Using Imovie On Iphone
How to use iMovie on iPhone to create a Movie After you download iMovie from the App Store and open it for the first time, you’ll get a prompt asking you to choose between working on a Movie or a Trailer. The latter is a fun feature that puts a few clips together into a Hollywood-style movie trailer. IMovie allows you to use the 3D Touch capabilities on iPhone 6s and above to quickly start a new project from the Home Screen or Peek at a movie from the Projects browser. You can choose from 8 unique themes for your movie, all of which have matching titles, transitions, and music. If your songs are saved on computer, you can follow this guide to add music from PC, Mac to iPhone. So long as the music is on your iPhone, you can import it while editing the video using iMovie on iPhone. Add music to videos in iMovie. Start iMovie app on iPhone, create a new project or select the project you want to add the music to. Start iMovie app on iPhone, create a new project or select the project you want to add the music to.
iMovie is great for creating cool movies with a number of superior editing tools. However, the movie maker app has only seven pre-defined music themes. Besides, all the available music themes are too short (less than one minute) to give your long videos the needed flair. But, worry not! There are a number of sites from where you can download and add royalty free music to iMovie on your iPhone and iPad.
Once you have downloaded your favorite videos on your Mac or Windows PC, you can easily transfer them to your iOS device using iCloud Music Library or iCloud Drive. Let me show you how it works the right way!
How to Download and Add Royalty Free Music to iMovie on iPhone and iPad
How to Download Royalty Free Music from YouTube Audio Library on Mac or Windows PC
There are several sites like Shutterstock, Incompetech, ccmixter and Mobygratis from where you can download royalty free music. But I like YouTube as it’s more famous and contains a huge audio library of music.
Step #1. Launch YouTube on your computer and then click on the user icon at the top right corner.
Step #2. Now, you need to select Creator Studio.
Step #3. Next, click on Create from the menu on the left.
Step #4. Next up, search and download a cool music from the audio library.
How to Use iCloud Drive to Add Royalty-free Music to iMovie on iPhone and iPad
Step #1. Go to the downloaded song on your Mac. Then, drag and drop it to iCloud Drive. (If you can’t find iCloud drive in sidebar, head over to this post.)
Step #2. Launch iMovie app on your iPhone and open the project. Then, you need to tap on Movie → Create Movie.
Or Tap on edit any existing project.
Step #3. Now, you have to tap the Add button and choose iCloud Drive.
Step #4. Next, you need to tap the audio item to add it to your project.
How to Use iCloud Music Library to Add Royalty-free Music to iMovie for iPhone and iPad
Make sure iCloud Music Library is enabled both on your Mac and your iOS device. On Mac, go to iTunes → iTunes menu → Preferences → and enable iCloud Music Library.
On your iOS device, open Settings app → Music → and enable iCloud Music Library.
Step #1. Head over to the song you have saved on your Mac. Then, open it in iTunes.
Step #2. Now, launch the Music app on your iOS device → Locate the song you have just added. Simply go to the Recently Added to find it quickly → Tap on the Download icon.
Step #3. Once it’s been downloaded, open iMovie app → tap on project button → tap on Movie → tap on Create Movie.
Or Tap on Edit any existing project.
Step #4. Tap the Add button (+) and then select Audio.
Step #5. Tap on the Songs section and locate the song in question.
Step #6. Tap on the song to preview it, and tap on Use to insert it into your project.
Your Take?
Now, use these tips to create sensational videos using iMovie on your iOS device!
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Summary: This post provides you easy guides on how to change aspect ratio in iMovie on iPhone, iPad and Mac. You will also be presented with useful tips, like creating a vertical/square video with iMovie.
What is aspect ratio? Video aspect ratio decides how the video looks like on your video players. To have a pleasant viewing experience, you're supposed to ensure a suitable video aspect ratio for your device.
The problem is your iPhone videos (recorded by iPhone or saved from online sites) vary a lot in aspect ratio. Some may be recorded horizontally in 16:9 resolutions, some at the vertical direction with 9:16, and others feature with a 1:1 square. Mostly, they're required to be changed in aspect ratio to best suit your gadget or video sharing platforms.
How to resize iPhone videos? Use iMovie to freely change picture size on iPhone by cropping. Note that you can only crop video into 16:9 in iMovie. To change aspect ratio of iPhone videos among 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 9:16, 4:5, 2:3, etc at no cost, use desktop video editing software, like VideoProc.
Jump to One of the Three Ways to Change iMovie Aspect Ratio Now!
- Way 1: How to change aspect ratio in iMovie on iPhone/iPad?
- Way 2: How to change aspect ratio in iMovie 10 on Mac?
- Way 3: How to change aspect ratio on Windows/macOS to 16:9:, 4:3, 1:1 without cropping?
- Bonus Tip: How to make a vertical/square video in iMovie on iPhone/iPad?
Way 1: How to Change iPhone Video Aspect Ratio in iMovie on iPhone/iPad?
Honestly speaking, the video aspect ratio conversion is as easy as ABC. It's just that you might fail to find the feature therein, unless you have read iMovie tutorial or have certain experience on it. It's somewhere veiled. Anyway, follow the below guide to change iMovie aspect ratio by cropping on iPhone/iPad.
Step 1: Load your iPhone/iPad video.
Fire up iMovie on your iPhone, click Projects > + Create Project > choose Movie in the New Project window. Then tap Create Movie to import video from iPhone to iMovie.
Step 2: Enable video cropping feature in iMovie.
Pitch on the video timeline section as the below picture shows after your input is successfully imported. Afterwards, the hidden video editing toolbox will show up under the timeline section, together with a magnifier icon with 'Pinch to zoom' text at the upper right corner.
Step 3: Change iPhone/iPad video aspect ratio.
Click the magnifier icon and then you're allowed to pinch to zoom your iPhone video and change aspect ratio using your fingers. When it's completed, hit Done. Now select the sharing button (with an upwards arrow in a box) > tap Save Video to download the video to your iPhone camera roll.
Attention! iMovie Only Changes Aspect Ratio to 16:9
iMovie for iOS is capable of changing aspect ratio to certain degree. Yet, it's far from perfection. There are still many gripes posted by iMovie users. We just select two most concerned problems during aspect ratio conversion.
1. iMovie doesn't provide the specific aspect ratio options for users to select from, e.g., the preset profiles for 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5. Most users have no idea about the exact aspect ratio of output and can't ensure if the output satisfy the playback platform requirements after zooming in/out their iPhone video.
2. iMovie uses 'Crop' to convert aspect ratio only. However, when it comes to crop video, there must be some pictures being cut off on both sides or top/bottom borders. About half of the users can't tolerate this one.
Way 2. How to Change Aspect Ratio in iMovie 10 on Mac?
Let's say you already make a rough cut to your footage on iPhone and you would share the project file with other people or to different devices for further editing, you can move the project file from iPhone to iPad via AirDrop or iCloud, or send the project file from iPhone, iPad to a Mac using AirDrop or iCloud.
Let's start by making sure we're all on the same page. Apple has already canceled the Aspect Ratio option in iMovie 10 Project Properties. While you still can Google the answers that say go to 'File > Project Properties > Aspect Ratio', and change the aspect ratio to 16:9 or 4:3 in iMovie for Mac.
However, it is invalid on your Mac. The only workable solution is to enable the crop feature in Mac iMovie to change the size of your video screen, but at a fixed aspect ratio of 16:9.
Step 1: Launch iMovie 10 and create a new project.
When iMovie is launched, you should start with creating a new project. Head over to the Plus icon on the top-left corner > select the Movie Mode > choose a template for your footage.
Step 2: Select a clip you want to crop.
Select a clip from the Project Media or in the timeline area > head to the Crop option in the toolbar above the viewer.
Step 3: Select an area you want to crop in the viewer.
If you're going to crop a clip form the Project Media, you will select the Crop button at the top-left of the viewer > select an area you want to crop with the white rectangle on the viewer > and click the Blue Tick on the top-right corner to apply your works.
If you're going to crop a clip in the timeline, you will select the Crop to Fill at the top-left of the viewer > select an area you want to crop with the white rectangle on the viewer > and click the Blue Tick on the top-right corner to apply your works.
Plus: Why is iMovie cropping my video?
Sometimes, iMovie will crop the top and/or bottom of your portrait video – in this you need to change Portrait Mode to Landscape Mode before importing the video. Sometimes, iMovie will change your aspect ratio if you add more than one video at one time on your Mac. It will make the aspect ratio of your previously added video as default. To prevent the second video from being cropped, you need to uncheck the Fit option.
Way 3. How to Change Video Aspect Ratio to More Than 16:9?
Instead of 16:9, if what you want is to change aspect ratio to 4:3 or 1:1, then iMovie can't do that for you. Simply import your clips to computer, and you will have some free alternative video croppers to iMovie, among which VideoProc, a versatile and simple video editor software, is worth trying.
What can VideoProc help you in video aspect ratio changing?
1. More video aspect ratio options to choose from: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 4:5, 2:1, 2:3, 2.35:1, 2.21:1, etc, helping you convert iPhone video aspect ratio for fitting in snapchat, instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and more.
2. Change aspect ratio without cropping. If you shoot in 16:9, and want to show your video in 16:9, but have to resize it to 1:1 for uploading, VideoProc can do it perfectly, without quality degrading. It would bring full frame up, by adding black borders to the sides or top/bottom mostly. No image detail will be removed.
3. Being basic is a part of the reason iMovie is so handy to use. But sometimes, video editing is more than 'basic'. VideoProc does it well in both feature and ease of use. Other than changing aspect ratio, you can crop, cut and rotate video. Want magic refinning? Denoise, stabilization, and filters options are at your disposal. Best of all, it allows you to re-encode large video in 4K to make file smaller.
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After the installation, transfer iPhone video to computer using USB via Photos, cloud storage service or 3rd party iPhone managers. Afterwards, launch VideoProc on your desktop, and get down to the business.
Step 1: Import an iPhone Video.
Tap the Video icon > select + Video at the main menu > load your local or iPhone video footage from PC or Mac.
Step 2: Reset Your iPhone Video Aspect Ratio.
Option 1. Change aspect ratio without cropping and distortion (recommended)
In the same Format panel, move to Video Codec Options > Resolution > Custom. Take converting aspect ratio from 16:9 to 1:1 of a 1280x720 video as an example here. Manually set the resolution to 1280x1280 > check the Expand Video box > Done and RUN. Remember the aspect ratio should be kept original.
Option 2. Change aspect ratio without cropping
Find and click Codec Option button at the right corner of the video info bar. In the pop-up video parameter settings window: go to Video Codec Options > Aspect Ratio > choose an aspect ratio by unfolding the options. Remember that simply resetting aspect ratio may lead to image distortion.
Option 3. Change aspect ratio by cropping
This time, switch from 'Format' tab to 'Edit Video', and go to Crop > Enable Crop > Preset > choose an aspect ratio in the dropdown list. Or drag to resize the image manually.
Step 3: Start running.
Now give the last hit on the RUN button, and VideoProc's processing engine will go into action to change your iPhone video aspect ratio. If your engine allows, enable GPU hardware acceleration to boost the speed. Seconds or minutes later, you would get your desired outputs.
As we mentioned above, this iMovie alternative has more skills than you imagine. If you wanna polish your iPhone video for uploading to snapchat, Instagram, YouTube to share with friends and attract more fans, VideoProc gives you all you need. Give it a whirl to enrich your works!
What's More? Rotate Video in iMovie on iPhone if Needed
Video dimensions supported by iMovie include 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720, 960 x 540, 854 x 480. But now more and more videos shot by iPhone are vertical, and iMovie does not have a Rotate button.
Editing Imovie On Iphone
To edit a vertical (portrait) video on iMovie, you need to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise (90 degrees) with your two fingers. Then the vertical video will become horizontal (landscape), but the image orientation will also be changed. You can also use your fingers to zoom in and zoom out to change your video screen size.
How To Use Imovie On Mac
Step 1. Create a project and load the video to iMovie. Then tap the timeline to select a clip.
Step 2. Use two fingers to rotate the direction of your video.
Step 3. To make a square video, you can first rotate the video vertically, then Pinch to zoom it to square.
Step 4. Hit Done to export the vertical video.
Using Imovie On Iphone 7
Note that iMovie still keeps the aspect ratio at 16:9 so that it auto-adds pillarbox (black bars placed on the sides) or letterbox (black bars above and below) to your vertical video.