When I insert a picture, i either have the choice of cropping the picture or having black bars on the sides. How can I insert a picture into imovie and not be dictated based on the aspect ratio. thanks
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
If you import it from iPhoto it should retain its aspect ratio/size regardless of the aspect ratio of the video project.
b.m.cordry wrote:
… and not be dictated based on the aspect ratio.
video is by standards 4:3 or 16:9. full-stop.
adding a pic off these two given aspect-ratios allows only the options:
adding something or cutting-off something.
third option would be to to distort the pic .... 'eggheads' .... you want that? 😉
Must be one of the wonderful improvements introduced in iMovie 11. 😉
In iMovie 6 it does exactly as I described.
Hi Klaus,
iMovie '11 also does pretty much as you've described for iMovie HD 6. The picture (or video) will always import in it's original form. So, for example, a portrait image will import just as it appears in iPhoto. Of course, it will have black on each side whether the video aspect is 16:9 or 4:3 (when the image is set to "Fit" in the Viewer options).
In the Viewer, iMovie '11 gives us a choice as to whether we want to "Allow Black" or "Disallow Black". In the latter case, if Crop is chosen, a green moveable border will be framed around a section of the image, in the same aspect ratio as the project. Likewise, if Ken Burns is selected, both a green and red border will appear, allowing the setting of the start and end sections respectively (including the size of these sections). The start and end positions can easily be reversed with one click on an icon.
Hope this clarifies things. I think Karsten was just indicating that to fit a whole image into the frame (such as a portrait image), without cropping or showing black, would require distorting the image to make it fit with all pixels intact. Hence his tongue in cheek remark about showing "eggheads". 🙂
Regards
John
Klaus1 wrote:
Must be one of the wonderful improvements introduced in iMovie 11. 😉
nope, never.
look:
example #1: a 1:1 pic in a 16:9 screen
option A bars l/r
option B cat-off
example #2: a wiiiide screen pic in a 16:9 screen
option A bars t/b
option B catcut off
and you don't want kitty look like that:
(1:1 aspect ratio distorted to make fit onto a 16:9 screen)
Karsten, that cat is exactly like our dear departed Alvin. He passed away recently after living over 16 years. Nice demo by the way. 😉
John
John Cogdell wrote:
Karsten, that cat is exactly like our dear departed Alvin. …
the cat is Klaus' avatar ...
or did you mean the 'garfieldisated' (stretched) version?? 😁
Well I never! How the heck did I miss that? Very clever of you to use that. I remember Klaus' old avatar, but completely missed the new one (and they used to call me eagle eye at work). No, Alvin didn't look like the Garfield (stretched) version, but very much like Klaus' cat.
PS. Hope I didn't misrepresent you in my earlier response to Klaus. 😝
John
John Cogdell wrote:
… Hope I didn't misrepresent you in my earlier response to Klaus. 😝
no, perfect!
adding additional, valueable info my pics don't show ....... ➕
I forgot to add a egghead-kitty ... 😉
Well, in your "Garfield" pic the head is an oval shape - like an egg lying on its side! 🙂
John
Thanks John!
LEAVE MY CAT ALONE!
He is fat enough already, and on a Vet prescribed diet which is working!
Klaus1 wrote:
… and on a Vet prescribed diet which is working!
don't over-do .... ooops, too late:
YUK!
Dear b.m.cordry
Sorry for highjacking your thread!
If you did not get any helpful advice, do please post back! 🙂
How do I insert a picture into iMovie regardless of aspect ratio
