Advanced Crop is a plugin designed for iMovie that offers advanced cropping options for video editing.
- Blending with cropped parts (100 levels)
- Setting lower and upper blend limits
- Inverting selection (for "holes")
- Mixing a background picture into cropped parts
- Cropping any shape from your clip
- Cropping your clip to any shape
- Highlighting parts of your clip (using blend-back)
- Darkening parts of your clip (using blend-back)
- Making space for letters, chroma-keying areas
- Inserting logos into cropped areas
It's worth noting that there is a free, much simpler version of this plug-in available as well. However, there are some limitations to keep in mind:
- Because of a limitation in iMovie, you cannot alter the actual size of the clip. Anything you crop off will be set to a user-selectable background color or picture.
- In demo mode, the plug-in watermarks the clip with a "please register" message. However, it functions identically to the registered version.
Overall, I found "Advanced Crop" to be a useful and versatile tool for anyone who works with iMovie. It's easy to use and offers a wide range of options for cropping and editing your clips. However, be aware of the limitations I mentioned before making your purchase. To use this plug-in, you'll need Mac OS X 10.1 or later and iMovie 3.
Version 1.0: N/A