Edge Feather No Longer Functioning Properly

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Ever since updating Premiere I've had problems applying certain effects to cropped videos.

Last month, I would apply a crop to a video - let's say for example the bottom third of the video - add Edge Feather and have equal feathered edges apply on all four sides. Now, it only applies to the uncropped sides leaving the bottom edge unaffected. I thought maybe if I tried nesting the video after cropping and then applying Edge Feather, it might work, but instead no feathering occurs at all.

I'm having the same issue when applying a Drop Shadow Preset I use regularly (just a simple thick white outline) on cropped videos or graphics. These were such simple tasks in my workflow and now instead, I have to reach out for help cuz I don't know what else to do. Is this a bug? Does anyone have any other methods I could try? 

No plugins. Macbook Pro - Apple M1 Pro - Mac OS Sequoia Version 15.0.1 (24A348)

[PaulMurphy · Accepted solution]

It appears the Edge Feather effect feathers only the edges of the media frame and doesn't account for any cropping applied to it.

If you're using the Crop effect and want to feather all sides, adjust the Edge Feather slider within the effect. Dragging it to a negative number will feather all sides.

Note that in Premiere Pro 2025, the built-in crop settings lack an Edge Feather slider. To access this feature, add the Crop effect from the Effects panel.

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Solved! Thanks so much. I was indeed using the new built-in crop sliders and that's what was preventing the added effects from working properly. Appreciate the tip, Paul.

[jaymorg1]

Thanks !!  I just spent about 15 mins trying to make a lower 1/3 trasparent background that I use to use fequently..