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Intro to modifying frame size in Compressor
Although many of the built-in presets in Compressor contain properties that set the frame size and aspect ratio of your output video file, you can customize the final frame dimensions using the cropping and padding properties in the Video inspector.
Cropping removes video content from an image. If the output file has a different aspect ratio than the output frame size, black borders appear along the top and bottom or left and right sides of the transcoded file. If the cropped image matches the output frame size, the image will still be cropped, but no black borders will be seen.
![Preview area showing example of Panavision 2.35:1 cropping of a 16x9 source](https://help.apple.com/assets/6578E9988C0AF588E10B7A50/6578E9992A748263270FFD12/en_US/44a443ac8ada6dd9f27b0cb9d9a08f1f.png)
Padding doesn’t remove any of the source image. Instead, padding adds black to the image to fit it into a different-size frame. This can be useful for transcoding files that are stored with incorrect pixel aspect ratios, such as widescreen DV files that appear squished. You can also use the padding controls to shrink an image and deliberately add black borders around the outside of the image.
![Preview area showing example of 4x3 padding of a 16x9 source](https://help.apple.com/assets/6578E9988C0AF588E10B7A50/6578E9992A748263270FFD12/en_US/c8cd01ef1617ba5209fd5bcf27cd2f7e.png)
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