I'm new to iMovie. This morning I successfully exported from iMovie at 720p. It exported fine with proper format. Subsequent exporting only exports in 16:9 format which also crops off top and bottom - I have not changed anything (that I know of). No matter what I do I cannot get the 4:3 format back again. Please help.
OS Mojave
iMovie 10.1.13
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13
Click on the Crop tool and select Fit. Your 4:3 aspect ratio will be restored, with black bars on each side to make it fit iMovie’s 16:9 screen.
Take a look at this help item that explains the process:
https://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/mova56757e7e
— Rich
Click on the Crop tool and select Fit. Your 4:3 aspect ratio will be restored, with black bars on each side to make it fit iMovie’s 16:9 screen.
Take a look at this help item that explains the process:
https://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/mova56757e7e
— Rich
Thanks, That seems to have fixed the problem. Although I not sure how the 16:9 got applied. Oh well.
Can I ask another export question? Maybe I should start a new issue?
There are some black frames in the middle of the clip. I split the clip and I trimmed out the black frames. It plays properly in the time line but when I export, the black frames are still there.
Paul
You can trim out the black bars with the QuickTimePlayer on your Mac. Play your video on your desktop with Quicktime and record it as a screen recording. Drag-select the video portion, cropping out the black bars.
— Rich
Hi,
You last question would best be the subject of a new post so can get maximum exposure and input.
-- Rich
Yesterday I was able to export the 4:3 file without the black bars. Today no luck. This seems kind of random. For this project I would prefer no black bars.
Paul
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