> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cloudinary.com/documentation/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Content-aware video cropping (video tutorial)

## Overview

Learn how to crop a video using content-aware AI to keep the most interesting part of the video in the crop.

## Video tutorial

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## Tutorial contents
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### Resize and crop videos with Cloudinary
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|{videotime:id=media :min=0 :sec=04 :player=cld} | You can [resize and crop videos](video_resizing_and_cropping) on the fly with Cloudinary by including transformation parameters in the delivery URL, for example `c_fill,h_600,w_600` to fill a 600 x 600 pixel square with the video. 
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### Use automatic gravity
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|{videotime:id=media :min=0 :sec=34 :player=cld} | When videos are cropped using `c_fill`, the center of the video is focused on by default. This may not always be the most interesting part of the video, so to fix this, use automatic gravity (`g_auto`).

### Use compass points for gravity
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|{videotime:id=media :min=0 :sec=47 :player=cld} | You can also use compass points for gravity, such as `g_west`, which will focus on the left-most part of the video in the crop.
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## Keep learning

> **READING**:
>
> * Watch more [Dev Hints videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dVGjLA2oMpaTbvoKCaRNBMQzBUIv7N8) on the [Cloudinary YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/cloudinary).

> * Learn more about [cropping videos using automatic gravity](video_resizing_and_cropping#automatic_gravity_for_crops_g_auto).

> * Discover more transformations in the [Transformation URL API reference](transformation_reference).

> * Take a look at the [User-generated content guide](user_generated_content) to see all the features you can take advantage of when displaying user-generated content on your site.

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