Since iOS 17 and iPados 17 you can quickly crop videos and photos with the help of a smart trick. This means that you can edit the image without first having to open the processing tools.
Cutting an image is useful because it helps to focus on the most important part of the image and to remove superfluous or disturbing elements. In addition, cropping can also help to improve the composition of an image.
Quickly cut photos and videos
If you want to quickly crop a photo or video, this is possible since iOS 17 and iPados 17 super fast with a handy trick without first having to activate the editing mode. The trick is very simple, follow the steps below:
- Open the photo or video in standing or lying position
- Then zoom in with two fingers
- Then tap ‘Cut at the top’
- You can immediately crop the photo based on zooming in
As soon as you have ticked ‘cut at’, the ‘crimping’ editing option is automatically opened. The zoom determines the starting point of this operation and is automatically displayed. You can then crop and store the image in detail. Are you immediately satisfied? Then tap ‘ready’ and the photo is automatically cut.
More secret options
You can tap much more than just ‘cutting’. You can also hold this button pressed to activate extra options. To do this, open a photo or video, zoom in and hold down the ‘cut at’ button. Wait for some time to open the special pop-up menu. You can then limit the crop to filling, original, widescreen or square.