Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 45)

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6 When you like the way it looks, click Done.
You’ll see a crop icon at the beginning of the clip. The same crop icon represents a clip
that has been simply cropped or rotated, or to which the Ken Burns effect has been
added.
Click the crop icon to change or remove the crop at any time. You can remove the Ken
Burns effect and restore your video to the original size at any time by opening the crop
editor and clicking Fit.
You can also rotate an image in iMovie. To learn how, search for topics about rotating
images in iMovie Help.
Step 5: Share Your Movie
With iMovie, you can share your movie in several ways specially formatted for viewing
on the web, your computer, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, or other device. You can even
publish your finished movie directly to your MobileMe Gallery or to YouTube. No matter
which way you choose to view your movie, iMovie makes it easy to export a movie file
in the proper format.
In this step you’ll render your movies in any of four sizes, suitable for most purposes.
Publishing for Viewing on Your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV
If you want to watch your movie on your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV, you must first send
your finished movie to iTunes.
Crop icon
Rotating and Cropping Images
The rotation buttons that appear when you crop images or apply the Ken Burns
effect allow you to change the orientation of the image by 90 degree increments.
If you have a photo or video that was shot with the camera turned sideways, this
allows you to set it straight again.
Likewise, you can crop photos or video that don’t fit the aspect ratio you’ve chosen
for your project. When you export your movie, it will fit the dimensions of the widest
video or photos you’ve included in it, causing “pillar boxing” or “letterboxing.”
Cropping photos and video to fit the same dimensions can prevent this.