A couple of days ago a reader emailed me to ask for help cropping a video. Specifically, he wanted to know what I thought would be the simplest online tool for cropping the recording of a livestream. My suggestion was to use the editing tools that are built right into YouTube Studio (the place where you upload videos in your YouTube account).

Answering that reader’s question prompted me to record this video overview of the basics of using the editing tools that are built into YouTube Studio. Watch the video to learn how to: