Q: How to change movie dimensions in iMovie 10?
Hi, I'm finding this new version of iMovie very frustrating. All I want to do is change the movie dimensions to 480 x 480, a square movie. However, after searching for over an hour, I still can't figure out how this is done in iMovie 10. The cropping tool doesn't let me change the aspect ratio to square. Is there a way to do this, or was this another useful feature removed?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), 27", 3.4 GHz, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA 680
Posted on Feb 7, 2014 12:35 PM
paulranger1 wrote:
... Where do I find these wonderful menu options in the MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 Menu bar/Drop menus, please? ...
After opening your iMovie-export, you first have to decide mov or mp4 or whatever under 'Export as (here: Quicktime)'
You then get promped the Option dialog:
here you can dig into options.. resolutions, even 'free' ones (as 480x480), you can zoom-in, change the x/y aspect ratio, crop etc etc...
in the beginning, it needs some trial'n error to find out, what button has which effect. Don't start with you 2h Hollywood project, render a minor 7sec clip for test-purposes. Write notes, what you've set where. Make use of Streamclips Preview feature. Finally, you can save and use your own Presets.
not sooo Mac-like in its GUI (=I'm more used to 'handles', or 'pic buttons' for example), but an incredible tool, #1 on my list. And for free! ...
Posted on Apr 11, 2014 11:25 PM





