How to Crop in iMovie

Are you looking for a way to crop and rotate videos or photos on your Mac? Look no further than iMovie, a user-friendly video editing tool that supports almost all popular video and audio formats. In this article, we will show you how to crop and rotate videos as well as photos using iMovie.

Importing Media

Before you start cropping, you need to import the media files you want to work with into iMovie. You can do this by going to File > Import Media or simply drag and drop your photos and videos into the program.

Cropping Videos and Photos in iMovie

To crop a video or photo using iMovie, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open your iMovie project and click on the 'Crop' button on the toolbar. This will open up the Cropping Tools in the viewer.

Step 2: In the cropping tools viewer, simply drag to resize and reposition the green area to focus on a certain part of your video or photo.

Step 3: Once you are satisfied with the crop, click 'Done' to finish cropping your video or photo.

Rotating Videos and Photos

You can also rotate your videos and photos using iMovie. To do this, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open your iMovie project and click on the 'Rotate' button in the toolbar.

Step 2: Hit the Rotate button to rotate your videos and photos to the left or right.

Tips and Tricks

* You can hit Allow Black to maintain a black border around your still photo.

* If you're cropping a video, note that the image might no longer fit the project's aspect ratio, and black bars might appear at the top and bottom of the image (letterbox) or on its left and right sides (pillarbox).

* You can also hit the Play button in the viewer to preview your photo and video.

By following these steps and tips, you should be able to easily crop and rotate your videos and photos using iMovie. Happy editing!

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