Vertical Picture-in-Picture with imovie '11

I'm trying to add a verticle photo via PiP but can't figure out how to show the whole photo without using "fit" which results in black bars on both sides of the photo. I don't want to rotate the photo nor do I want ken burns movement. I just want to add a verticle picture to my imovie project with the typical 16:9 ratio. Is this possible and if so, how do I do it?

The quick answer is that you can't do this. However, Karsten Schlüter has come up with a solution, which he describes in this post.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21894399#21894399

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I just got QT pro. I just dont know what it's good for!
Its uses are many and varied -- depending on the skill and imagination of the user.
I was told that I would be able to put 2 to 3 clips in the same frame for my imovies.
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I suspect none of these things are possible
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