Click the Cropping button to reveal the cropping options.After exporting to file you can rotate back using Quicktime Player, Handbrake or similar. Select the clip or photo in the browser or timeline. You could rotate the video onto its side after putting it into the timeline and edit that, though you would not be able to use any titles.If you do not want the automatic cropping or the Ken Burns effect, follow the steps below: This effect may be applied automatically, depending on your settings. You may be seeing the Ken Burns effect if your video appears to zoom in to or out of the clip.iMovie will automatically crop your video to fit the full 16:9 frame if you are adding a 4:3 standard-definition video clip to a 16:9 high-definition iMovie project.IMovie may crop your videos because one of the following may be happening:

In this article, I will explain why this is happening and how you can fix it. However, some users feel that iMovie crops videos automatically, causing a final product that does not have the ideal aspect ratio. Cropping is actually a process of trimming, deleting or adjusting the frame edges (top, bottom, left or right) to remove the unwanted details so that a professional feel is achieved. When you export your iMovie projects, you may notice that your videos seem like they have been cropped, and some important details from the edges of the video content are missing.

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