Movie Dimensions

In iMovie 08, who (or what) decides the movie dimensions?
Sorry if this is a really dumb question.

When you import video, it will be imported in the same dimensions as the source, and it will stay that way.
When you start a project, you will be able to set the dimensions.
The EVENT files contain what you imported. You drag the parts that you want to a PROJECT to create a movie. The Project does not duplicate the stuff that is in the event. It just has pointers back to the Event files to get what it needs.

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.mov dimensions

i am trying to create .mov file from imovieHD. under share, if i choose quicktime, full quality, it gives me a dv extension, and the movie dimensions are the same size. however, i am trying to share this with the windows format and give it to someone who has trouble reading .dv. i choose quicktime, cd quality, and although i get the .mov format, the dimensions for the movie are smaller. is there anyway i can create a .mov file that are the same dimentions as my movie in imovie???
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Second when I try to export the edited version using Export using QuickTime, the dimensions are all messed up. I tried using Export Size -> Custom -> 320x460 -> Fit Within Dimensions, but that just changes the size of the output; it's still 'zoomed in' and missing half of the frame.
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When you start a project, you will be able to set the dimensions.
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Hello,
I have an swf movie with a couple scenes and content.
Recently I've been asked to enlarge the movie, ... but then I need
to center all the content on the stage. I am looking for help in
finding a setting or control or general experience on how to
enlarge / increase the dimensions of a movie from the center, not
from the top left corner. Currently if I punch in some new
dimension, the movie enlarges from the top left; isn't there some
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'fraid not. But there are a few other solutions, you could
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OR if you don't want that, then you can use the 'Edit all
Frames' function, where you can then 'center' all of the contents
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size. There has been disscusion on this process recently within the
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Lets say for example.
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http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/QTFF/QTFFPreface/chapter1_section1.html
...and may God have mercy on your soul!
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