How To Edit Vertical Video on iMovie Mac

[@ProjectMind-kw9sp]

Omg! You're a Genius. I've searched and searched and searched. Nowhere on this platform. Thank you for being born into this world. You've have changed my life with this video. Great content. You've also earned a new Subscriber. A million thanks!

[@markhoffman9655]

Finally someone who explained this in a simple way!

[@BeeVargaTheHulahooper]

Omg! This info is priceless! So many others show you have to edit in landscape and then rotate in QuickTime... like if there wasn't already enough steps to create a video and it already takes forever ... this is massively helpful! Thank you 🙏👌🧡🧡🧡

[@veentic]

This is the best advice on the internet about this topic, all other advices are use your phone or save flipped sideway video than use other app to flip again BS ways. Top advice, thanks again!

[@ScottMillerCoaching]

Great job! I've seen other videos on this topic, but this is the best so far. Short, to the point, and it shows a simple way of editing and exporting these videos.

[@VideoZeus]

I appreciate the kudos - glad to assist you!

[@postgradfit3084]

Thank you for looking into what "app preview" was and finding the work around to the limitations.

[@BrandonTran]

Nice! Life saver. I was using my phone, rotating videos side ways, editing them in imovie, rotating back. What a mess. Finally. Thank you for saving my life!

[@MakeMeScientific]

thank you very much

[@nagrain]

Thank you, just what I needed. I don't really shoot vertical vids but realize most contents are viewed on phones these days so I wanted to give it a shot. Saved me a ton of money and time

[@Rovewood]

Thanks so much this saved me a ton of time

[@KevinCastleMusic]

Mind blowing that this wouldn’t be an automatic easy step. But thank you so much for giving us the hack!

[@VideoZeus]

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[@HelenAvery]

THIS IS AWESOME! Thank you! I've been looking all over for this info and it's been right here, and I'm even subscribed. I hope the KZbin algo figures this out and promotes it more...seriously, I've been experimenting for a month and finally found this!

[@dwieb]

Oh. My. God. Ive been trying to figure this out for waaaayyyyy longer than I would like to admit! Thank you so much!

[@DavidTschoepe]

Wow. Who knew? Thanks a bunch for this tutorial.

[@AerialYoga-Goddess]

thank you! wow this is going to change my life

[@nicolashuljich2]

Absolutely amazing, thank you so much, from Puerto Rico!

[@SSRJ222]

Hi Brian thanx so much this video is super helpful! Nobody has taught this before...I only film vertically using my iPhone...my budget for now. I’m still learning how to use iMovie so any iMovie tutorials especially using the App would be awesome. I appreciate u Dude ⚡️💯

[@VideoZeus]

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[@darindelgardo507]

Perfect instructions, straight to the point. Great Job!

[@LidZLife]

Saved me so much time. Thanks

[@nikcateyourpvrealtors7079]

I LOVED this - thank you, thank you! So many other video tutorials drone on and on about who knows what until 2 min into it. This was perfect!

[@Victoriangarters]

OMG this is brilliant. You saved my life. thank you

[@GustavoHerediaDeiters]

Excellent tips. Thank you!!!

[@ezraplaygames]

thank you so much!!!! it helped a lot

[@niclasharitos]

That's sick!! It worked and it made my life soooo much easier lol. I appreciate you!!

[@VideoZeus]

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[@victorialazareva]

Thank you so much for the tutorial! 👍🏽This is exactly what I have been looking for as rotating the video won't suit my purposes because I need to add subtitles to my vertical video.

[@DanFaberVocalStudio]

This is exactly what I needed! Thanks!

[@BitesizePiano]

Thank you, this was so clear and helpful! ❤️

[@simonwilliams3227]

Thank you so much for this. I was having a ton of trouble trying to edit verticals videos. You’ve got a new subscriber!!

[@PearlEscapes]

Thanks! So useful! Experimenting with some stuff for shorts and this is helpful!

[@petebuckney]

Brilliant - just what I needed - how come none of the other sites answering this question seem to know about this?

[@ChristopherVogelmann]

Thanks for the additional editing option. Definitely worth subscribing to you.

[@DesignerChameleon]

Short and to the point... perfect. Thank you!

[@KatherineRoyStudio]

Super, super helpful. THANK YOU.

[@ReinisMusic]

Thanks man! Very useful! One point, though, that I realise only now: if I import video files that the computer views as natively horizontal (such as when filmed with camcorder, even if it was held vertically) and I turn those horizontal videos to vertical in iMovie, iMovie will still keep the black wings in the export. Now I am going back to verticalise my videos BEFORE importing them and will do all the montage again -- and then hopefully your advice works!

[@VideoZeus]

You’re welcome. Starting a new project as a App Preview will only output vertical. If you’re editing vertical in a regular project you’ll have to crop out the black wings.

[@wessier8097]

Thank you so much!!! This is just what I was looking for. Very much appreciate it! 🙏🙏

[@ZackTuNan]

It only works for the iphone video. The videos shot with camera doesn't work. I did shoot in vertical. Can you explain how?

[@billtruttschel]

What if I have a regular video that I want to crop and make into a vertical video? Can I do this in iMovie?

[@stephensilides5634]

great tip this is sick especially now that everything is a reel

[@thecelebrationco2886]

My iMovie only seems to export as 1600 x 1200. Any idea how I can change that?

[@payloaddigital4078]

this video was so helpful! thank you

[@LivingInTheKaliYogurt]

What if you don't have any vertical videos to import to begin with? how are you supposed to do this in imovie then?

[@VideoZeus]

You can record vertical footage with your phone, then import that into iMovie

[@martychills817]

It recognizes that it's a vertical video in "my media" but when I drag the video down to edit it rotates it w weird way and has a stretched blurred affect that I can't seem to rotate /: I filmed vertically with a digital camera and using ingredients an SD card to transfer the video files. Please help

[@VideoZeus]

Rotate prior to importing in iMovie - support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/perform-quick-actions-in-the-finder-on-mac-mchl97ff9142/mac#:~:text=Control%2Dclick%20the%20file%2C%20then,to%20continue%20rotating%20the%20item.

[@omantra9250]

Subscribed for helping me. Appreciate your work ❤️🙏🏼:)

[@thepodcasthaven]

this is great, was searching for something like this.

[@stevenburton7922]

Any way to do this with imovie 9.0.9? I don't see the app in the drop down like yours.

[@Dumpsterbroz]

Just the information I needed! Thank you sir!

[@NoellaScott]

Fantastic, thanks! You'd think Apple would make this a priority considering the explosion of demand for vertical videos for years now...

[@CandidClara]

Thank you, this was SO helpful!

[@MaskedGorilla]

You can also just export in horizontal, drag it into keynote with a vertical template and the black bars hanging off, and export that.

[@VasilKlisarski]

Extremely helpful video.

[@Simplyjustjessxoxo]

wow, thanks so much this really helped me

[@annabelmaud]

This is SO HELPFUL thank you!!

[@schatzsucher]

THANK YOU!

[@AnushkaMaheshwari]

Thanks! This helped me so much

[@DesouZaDZ]

I-As per the instructions it works well, but unfortunately it doesn't export in 4K quality.

[@SlavaAnimado]

thanks man, you saved my $20/month )))

[@gutocarvalho]

Perfect!! Thanks very much!!

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GREAT VIDEO.

[@ElmerFerrer]

THANKS!!! Subscribed!

[@danielleleblanc7033]

Right on!!! Thanks for the info 👍

[@sharlitdeyzac5481]

Thank youuuuu 🎉

[@umamanhamelhor4576]

perfect dude... priceless, thanks for share

[@The.woman.in.the.high.castle]

Hm... I'm a bit confused. When I try to put the finished clip with no black background edges into iMovie, I have the same problem and the video still has the black to the sides. any advice?

[@أفلاكالأفكار]

Thank you so much!!!

[@KartLife]

Thanks, very helpful!

[@SnoopyDoofie]

Another way to create vertical videos is just to create a normal horizontal video and then use a tool like ffmpeg to crop the video into a portrait size. The advantage is that you can use all the video effects in iMovie without having to use the hack described in this video. ffmpeg is also free.

[@omantra9250]

Very very very helpful video 👏

[@morazvl]

that really helped tnx!

[@PutuAdi_id]

thank you very much sir!

[@paulaceleste4279]

So helpful! Thanks 🙏

[@heatherakpan5184]

So helpful

[@lifeinmenifeewithclaudia]

OMG THANK YOU. SO MUCH!

[@nigelcarren]

Cheers mate! 👍🏆🇬🇧

[@LuceTurkey]

Thanks :)

[@mootoncreatorcreator9572]

Great!!! Thanks

[@mduncanvm]

THX excellent! :)

[@VideoZeus]

Glad it helped!

[@coachcartermichael]

awesome! thank you!

[@pammellamejia4181]

Thx a lot! 😉

[@human_biomed]

Thanks

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Perfect 👍

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helpful content

[@eldadlevihevroni]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!! 🙏🏽😊

[@cyupiid]

TY

[@LIttleMissNightmare]

Amazing can this not be done on your mobile?

[@VideoZeus]

It can be done on iMovie for iPhone, but it’s a little bit different. I’ll make a video showing how to.

[@LIttleMissNightmare]

@@VideoZeus brilliant thank you 🙏

[@SGLEET]

@@VideoZeus hi, have you made the video?

[@VideoZeus]

Plan to this week - I’ve been traveling 🧭

[@dionoliveira4058]

Thanks ;-)

[@alessandrodinicolamarketing]

gr8 content

[@nuggetthegecko3552]

Thanks

[@mikegoedde4280]

Umm, you didn't show us how to do this in iMovie on iPhone. I don't own a mac and want to do this on my iphone. Possible???

[@johntorres549]

I don't understand why Imovie doesn't make it easier to work with vertical vids. lol

[@wychwoodmusic]

Jesus Christ, you just saved my life. Wish I'd come here a year earlier is all

[@douglasoliver569]

What if your video is finished editing in horizontal, can you paste it in the vertical the new app preview?

[@douglasoliver569]

For anyone wondering, select all clips & audio, copy then paste in the new app preview with a clip that's vertical and cropped so it pastes seamlessly.

[@NeetBird]

@@douglasoliver569 Thanks dude I tried without the vertical clip

[@jebba2082]

How do I do this on iPhone

[@letayfassad]

hey there, while exporting it only gives me the option of 1200 x 1600 resolution :S what did I got grown? its a way to fix it without having to start again my movie?

[@letayfassad]

thanks! regards

[@lordflashheart7427]

why is is tis hard why can you not just drag the video to full screen ....

[@E30Update]

boom

[@eliezersalazar4361]

Did not work

[@VideoZeus]

Which part?

[@amirah_costa]

Your thumbnail shows you holding a phone, but in the vide you use a Mac 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@INFLUENCEURS-RICHES-YOUTUBE]

Thank you so much ans greetings from Switzerland !!!! :)

[@annak9305]

Thank you!