Ffmpeg Command To Crop And Transpose Video Comes Out Zoomed In Bad Quality

I'm trying to convert an mp4 video with dimensions usually 960x720 into a sqaure 480:480 video but it comes out looking squished usually, the command is '-y -i %s -vf crop=480:480,

Solution 1:

You can try this (takes care of cropping AND downsizing)...

ffmpeg -i input.file -s 480x480 -vf crop=480:480,setdar=1:1,setsar=1:1 output.mp4

-s will set scale (video canvas area) crop=480:480 will crop from centre.. if you need from specific use: crop=480:480:pos-X:pos-Ysetdar will set Display Aspect Ratio setsar will set Sample Aspect Ratio

Results: (screen grabbed MP4 stills via MPC-Home Cinema)