Cropping pictures on iPad in imovies

Working in iMovie, downloaded pictures but some are cropped wrong…can’t figure out how to change

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 2, 2023 6:06 PM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2023 6:52 PM

Hi Lankim51,

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community!


Re: "Cropping pictures on iPad in imovies : some are cropped wrong…can’t figure out how to change"


You can likely crop / edit the pictures in the Photos app before you import (or re-import) them into iMovie:

Take and edit photos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


You can do some things in iMovie:

Eg:

Manage media imported to iMovie on iPad - Apple Support


Edit clips in Magic Movies and storyboard projects in iMovie on iPad - Apple Support


The clips app is also available (Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.) / is a free download for iPad:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clips/id1212699939?platform=ipad


How to: Edit clips in Clips - Apple Support

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Resources:

iMovie User Guide for iPad - Apple Support


Clips User Guide - Apple Support

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More info / support / contact

Get help viewing, editing, and sharing movies on your iPad.

iMovie - Official Apple Support

or

iPad - Official Apple Support


All the best :-)

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Aug 2, 2023 6:52 PM in response to Lankim51

Hi Lankim51,

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community!


Re: "Cropping pictures on iPad in imovies : some are cropped wrong…can’t figure out how to change"


You can likely crop / edit the pictures in the Photos app before you import (or re-import) them into iMovie:

Take and edit photos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


You can do some things in iMovie:

Eg:

Manage media imported to iMovie on iPad - Apple Support


Edit clips in Magic Movies and storyboard projects in iMovie on iPad - Apple Support


The clips app is also available (Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.) / is a free download for iPad:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clips/id1212699939?platform=ipad


How to: Edit clips in Clips - Apple Support

_________

Resources:

iMovie User Guide for iPad - Apple Support


Clips User Guide - Apple Support

_________________________

More info / support / contact

Get help viewing, editing, and sharing movies on your iPad.

iMovie - Official Apple Support

or

iPad - Official Apple Support


All the best :-)

Aug 2, 2023 8:15 PM in response to Lankim51

This forum is mostly for iMovie for Mac. You might try posting your question on the iPad or iPhone forum.


I am not too familiar with iMovie for iOS. Just opening it now and I don't see any crop controls like there are for iMovie for Mac You may need to do the cropping in the Photos app and then import the pics.


-- Rich

Cropping pictures on iPad in imovies

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