I was sent a video whose aspect ratio is messed up—squished vertically. I imported it into iMovie anyway thinking I could correct it. I thought it would happen i the Export dialog where I input a custom size. But it hasn't worked.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I think I may know how to fix it. Just to be sure...,
Right-click on one of your Event clips. Choose Reveal in Finder. In the Finder, right-click on the clip and choose OPEN WITH.../QUICKTIME PLAYER. In QuickTime Player, type the letter i while holding down the Command Key. This will open up the QuickTime Inspector. Tell us the dimensions of your clip and everything that is listed next to the word FORMAT:
H.264, 640 x 360
AAC, 44100 Hz, Stereo (L R)
But, there are black bars on either side. The actual video content is probably 480 x 360, which I think is why it looks squashed vertically. it SHOULD be 640 x 360 without those black bars.
OK If there are already black bars hard coded into the event clips, then I don't know how to fix it.
Oh well! Thanks anyway
how do i change aspect ratio in iMovie?
