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pmargot1 Author

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iMovie only exporting in 720p

I've been struggling to export a video to 1080p but iMovie will only let me go to 720. I tried the trick of uploading a 1080p clip in the beginning, did all of the steps correctly, and it won't register 1080p clips as 1080p or let me export them. I reset my iMovie, too, deleted all of its preferences and restarted the program/my computer several times. I'm looking for a different trick or some way to get it through my computer's head that I'm putting in 1080p clips!!!

Posted on Nov 26, 2022 4:57 PM

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Rich839

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Posted on Nov 26, 2022 6:16 PM

To cover the bases, the project resolution is set to the resolution of the very first video clip placed into a newly created project (a project that never has had any clips previously placed in it). So, place a known 1080p clip as the first clip ever placed in the project. You can delete it later. Then you will be given a 1080p export option.

Be sure to verify that the first clip is in fact a 1080 clip.

— Rich

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