I remember when it was the best player out. I still can't forgive Apple for never expanding Quicktime's capabilities beyond what's expected from it. Still, you taught me something I had never known: Quicktime rotates videos! And also FLIP them! LOL! It has been such a long time since I actually paid attention to Quicktime that it feels good to have some renewed respect for this old friend of mine. I had already checked the new iMovie using my friends Mac and was disappointed that Apple hadn't made any significant changes regarding video format and aspect ratio exporting. So, is there any possibility to edit an iPhone video recorded on the vertical orientation on a Mac and preserve its original aspect ratio once exported? I don't have the newest iMovie version, but I'd consider getting it if it offers the possibility of exporting videos in that iPhone format. BTW, I do not own iMovie for iOS so it's out of question to consider using that.

not to mention that its file size will end up being much bigger than what it would be if I were able to preserve the original iPhone video aspect. But imagine this: I will end up with a video that has two 'black bars' on the sides. If I import them to iMovie, I will end up having to choose either widescreen or full screen aspect ratio once I'm ready to export my final project. My problem is: I have some videos I need to edit and they were recorded on that vertical position! Cropping is not an option. Everyone of you is very familiar with two possibilities for video orientation when recording with your iPhones (or any smartphone, really): you can either record stuff by holding your iPhone up vertically OR horizontally - the later offers a more classic video format viewing experience once you play it on a TV/computer screen because it will literally fill out all of your plasma screen.

How to make a vertical video in imovie