Cutting edges of video off?

Hello,
I was just curious if there is any way I can cut the right of left half almost off my video? The way I currently record my videos have it so my face is on the far left side of the camera and I just place the rest of the blank video off frame so it looks like my "face cam" is just a square. Is there anyway to get rid of that extra stuff I'm placing off frame so I just have the part of the shot I'm interested in? My webcam and camcorder record in widescreen but when it comes to editing I'd like that extra space to not be there. I've attached an image as an example below
Sorry if it's poor quality. I'm at work and can't access my home computer from here. Basically what I am asking is, is there any way for me to make a letterbox widescreen video file and make it record or be edited into a square?

Right now, when I click on a track in the simulate mode, the pic shows normal rez at first, then grows at the last 2nd to go beyond the edges of the 'safe area' cutting the picture or video off on each side.
How can I adjust this so that when played on a regular ( NOT widesceen ) TV, it will play within the boundries?
Television doesn't display all of the image area - that's the way it was designed. And that's why there are Action Safe and Title Safe areas - so you'll know where most TVs will cut off the image so you can keep the important things within that area.
Even the movies you rent don't show the entire image area. You can check for yourself; play a rental DVD on professional TV monitor with underscan capabilities. While the movie plays, hit the underscan button and you'll see the entire image area.
-DH

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I have a Panasonic AG-HVX200 & 300P camera setup in the studio. For years we have been recording SD (480), but now, with the new branding, we'd like to upgrade and use some more of these camera's potential!!
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Originally posted by Raven_
hi
its possible to use an ps/2 mouse AND a usb mouse at the same time.
i used the ps/2 mouse in windows and the usb mouse when playing games.
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i was in windows surfing and the pointer just jumped all over the screen.
when i looked on the other side under a table a friends little kid played with the usn mouse. )
bye
LOL, that isn't what I'm talking about.
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