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title: Can I animate the crop of a clip over time?
description: Change the visible area of a clip with crop keyframes.
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Yes. In invideo Editor, crop is the **Crop** effect (`crop`). Keyframe its left, top, right and bottom settings. Set the crop at one moment, then change it at a later moment to reveal or conceal more of the image over time.

Your agent does the same with `add_effect` for `crop`, then `create_effect_keyframe_lane` on one setting, such as `left`, and `add_keyframe` for each point.

Use crop to control the visible area. Use position or zoom to change where the image sits and how large it appears. Review the entire motion so important details remain visible. For a reveal over another shot, check the relationship between the cropped layer and the footage beneath it.