Landscape to Vertical Video in iMovie (Mac)!

Here's a fast & efficient way to produce tons of vertical video content from your long-form, horizontal videos using iMovie!
I’ve created quite a few KZbin Shorts from my regular video uploads using this method. But you can use this to repurpose horizontal videos into vertical videos for other platforms, like TikTok and Instagram Reels.
* Instructions for creating a vertical Dummy Clip for vertical video editing in iMovie: • Post
* How to create Dummy Clips for your regular, horizontal iMovie editing projects:
• How To Set Project Res...
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Setting up iMovie Vertical Editing
2:45 Adding & Trimming Horizontal Video
4:18 Reframing Horizontal for Vertical Video
6:13 Tracking movement for Vertical Video
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amazing! really a great video. 👏🏼 thank you so much. 🙏🏼 best regards from Brazil.

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so helpful! thanks

[@stevelitchfield]

I always learn something with your vids! Thanks.

[@hazmatite]

that movement tracking was very nicely done

[@gabicreightonbooksetc.]

I agree 100% @hazmatite.🌸

[@LightKey7777]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I recently switched to iMovie for editing and this helped me out a lot.

[@Kevin.S.McCarter_PhD]

This is really awesome! Thank you, Michael!

[@anandgupte]

Lovely content! Extremely informative channel and your explanations are on point every time. Thanks for the efforts.

[@karenlynningalls5851]

Thank you so much! I've been eyeballing those transitions to try to get them as close as possible. I had no idea something like this was possible! Thank you again - I really appreciate all the things I've learned from you!

[@dinkyshopYT]

Excellent. Very helpful.

[@PaulGTerry]

Really amazing!

[@rafalbudnik4360]

So handy! thanx for the tip!!

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You are a Genius!!!! Thank You!!!, It´s Gold for me!

[@dr.drone75]

Great! Thanks a lot

[@ImpliedMusic]

another useful tutorial! you'd shown the ken burns copy/reverse trick for horizontal vid sometime ago, and just yesterday i had occasion to use it. (though i had to dig back into the tutorial to refresh my memory on HOW...) thanks again.

[@CanYouWORLD]

🎉 This is what I was looking for!!

[@somaticconsent510]

this is so cool, it allows editing art with I movie. i love that. thank you so much for your all your gifts. I was struggling with this for years, not even thinking that there is an easy possible solution.

[@sanjindumisic]

Great tutorial thank you! You & iMovie should come in a bundle by Apple =)) /All the Best

[@BriansModelTrains]

WOW - thanks!

[@WorkItJ216]

Dude you are amazing!!! Never knew that iMovie had awesome tools that if you do some work arounds can greatly benefit your videos!!! Keep them coming!!!

[@MacVideoMagic]

You bet!

[@somaticconsent510]

you know your stuff, leaning a lot, thank you

[@MacVideoMagic]

I try.

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thanks

[@PaanAkeer]

Wow amazing video, glad I accidentally found you. Gained a new Follower ❤

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This video IS as PRECIOUS as GOLD.👊🏽🌸 I just saved it. Thank you Mike.🙏🏽 Blessings,🌸💕

[@MacVideoMagic]

You are so welcome

[@Patrick462]

Wow. Never in a million years would I have been able to figure out how to use iMovie's (horrible) interface to do either: 1) switching to vertical; or 2) cropping while tracking a moving target. Thanks!

[@TheDustyDutchman]

Is there any way to use the app preview editing tool and export higher than 1080p?

[@luiseEllen]

My God that's G E N I U S!!

[@MAKAMENIMAJUPA]

Can you please explain, how can i do this hack on ipad?

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You = good

[@MacVideoMagic]

You = too kind

[@karenlynningalls5851]

No, not just good - excellent!

[@LivingInTheKaliYogurt]

What if you've never made a vertical video ever, then what are you supposed to do to make your first one in imovie, bro?

[@MacVideoMagic]

You can make one out of a landscape video, or shoot one on your phone.