How To Make VERTICAL VIDEOS in iMovie - the RIGHT WAY!

[@MacVideoMagic]

FYI, App Preview currently exports at a maximum of 1080p @ 30 fps.

[@ivaroliversen41]

So I cant export a vertical video to 1080p x 1920p?

[@makingafricanagreatagain]

@@ivaroliversen41 did it work...? about to try it...

[@makingafricanagreatagain]

just worked for me! thx again!!! 🥳 took a few seconds for the short in the link to confirm it! xo

[@floridan3127]

This is a game changer. The hoops I was having to jump through to edit vertical videos was about to drive me away from iMovie altogether. This workflow is already making my life easier. Thanks for sharing!

[@randovs3869]

dude didnt even heart your comment

[@MacVideoMagic]

Apologies, missed this comment. 😅 Thank you for the Super Thanks! Glad you’re putting the method to good use. It’s how I make all my Shorts.

[@rsunxxviii]

same!!! holy god what a gamechanger.

[@jgugelot]

Another tip: the export method (export file) in this clip generates a low quality movie when working with HQ footage (ie 4k). choose "app preview" to get the original quality, it will generate a MP4 too.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Great tip, thanks!

[@Geordie-rr2gq]

Thank you!

[@MenasceCom]

great tip, works fine. thank you too!

[@AlkuntarGaming]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@NewstainmentNetwork]

even export in app preview it still gives 1080 not 4K even though my original file is in 4K 60 ..... or am i missing something !! Alok

[@urbangrouse]

Trying to create vertical videos has been driving me crazy for ages.... Thank you so much for posting this, it's changed my life!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it helped!

[@lucasfischer8792]

This did not work for me - dragged vertical footage in first, but the horizontal footage just resets itself once I drop it in. Any other tips here?

[@donbullock-techihound]

Michael, thank you! WOW! This may be just the trick to push me toward creating shorts for KZbin. This feature is literally a game changer.

[@allynndelaney]

I have been a 100% behind the scenes KZbin watcher for the better part of a decade, but I had to break my silence to give you kudos on this video. There may be others explaining this, but the interwebs landed me here to find a solution to a problem that has plagued me for years. And it came at the perfect time. THANK YOU!

[@harleyquebecenrevue3580]

Absolutely one of the best learning clips on KZbin. Thank you Mike, your the best ! Truly enjoy every video you produce.

[@markphillipsmedia]

Agreed!! Excellent

[@terranearthman]

Why Apple has not added this to the "Create New" popup menu is beyond me. It's like they just put iMovie on a shelf 5 years ago and forgot about it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@ElectricPetrolhead]

So true!

[@jimelihel]

Agreed. And again thanks so much!

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you. Your content is so valuable and presented concisely. It is very much appreciated.

[@MacVideoMagic]

I appreciate that! And thank you for the SuperThanks!

[@RainbowLane]

@@MacVideoMagic you are very welcome, you deserve way more than that because your videos help so many of us who’ve been using iMovie for years but didn’t know these things. 🙏

[@jjmazzolini]

This was an enormous help to me as I prepared my first vertical video. There are always plenty of how-to videos to be found on online, but in my experience, few are as simple, clear, and thorough as this. Many thanks, Mike. Subscribed! Keep up the great work.

[@EclecticRaconteur]

Complete game changer! Thank you! I've spent all evening trying to look at solutions to turning my landscape KZbin clips into TikTok verticals and this worked so easy.

[@endorphinzz]

This video is perfection...finally found a tutorial on youtube that actually worked for me lol. And you were clear, concise, and didn't skip over anything. Kudos, sir!

[@halgerman]

Happy to discover this, exactly the question I had, explained perfectly. So - happy to subscribe.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thanks for the Super Thanks!

[@ChrisCapulet]

For anyone else wondering this, you can even remove the vertical video in the beginning and it'll preserve the frame size! So for me I just dumped in any vertical video from my phone, then removed it after I saw it had correctly setup the orientation for a vertical video and continued editing the footage I had that was landscape. Worked an absolute charm, thank you!!!

[@JustWhereToStart]

why it doesn't work for me? my I movie keeps landscape format even when I am uploading first vid from iphone

[@skaieknox4417]

FANTASTIC video! This was not only easy and FAST to follow, it made my vertical video project successful!! You're a genius!!!

[@sonatina3]

Thank you for all the iMovie power tips! You can also use a vertical size image instead of movie to start it off in the right shape - I have a “shorts template” image file saved to quickly drag in whenever I’m doing this.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Great tip!

[@Andre-or9xq]

@@MacVideoMagic Can you tell me where can I download an image right to be used?

[@pcrewe28]

Thanks SO much for this vid... the combined vertical/horizontal clip formatting issue within iMovie was driving me nuts!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you! Glad I could help.

[@electricianron_New_Jersey]

Michael thank you so much. It's creators like yourself that inspired me to start creating content and things that I'm good at and sharing those skills here on KZbin.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Fantastic!

[@happygocrafty]

This is the perfect KZbin tutorial. Helpful, straight to the point, no fluff, just perfect suggestions. Worked like a charm, thank you so much!

[@stevelitchfield]

Thanks for the vertical magic!!!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thanks for the SuperThanks!

[@LauraGYoung]

YES. I knew there had to be an easier way. Thank-you!! (P.S. It's so funny to think that just a few years ago, vertical filming was looked down upon -- and now we're all scrambling to do it.)

[@viennateng5653]

This was really helpful - thank you!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you! 🙂

[@FurbabyPurrbaby]

Thank you! This 54 yo learning new things... you have excellent explanations and you've guided me to make my first TikTok for my furbaby & my purrbaby. Subscribed! I think you are going to be a big part in my journey.

[@SoundoftheRaign]

Thank you! This is EXACTLY what I needed! Subscribing!

[@HeartSongMethod]

You are so crystal clear and have the most calm voice that says: "It's all ok and will work this time! I've got you!" Thank you!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Love your description! ❤ Thank you for the kind words, glad I could help.

[@radicalselfie]

My sentiments exactly!!

[@JimSewell]

I make 4 shorts every week from our church service and all that flippity flipping was making me crazy! What a find! I'm definitely a subscriber to your channel! Thank you!

[@wraser]

BIG Thank You!

[@cindy.bernard]

OMG you just saved my life, working on a grant for a community organization and needed to edit together their IG reels and stories! Perfect.

[@Melons1]

Thanks so much! This will make uploading my shorts way easier!

[@TLargoJones]

Nailed it. This video wastes no time, and teaches all and then some. Thank you!

[@Ballazindamiddle]

This is off the chain. Brilliant simple break down, TOP MAN !!!!

[@eirani1975]

Awesome hack... Thanks!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you for the SuperThanks, Elie!

[@roamwithcrystal]

This was a HUGE help for me. There seem to be so many tutorials with ways to do this, but your video is the BEST one. Your way is much easier, I didn't lose out on video quality, and worked perfectly. THANK YOU!

[@TransformwithGG]

You are a wizard! And now I feel a relief that I can still use iMovie for my videos. Thank you a million times!

[@DebgYGZ]

did a collaborative project for a colleague's retirement and forgot to tell people to film in landscape so I ended up with a bunch of vertical clips. At first I thought I would have to go back and re-film so this was a time saving miracle, thank you!!

[@pepexcalona]

To say that you saved my day would be the understatement of the decade. Thank you for such an instructive and well crafted tutorial. And you have a broadcasting voice to kill for!!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Too kind!

[@ecofixer-yt]

Brilliant! I too was going crazy trying to figure out how to share a vertical video that contained a vertical image. These tips solved the problem - thanks!

[@patrickkihn]

I like the way you show and explain each and every step, without assuming any foreknowledge of software specifics on the viewer’s part. This is what I need.

[@e.m.powered]

This is the only way that works properly. Thank you so much for posting!!

[@therelocationist]

Unreal that someone actually made this content for us. So needed!!! Muchos Gracias

[@hannahgrieser438]

THANK YOU! As a photographer (definitely not a videographer), I've been incredibly frustrated by the way Instagram now gives preference to reels almost exclusively. Engagement for still photos has fallen off a cliff-bad news for a professional photographer like me. The Ken Burns effect is great for showcasing still photos, and no other amateur video editor I've found does the Ken Burns effect as easily as iMovie-but I've been stuck trying to make vertical reels using the old-school horizontal format. Not ideal, to say the least. This tutorial is a huge, huge help. Thank you!

[@FitWithStairs]

Thanks! Came across your channel a month ago. Then lost it! I started a channel basically for myself and did not want to spend money on apps and gadgets. I knew I have enough with Mac and IPhone. Today I was looking for this video exactly and you popped up! I appreciate you Thanks! You now have a new sub!

[@summersunriseyoga]

Your following is well-deserved as are the likes and views on this video. Your tutorial was very thorough yet succinct enough not to be too long. Thanks so much for sharing how to make vertical format videos with us!

[@TheGUTENHAME]

Simple and easy without fluff. You're exceptional at explaining things.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Wow, thank you!

[@marsdenrhodri]

You absolute legend. The HOOPS I have had to jump through to do such a simple thing. Thank you.

[@RemediosqueCuran]

I have been looking for a video with this particular subject and I have to tell you. This is the BEST explanation of all KZbin, simple,clear and understandable. Thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@peaches9223]

You have saved me so much time. I wish your video was the top of Google search results!!

[@khattemoat]

Hands down one of the best tutorials I have ever come across. Thank you! Subbed!

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

This is brilliant! Thanks. I was going crazy trying to figure out how to do this.

[@RoyalSussex1]

Thanks!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you so much?

[@tombast]

Thank you so much! The App Preview tip is crucial. In Apple Support they tell you that starting any Project with a vertical video will cause the exported file to be vertical, but that is false. Your App Preview trick seems to be the key 😀

[@dannhagstrom586]

This is such great news! I made a vertical using your old system and was very pleased but THIS is even better news. Thank you for all your work for your subscribers.

[@fheering]

Michael, this video was posted by you one month ago to save my life TODAY! Thanks, man!

[@scottw.kekamaamona9577]

Great video. Looked at other "how to vertical video on iMovie" tutorials and yours was definitely the best. Mahalo Michael!

[@rebekahrobbins1340]

Incredible. I'm so glad you know so much! I don't even know what I need until I watch your videos!! THANK YOU

[@whatschooldidntteachmepod]

this was so helpful, so great, definitely keeps me from downloading a bunch of different apps just to edit videos, thank you!

[@jawharp9467]

Everything I was looking for in a pleasant and concise presentation. Thanks once again Mac Video Magic.

[@renoir.kobashi]

ahhh!! total game-changer!! 😅You sir are a legend! 🙏

[@wonderro6]

Whoa! This is great! You are so calm! I love how you present the material. Really great!

[@neilthomason8118]

You, sir, are a king of kings. Thank you so much! Fantastic presentation in front of the camera too.

[@RobbyBensoneo]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@DirtySideGetsDown]

This is incredible!!! Exactly the functionality I have been looking for. It’s really awesome to be able to use the Ken Burns effect to slowly pan and keep the moving subject on the middle. Just repurposed a long form video for TikTok with this information.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Great to hear!

[@PlainSpeakingMinistries]

That sounds complicated, and maybe time consuming. I was thinking of trying that, but I thought it would be too much. Was it?

[@airbnbgirllaura]

Doing the Lord's work with this video. You've saved me from using less user-friendly editing apps. Thank you!

[@LozVegas]

Thank you for this!! The only guy who gets to the point and makes sense! 👍👊👌😎

[@calvincrane]

Tremendous non 'hack' thank you for sharing. I love iMovie for the simplicity and speed and was exporting to premiere needlessly. Thanks for this.

[@ramblinmama]

Dude, I love you. I've spent an embarrassing amount of time agonizing over this, unsuccessfully fighting with this, etc. Thank you so much.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad I could help!

[@kxhflowers]

Thank you so much! I spent 3 days trying to make my already vertical canva poster into a vertical video and you just explained it in 6 minutes!

[@FamilyFlippers]

Thank you, finally after all these years. Now I know how to do this. Great explanation!

[@daveinla]

This might be the first true hack youtube video that works flawlessly that I never would have thought of on my own. Thank you!

[@digitaleditorial]

My go-to video for making vertical videos in iMovie. Thanks a lot!

[@Rossdink]

I love this guy, he taught me how to do easy but fancy stuff

[@elishaetc]

Exactly what I needed. Quick and to the point, thanks!

[@MarissaDietz]

Very helpful! Vertical clip, centering clip, and adding titles all very useful 😀

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you, glad you appreciated the info!

[@m.betularslan2615]

You are awesome! I was struggling while making reels videos in IMovie and you literally saved my life ㅠㅠ thanks a lot!

[@CassieCSmith]

This is genius! Thank you for sharing this feature as well as other capabilities within this mode. I love your teaching style as well- starting with a “problem” and running through the solution- your tips and features in the second half were enjoyable to watch!

[@gaeangardensbyizabela]

thank you so much! I don't need to struggle with cape cut on my phone anymore, yay!

[@LifeWithTanishaJ]

I literally refer back to this video each time I create a short, just to be sure I followed every step! Thank you for this effective, yet simple detailed tutorial :)

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it helped!

[@CampHappyMail]

Thank you so much for this video! I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out how to make a horizontal into a vertical. I shoot 100% in landscape mode and making shorts has been a nightmare! But your method worked perfectly and I finally have a short that was so much easier than the crazy work around I have been doing! Thank you again!! You just earned me as a subscriber!

[@laboratoriumrealestate]

Excellent! I've watched a handful of your videos now and they have helped me immensely in learning to make videos for my channel. With the clear and concise instruction I always finish ready to take on a new skill. I'll now be adding KZbin shorts to my repertoire thanks to this one.

[@themillionthmemory805]

Awesome, awesome, awesome. I'm a veteran iMovie user and I had no idea you could do this. Thank you one million times.

[@DrTeresaVanWoy]

Excellent video! Very clear and articulate! Thank you!

[@etSanctum_XD]

I can't be more grateful I've always been wanting to upload shorts but I just never knew how can I thank you so so much for this it's gonna change my YT channel life now

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad I could help!

[@pattayabenjavari1364]

This is so useful and explained in the most clear and simple way. Thank you so much !

[@kevinfitzsimons8984]

Super helpful thank you! Plus you have a voice for movie trailers

[@LitBoy420]

Dude, you. are. aweosme. Your presentation, your step by step guiding. You are a master at this. Love it.

[@germacapdevilaivernet9504]

This is gold! Thanks for sharing!

[@platinumdynamite]

Thanks!

[@MacVideoMagic]

You bet! Thank you for the Super Thanks!

[@AaronPetitPianoTutorials]

Amazing! I was told this couldn't be done. You proved that wrong. 10/10 Subscribed!

[@PlainSpeakingMinistries]

Very helpful, and SIMPLE! Thank you!

[@amandaestremera4908]

You are such a concise and clear teacher. Thank you!

[@steepdigitalmarketing]

Great video - super helpful. I used this to make some vertical video ads immediately after watching. Thanks!

[@dreamnit4413]

you are the only person that I found showing how to do this I totally gave you a like!!!!!

[@theodorewallace-vc5tl]

this is the second time I am looking for help with how to do something on iMovie....and you come up clutch, will be checking your channel first from now on

[@sunnybayliving]

Great video! Exactly what I was looking for. Love how clear the steps are.

[@guitarlancer]

This was so helpful!!!! Thank you!

[@AlannaTaylorTobin]

Thank you for this - so helpful!

[@sonjairani]

Very helpful short video, just what I was looking for! Thank you so much!

[@karenlynningalls5851]

Wow - thank you! I've been editing my vertical videos in iMovie using your other method (which is still genius) until now - but how cool that I can do it this way, and add horizontal clips into the mix! This is so helpful - and, as always, thank you for being such a great teacher! You make everything so clear and do-able. :-D

[@MacVideoMagic]

Happy to help!

[@jeffhouse5520]

Perfect and EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it helped!

[@David-jj9qo]

Thanks a lot!!! The only video (and article) I found on how to work with vertical videos in iMovie, that really works! Most of the others say is not possible, or give sketchy or inefficient workarounds!