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iMovie 10.1.14 importing standard video without cropping

How can I import standard video into iMovie 10.1.14 without cropping?


iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 18, 2019 7:30 AM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2019 9:47 AM


There is a difference between the crop function in the media browser and the crop function in the timeline.


You must have a clip selected in the timeline to use the normal crop function with the Fit, Crop to Fill, and Ken Burns options. If you select a clip in the media browser instead, you will get a different crop function that does not contain the Fit, Crop to Fill, and Ken Burns options. Also, before you import any clips into the project timeline the crop icon in the toolbar in the upper right of your screen will be grayed out, as you have observed. That is the way it is supposed to be.


Take a look at this help menu link that explains the crop function, both in the media browser and in the timeline:


https://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/mova56757e7e


-- Rich



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Dec 18, 2019 9:47 AM in response to grayhab


There is a difference between the crop function in the media browser and the crop function in the timeline.


You must have a clip selected in the timeline to use the normal crop function with the Fit, Crop to Fill, and Ken Burns options. If you select a clip in the media browser instead, you will get a different crop function that does not contain the Fit, Crop to Fill, and Ken Burns options. Also, before you import any clips into the project timeline the crop icon in the toolbar in the upper right of your screen will be grayed out, as you have observed. That is the way it is supposed to be.


Take a look at this help menu link that explains the crop function, both in the media browser and in the timeline:


https://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/mova56757e7e


-- Rich



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