diff --git a/BasicNodes/BasicNodes.csproj b/BasicNodes/BasicNodes.csproj
index f3800900..f97d96de 100644
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diff --git a/Builds/BasicNodes.zip b/Builds/BasicNodes.zip
index 51adeb7e..35b27c7e 100644
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diff --git a/Builds/MetaNodes.zip b/Builds/MetaNodes.zip
index eece5062..00c2f5b7 100644
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diff --git a/Builds/VideoNodes.zip b/Builds/VideoNodes.zip
index 04b5c8ff..451b21c3 100644
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diff --git a/MetaNodes/MetaNodes.csproj b/MetaNodes/MetaNodes.csproj
index 00e81eaf..bd3c934d 100644
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diff --git a/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs b/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs
index 37daac6f..03dde0cf 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
 
         internal const string CROP_KEY = "VideoCrop";
 
+        [NumberInt(1)]
+        public int CroppingThreshold { get; set; }
+
         public override int Execute(NodeParameters args)
         {
             string ffplay = GetFFMpegExe(args);
@@ -26,13 +29,13 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
             if (crop == string.Empty)
                 return 2;
 
-            args.Logger.ILog("Black bars detcted, crop: " + crop);
+            args.Logger.ILog("Black bars detected, crop: " + crop);
             args.Parameters.Add(CROP_KEY, crop);
 
             return 1;
         }
 
-        public string Execute(string ffplay, string file, string tempDir)
+        public string Execute(string ffplay, string file, string tempDir, NodeParameters args)
         {
             string tempFile = Path.Combine(tempDir, Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".mkv");
             try
@@ -71,9 +74,13 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
                     if (y == int.MaxValue)
                         y = 0;
 
-                    if (x + y < 28) // to small to bother croping
-                        return string.Empty;
-                    return $"{width}:{height}:{x}:{y}";
+                    if(CroppingThreshold < 0)
+                        CroppingThreshold = 0;
+
+                    bool willCrop = (x + y) > CroppingThreshold;
+                    args.Logger?.ILog($"Crop detection, x:{x}, y:{y}, total:{x + y}, threshold:{CroppingThreshold}, above threshold: {willCrop}");
+
+                    return willCrop ? $"{width}:{height}:{x}:{y}" : string.Empty;
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception)
diff --git a/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.csproj b/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.csproj
index 1f3ce970..dd4f804d 100644
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diff --git a/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.en.json b/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.en.json
index ce3e8303..f11d4166 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.en.json
+++ b/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.en.json
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
                 "Description":"An input video file that has had its VideoInformation read and can be processed"
             },
             "DetectBlackBars":{
-                "Description":"Processes a video file and scans for black bars in the video.\n\nIf found a parameter \"VideoCrop\" will be added.\n\nOutput 1: Black bars detected\nOutput 2: Not detected"
+              "Description": "Processes a video file and scans for black bars in the video.\n\nIf found a parameter \"VideoCrop\" will be added.\n\nOutput 1: Black bars detected\nOutput 2: Not detected",
+              "Fields": {
+                "CroppingThreshold": "Threshold",
+                "CroppingThreshold-Help": "The amount of pixels that must be greater than to crop.   E.g. if theres only 5 pixels detected as black space, you may consider this too small to crop."
+              }
             },
             "VideoCodec":{
                 "Description":"This node will check the codecs in the input file, and trigger when matched.\n\nOutput 1: Matches\nOutput 2: Does not match",
diff --git a/plugins.json b/plugins.json
index 097afbe9..eedceabb 100644
--- a/plugins.json
+++ b/plugins.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 [
 	{
 		"Name": "BasicNodes",
-		"Version": "0.0.1.20",
+		"Version": "0.0.1.21",
 		"Package": "https://github.com/revenz/FileFlowsPlugins/blob/master/Builds/BasicNodes.zip?raw=true"
 	},
 	{
 		"Name": "MetaNodes",
-		"Version": "0.0.1.20",
+		"Version": "0.0.1.21",
 		"Package": "https://github.com/revenz/FileFlowsPlugins/blob/master/Builds/MetaNodes.zip?raw=true"
 	},
 	{
 		"Name": "VideoNodes",
-		"Version": "0.0.1.20",
+		"Version": "0.0.1.21",
 		"Package": "https://github.com/revenz/FileFlowsPlugins/blob/master/Builds/VideoNodes.zip?raw=true"
 	}
 ]