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I have just imported my first video to iMovie, and this is what I'm trying to do:
The video is a recording of my sister singing a song at her school. At the bottom of the screen there are people's heads, and on both sides of my sister there are large areas of empty space. Basically what I want to do is 'zoom' in far enough or crop the image (in the photo-editing sense) so I can get rid of all the unwanted space on screen (she is standing in a stationary position, so I could select a single area that would apply to all frames).
I'm trying to phrase my intentions the best I can, but my vocabulary in this matter is rather limited.
Any tips on how to do this?
Thanks a lot,
Kevin

Hi liquidspaces - welcome to the forum!
There are plug-ins that will do what you want - for example, see:
http://www.stupendous-software.com/Stupendous/CropsZooms/Pages/index.html
You must remember that zooming your movie will reduce its quality significantly. Generally, it is not a good idea!

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