Answers.Body: <p>This is not a very elegant solution but it works.</p>
  <p>Import your vertical video into iMovie.</p>
  <p>When you have edited, rotate all the clips by 90 degrees</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/VYVOG.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VYVOG.jpg" alt="screengrab" /></a></p>
  <p>Export your video as a horizontal video eg &quot;1080p&quot; mode.</p>
  <p>Open it in Quicktime Player</p>
  <p>Rotate it back again:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/YlPk4.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YlPk4.png" alt="grab2" /></a></p>
  <p>Export it as 1080p.</p>
  <p>The exported video will be rotated correctly:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/sOPe3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sOPe3.jpg" alt="grab3" /></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I shot a video in portrait mode on iphone, and its a mov file with a vertical aspect ratio (ie, when i open it in quicktime, it has no black areas on its sides).</p>
  <p>I open that video in imovie version 10.3.5, and i cut some frames to shorten the video, i then export it as a mp4. Now when i open the mp4, quicktime has black areas on its side.</p>
  <p>I read that i have to first preserve the original ratio by going to crop setting in imovie and select 'Fit', then edit, then export. I did that, and still it comers out with black areas on its side.</p>
  <p>Same when I upload it to Google Video and play it, it plays in a very small window on my phone, whereas the orignal un-edited video plays on full screen veritically on my phone.</p>
  <p>I've spent 8 hours on this and can't fix it.</p>
  <p>How do I edit this video and still have it preserve original aspect ratio?</p>
  
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Title: How to prevent iMovie from changing aspect ratio on a video short in portrait mode?
UserDisplayName: aspect ratio king
ThreadText: # How to prevent iMovie from changing aspect ratio on a video short in portrait mode?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-04)
  
  I shot a video in portrait mode on iphone, and its a mov file with a vertical username_0 ratio (ie, when i open it in quicktime, it has no black areas on its sides).
  
  I open that video in imovie version 10.3.5, and i cut some frames to shorten the video, i then export it as a mp4. Now when i open the mp4, quicktime has black areas on its side.
  
  I read that i have to first preserve the original ratio by going to crop setting in imovie and select 'Fit', then edit, then export. I did that, and still it comers out with black areas on its side.
  
  Same when I upload it to Google Video and play it, it plays in a very small window on my phone, whereas the orignal un-edited video plays on full screen veritically on my phone.
  
  I've spent 8 hours on this and can't fix it.
  
  How do I edit this video and still have it preserve original username_0 ratio?
  
  **Tags:** video, imovie
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-02-04. Score: 1
  
  This is not a very elegant solution but it works.
  
  Import your vertical video into iMovie.
  
  When you have edited, rotate all the clips by 90 degrees
  
  [![screengrab](https://i.sstatic.net/VYVOG.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/VYVOG.jpg)
  
  Export your video as a horizontal video eg "1080p" mode.
  
  Open it in Quicktime Player
  
  Rotate it back again:
  
  [![grab2](https://i.sstatic.net/YlPk4.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/YlPk4.png)
  
  Export it as 1080p.
  
  The exported video will be rotated correctly:
  
  [![grab3](https://i.sstatic.net/sOPe3.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/sOPe3.jpg)
  
  
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