 10 years ago). Now you show me this? You're brilliant. Thank you for doing this. I'm serious when I tell you this saved my sanity and calmed me right down like valium. Internet angel. Thanks.

  • @cbusseATA
    @cbusseATA 22 дні тому

    DUDE! Thank you so much for this, this is stupidly simple and I doubt I would have figured it out without your video! Subscribed.

  • @mikeaustin1
    @mikeaustin1 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this! Saved me TONS of work!!! :)

  • @lmb430
    @lmb430 Рік тому +2

    THANK YOU! Opening up iMovie was a pain.

  • @gillianmodrate2554
    @gillianmodrate2554 6 місяців тому

    Gosh - this is so simple but it's saved me so much time going between my Mac and phone. Thank you!

  • @serenalee-cultura4085
    @serenalee-cultura4085 Рік тому +1

    I scoured every corner of the interwebs for way too long before finding this video. Thank you, dude!

  • @brendaI5417
    @brendaI5417 14 днів тому

    That was like pressing the easy button! God bless you!!! I love it! So easy! Thank you!!!!!!

  • @ZephCloud
    @ZephCloud 2 роки тому +2

    Wow…I didn’t even know you can crop videos on iPhone and iPad with the edit button on photo…now I know you can do it with all of them..thank you!❤

  • @Murk.mp4
    @Murk.mp4 2 роки тому +3

    The fact that I can't tell if this is a shitpost or not amazes me. I mean, look at the description.

  • @ms.bowles9453
    @ms.bowles9453 10 місяців тому +2

    THANK YOU for this video - and for being short, sweet, and to the point! It came up in a Google search and was exactly what I was looking for.

  • @caitlinalber1003
    @caitlinalber1003 Рік тому +1

    Do you know what a lifesaver you are? THANK YOU! I was pulling my hair out trying to work iMovie's sharing...

  • @each1-teach1
    @each1-teach1 7 місяців тому +1

    immensely helpful thanks!!

  • @eeeb
    @eeeb Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU, this saved me tons of time

  • @dawnieb.7394
    @dawnieb.7394 Рік тому +1

    MIND. BLOWN.
    Thank you sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @marcuskwek3832
    @marcuskwek3832 Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU DUDE. You've saved me so much time fumbling around the dumb dumb iMovie.

  • @MegsCarpentry-lovedogs
    @MegsCarpentry-lovedogs 9 місяців тому +1

    Yes, it does help..and to mention that there is a ratio switch option. Thank you so much! Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada chiming in :)

  • @Orrinton
    @Orrinton Рік тому +1

    Managed to help me out AND make me laugh in the same 1 minute video. Thank you man greatly appreciated

  • @freshquestcomic-selfiecomic
    @freshquestcomic-selfiecomic Рік тому +3

    A ridiculously brilliant tip. I've downloaded so many stupid video editing programs and crop is in iPhoto...thanks sooo much!

  • @EriebyCycle
    @EriebyCycle 11 місяців тому +1

    Super helpful! Thank you.

  • @GEZEBELLEGABURGABLY1
    @GEZEBELLEGABURGABLY1 Рік тому +1

    omg awesome thank you for sharing this!!

  • @badreddinebousbai493
    @badreddinebousbai493 2 місяці тому

    GOD !!!!!! BEST TUTO I've ever seen loooool thanx so much, u saved my 4 years old birthday invitation ♥

  • @KennyPhases
    @KennyPhases Рік тому +1

    Dude THANK YOU.

  • @spatchette
    @spatchette Рік тому +2

    OMG thank you!!! I was going crazy because a 1GB video had been uploaded to cloud and so it wouldn't allow me to download back to my phone where I could easily crop. On my computer iMovie and quicktime didn't have the option to free crop. THANK YOU for alleviating massive frustration 😅

  • @bprpcalculusbasics
    @bprpcalculusbasics 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!!!

  • @RockRydeMtb-nb5jx
    @RockRydeMtb-nb5jx 10 місяців тому +1

    great and simple video thanks man

  • @TetzeTorahMinistries
    @TetzeTorahMinistries Рік тому +2

    This is exactly what I was looking for! You are a rockstar!!! Thanks for sharing this discovery with other Mac users!

  • @Dr.Mary.Kang.D.D.S.
    @Dr.Mary.Kang.D.D.S. Місяць тому

    Awesome!!! Simple and done! Thank you!!!

  • @IvanPerez-bm8er
    @IvanPerez-bm8er Рік тому +1

    I am so grateful.

  • @ЮлияСуходоева-л6о

    haha this is brilliant! Thank you! Saved me so much time

  • @sprimkle
    @sprimkle Рік тому

    THANK YOU so much!! I can't believe I didn't think of this but even more so I can't believe 90% of what's on google about how to do this are these crazy complicated methods when this is literally right there.

  • @BrandDNA
    @BrandDNA Рік тому +1

    40 secs of your video and my mystery was solved. Thanx Nick!

  • @biggwatt
    @biggwatt Рік тому +2

    Damn, thank you. Assumed there must be an easy way of doing this forever but never came across it. Thank you for the short succinct video.

  • @some.guy.
    @some.guy. 2 роки тому +5

    very emotion video made me cry 100/10

  • @ProgrammingforLovers
    @ProgrammingforLovers 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Nick!

  • @loganbrown9895
    @loganbrown9895 9 місяців тому +1

    oh my gosh he's a genius and a life saver!

  • @ZelaphasChiyena
    @ZelaphasChiyena 11 місяців тому +2

    Jeez... you're absolutely right about googling to death before finding basic solutions. This worked perfectly for cropping videos for my Etsy shop. Thanks a ton!

  • @TheBeautyofAnnuitiesbyDPL
    @TheBeautyofAnnuitiesbyDPL 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the tip!

  • @DanielSuguwa
    @DanielSuguwa 2 роки тому +4

    Hey Nick, thanks for the tutorial! Your contribution in making such tutorial will make documentation way easier than ever before 👍

  • @Maedawg0001
    @Maedawg0001 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you nick. I don't use mac so this info was useless to me, but it's still really nice to see your content!!!

  • @rorydonohue1832
    @rorydonohue1832 Рік тому +1

    Amazing you're a life saver.

  • @adityakhanna113
    @adityakhanna113 2 роки тому +2

    My windows laptop recently broke down so I am forced to use my work Mac. The windows one had premiere on it but now I got nothing.
    This video couldn't have come at a better time thanks man

  • @xTieds
    @xTieds Рік тому +6

    How do you save it? Once crop it and try to drag it into iMovie it reverts to the old one?

    • @JessicaVanderhoff
      @JessicaVanderhoff 10 місяців тому

      iMovie actually changes everything back to standard size-- you literally can't do vertical video or any other size.

    • @chasehaskell6490
      @chasehaskell6490 11 днів тому +1

      By default, in the Apple Photos app, edits you make to pictures and videos are not actually saved to the media itself, but appended onto the file as a modification. The original video remains in case you later want to revert the changes, and the Photos app knows to apply those appended modifications when reviewing the media.
      When opening this file in other programs, they will usually not interpret the Apple Photos-specific edit metadata and will simply play the media file as it is encoded. When editing files, if you want them to overwrite the original data with the modified data so the video is re-encoded with your modifications, select "Save as Copy" or similar.

  • @22oreos
    @22oreos 2 роки тому +2

    never owned a mac in my life
    i rate this video 10/10

  • @Pieter-janVerbruggen
    @Pieter-janVerbruggen Рік тому +4

    Great solution to crop a video, my problem is that iMovie will still show the uncropped version, and I do not find a way around that, any ideas anyone?

    • @JessicaVanderhoff
      @JessicaVanderhoff 10 місяців тому

      iMovie changes everything to the standard size, like even if you import a vertical video, it just adds black bars on the sides. I don't think there's any way to fix it except just cropping the video after you export from iMovie. If you find out different please let me know though, haha

  • @paulmorandi4509
    @paulmorandi4509 Рік тому +1

    You are awesome mate

  • @Sing4DLaughter
    @Sing4DLaughter Рік тому +1

    I guess a lot of people has already told you this, but, thank you, youre a genious!

  • @KKonzuk
    @KKonzuk Рік тому +1

    Nick! Thank you!

  • @ALLINKNOTS
    @ALLINKNOTS Рік тому +2

    Thanks!!!!!

  • @RussianBritish
    @RussianBritish 10 місяців тому +1

    Love it bro! Exactly what I was looking for!

  • @jordanroywhite
    @jordanroywhite 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much! I was trying to do this in iMovie with a vertical video and yeah, it end up adding black bars to the sides of the video. Thanks again!!

  • @SubhanArchived
    @SubhanArchived Рік тому

    i cant believe i actually needed this video.

  • @tburrrg2502
    @tburrrg2502 2 роки тому +19

    I love how your content is just sharing random information & investigating stuff for the people of the internet. You are such a gem Nick ❤

  • @charlieromero1008
    @charlieromero1008 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much!

  • @VicJang
    @VicJang 2 роки тому +7

    Nick’s 1 min video is just as good as the 836 minutes long ones.

  • @musicman7432
    @musicman7432 2 роки тому +3

    this might just be your best video

  • @larsmannetje001
    @larsmannetje001 4 місяці тому

    Just what I needed, thanks my man

  • @stephenbuck7268
    @stephenbuck7268 Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU!!!

  • @bader..
    @bader.. 4 місяці тому +2

    u saved my life

  • @io6851
    @io6851 Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU KIND SIR 🙏

  • @franciscozepeda6526
    @franciscozepeda6526 8 місяців тому +1

    BROOO I LOVE YOU 😭😭 fucking months I’ve been searching for this just for you to show up and simply explain it. Thank you

  • @faujisimp7090
    @faujisimp7090 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you brother

  • @yolda1mimar
    @yolda1mimar Рік тому +2

    Thanks! :))

  • @minihammermc15
    @minihammermc15 2 роки тому +2

    1:09 LIVE ROBINSON REACTION

  • @mochiemy
    @mochiemy 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for the tutorial😊

  • @lidialonergan8298
    @lidialonergan8298 Рік тому +1

    Superb- answered question I had efficiently and quickly; thank you so much!

  • @JebnJos
    @JebnJos Рік тому +1

    Youre a friggin saint

  • @tientrinhdinh8053
    @tientrinhdinh8053 6 місяців тому +1

    nice. thanks bro!

  • @SergeyDragan
    @SergeyDragan 11 місяців тому

    Thanks a lot! That's exactly what I needed!

  • @AK47dev1_YT
    @AK47dev1_YT Рік тому +1

    Bro... you saved my life :)

  • @nicolasmarti
    @nicolasmarti 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow thank you

  • @AtHomeWithQuita
    @AtHomeWithQuita Рік тому

    Thank you so much for your video! This helped so much

  • @AAAIJungwon
    @AAAIJungwon Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much

  • @fryguyy
    @fryguyy Рік тому +1

    thanks nick

  • @__-vk2gk
    @__-vk2gk 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you! At 1st I failed a few times cos I kept trying to export unmodified originals. =)))

  • @gobbiz1
    @gobbiz1 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much. Just subscribed.

  • @daviddiel3744
    @daviddiel3744 Рік тому

    Thank you so much. You saved me a bunch of time.

  • @chrismyersdrums
    @chrismyersdrums Рік тому

    Thanks for this simple solution Nick!

  • @j2simpso
    @j2simpso 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like you're becoming the new MacMost!

  • @thebladingbros1626
    @thebladingbros1626 Рік тому +1

    Totally helped me man ! Thank you

  • @mahalie23
    @mahalie23 Рік тому +1

    Thank you a million times. This saved me so much time.

  • @tuobraun
    @tuobraun Рік тому +1

    OMG, thank you!

  • @thetinnestoftincans
    @thetinnestoftincans Рік тому +1

    this is one of the reasons why i'm subscribed, for cropping videos and mcdonalds documentaries

  • @StoryTellersHandbook
    @StoryTellersHandbook Рік тому

    Very helpful! Thank you

  • @jimmyjudefilms4757
    @jimmyjudefilms4757 Рік тому +1

    thank you man

  • @paulraven6847
    @paulraven6847 Рік тому +1

    Exactly what I needed!!! Genius!

  • @bilvyy
    @bilvyy 11 місяців тому

    UGH THANK YOU YOU'RE A GOD

  • @drrodopszin
    @drrodopszin Рік тому +1

    Thank you my man, you have saved a ton of time.

  • @veek6514
    @veek6514 11 місяців тому

    This video ROCKS!!

  • @scotteyerly5764
    @scotteyerly5764 Рік тому +1

    Thank you immensely! You're right, for some bizarre reason this solution is INVISIBLE on the Internet. You'd think that such an easy solution would be universally known... but... hmmm! Again thank you.

  • @TaleOfTheToaster
    @TaleOfTheToaster 2 роки тому

    I don't own a Mac, I didn't see this video in my sub feed until after the video about the hypnotic table (endslates work??), and yet I'm still fascinated to see this is a feature

  • @westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006

    Good video ty

  • @nicomatico
    @nicomatico Рік тому +1

    I love you. This annoyed the s** out of me. Until now.

  • @HARLANP
    @HARLANP 2 роки тому +1

    This is great
    I was dying for something this easy like 3 years ago