Last Updated on July 18, 2021 by Rick Darlinton
There are many video editing programs that can be used to help you crop a video in Windows 10 for free. In this post, we will introduce one of the most popular free windows video editors which is called Lightworks free video editor. Please note Lightworks program is completely free to use without a watermark. It is created with lots of amazing basic video editing features such as tons of pre-installed special effects, audio editing, transitions and more. Now let’s dive into some more details about how to crop a video in Windows 10 using Lightworks. But you just note that with Lightworks free version, you can only export the video to MP4 up to 720P video resolution. To explore advanced features such as 1080P or higher, you need to upgrade the free version.
How to crop a video in Windows 10 using Lightworks
The Lightworks video editor is popular among both video production professionals and beginners due to its awesome pre-installed video effects which are available for free. If you want to know how to crop a video in Windows 10, then the Lightworks program is a must tool to help you. The software performs very smoothly even when you use a lagging computer. The timeline is user-friendly to crop a video in Windows 10. You can follow the steps below to cut a video in Windows.
- Download and install Lightworks free video editor in your Windows 10 PC.
- Register an account with an email.
- After running the software, locate the Libraries options at the left panel of the interface and select Local files to import a video from your computer.
- Now drag the video file to the Lightworks timeline. If you find the video tracks are limited, you need to add more video or audio tracks. Just right-click the mouse on the empty space in the timeline areas and then navigate to Tracks>Add video or audio
- To crop a video in Windows 10 using Lightworks, move the red timeline cursor to the place you want to crop the video and then press the “C” key on your PC to split the video. After that, select the video clip you do not need and press the “Delete” key to remove it. No matter you crop the video or audio file, the solutions are the same as mentioned here. You can move the video or audio file easily in the Timeline just by select the files and move them to any place you wish. After cropping the video, you may need to remove the gaps in the Timeline. To remove redundant gaps, just right-click the mouse and select REMOVE> GAPs. Another way you can use to crop a video in Windows 10 using Lightworks is to use its in and out mark features. Firstly, move the red video cursor to the place you hope to crop the video and then find the option of “add an in mark at the current position” which is placed under the preview window. After that, move the cursor to the end part of the video you want to crop and then add an out mark at the current position. To crop the video you do not need, just select the option called “ delete the marked section under the preview window.
- To save the video, right-click the mouse on the empty space and then select Export and MP4 (FREE).
When you read here, I hope you understand how to crop a video in Windows 10. It is quite easy: just download the Lightworks on your computer and select a video from your device to take it a try. Of course, there are many other free video editors for your choice. If you are interested, you can check out another post about the best video editors for Windows 10.
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