Landscape to Vertical Video in iMovie (Mac)!

[@hgus5]

You are such a good teacher! Clear language, well prepared materials, great pacing for us beginners - so good! Thanks so much for this video.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@jplpagan]

that movement tracking was very nicely done

[@gabicreightonbooksetc.]

I agree 100% @hazmatite.🌸

[@sanjindumisic]

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

[@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!

[@Danomightygod]

Your video solved the problem I ran into on a recent shoot. Started shooting in landscape and finished shooting in portrait orientation. When it came time to edit I realized my mistake. Thank you!!!!

[@SoccerMomOffroad]

oh my GOSH!!!!! This is a HUGE timesaver. The convoluted way I had been converting my long form videos to Shorts was a nightmare. This is literally revolutionary. Why iMovie has not retitled "App Preview" to "Longform to Shorts" is beyond me. With the push to create Shorts in social media these days, Apple is desperately behind in this area. Btw, I have been using iMovie since 2000 but have learned so many useful tips, timesavers and tweaks from your channel. Thank you SO much for this tutorial!

[@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.

[@ckhprojectpro777]

One of the best how to vids I've seen on KZbin - spot on, helpful and concise - Thank you! I learned new tricks that will streamline my work. Liked and subbed 🙏

[@chrisrouse1]

Brilliant. What a wonderful way to make a KZbin short. Thanks for the guidance!

[@GabrielDorcino]

amazing! really a great video. 👏🏼 thank you so much. 🙏🏼 best regards from Brazil.

[@stevelitchfield]

I always learn something with your vids! 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!

[@MicahNiteOfficial]

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

[@anandgupte]

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

[@dinkyshopYT]

Excellent. Very helpful.

[@gabicreightonbooksetc.]

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

[@MacVideoMagic]

You are so welcome

[@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.

[@chrisgarbee]

Thanks for the information

[@aquastudiofacial7815]

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

[@Kevin.S.McCarter_PhD]

This is really awesome! Thank you, Michael!

[@PaanAkeer]

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

[@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!

[@somaticconsent510]

you know your stuff, leaning a lot, thank you

[@MacVideoMagic]

I try.

[@rafalbudnik4360]

So handy! thanx for the tip!!

[@CanYouWORLD]

🎉 This is what I was looking for!!

[@hollyexley]

So helpful, thank you!!

[@playtrumpetwithkay694]

so helpful! thanks

[@BriansModelTrains]

WOW - thanks!

[@PaulGTerry]

Really amazing!

[@TheDustyDutchman]

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

[@amado_tarot6173]

thanks a lot Bro!!!

[@dr.drone75]

Great! Thanks a lot

[@edenchasers]

Is there another way to do this without the dummy clip? Keynote will not keep my dummy clip at 1080 X 1920. It keeps auto-adjusting it.

[@luiseEllen]

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

[@sonoftheearth1987]

How can we export 4k shorts

[@lucasfischer8792]

My horizontal clip does not get put into the vertical aspect ratio. Even if I had a dummy clip beforehand. Help?

[@prosbookkeeping]

thanks

[@MAKAMENIMAJUPA]

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

[@christianbalefanatic0130]

I can't get a dummy clip for vertical set up. How do you do it... I can do it horizontally. Also, putting a Vertical video before vertical does not make my horizontal clips vertical. I am perplexed. I totally want to do shorts, but I am having issues... I am using a Mac Computer. Help? FYI - I love your videos.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Check out this post on creating a vertical dummy clip: kzbin.infoUgkxo87w4MmbMoOyJsA9qgAJkcfoe8Mg-s-z And, if you haven't already, watch my tutorial on editing vertical video in iMovie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4O1e36Glst6mrs

[@christianbalefanatic0130]

@@MacVideoMagic I will and check back thanks!

[@christianbalefanatic0130]

@@MacVideoMagic This was great - exactly what I needed!

[@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.

[@AppleEnglishNetwork]

It's so weird that iMovie has to work like this: "App Previews" after a decade, instead of calling it vertical. Tricking the timeline to do vertical with a dummy video. Splitting and reframing... I'm happy it's available but not in the way I have to get to it.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Agreed. Many reasons why viewers are pushing me to do DaVinci Resolve Free tutorials.

[@VeedVedVod8]

You = good

[@MacVideoMagic]

You = too kind

[@karenlynningalls5851]

No, not just good - excellent!

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Bottom line. Vertical videos are just stupid. Which is why I don’t watch “shorts”. Shorts are for people with extremely limited concentration and focus anyway. Note to social media platforms…people see in landscape more than vertical anyway. You know, we have more horizontal peripheral vision than vertical peripheral vision. Just stop with this stupid fad. 🤦🏼‍♂️