How to Stretch Video in Movavi Video Editor

I've used many different video editors over the years since I got into video creation and video marketing. For the past couple of years, I've stuck with Movavi Video Editor as my main video editing software.

One of the main reasons I like Movavi is because it's simple to use, but at the same time it has some really useful video editing features. I'm using one of the older versions of Movavi and it works great for the types of videos that I create.

In this particular blog post, I'm going to share How to Stretch a 4:3 aspect ratio video to a 16:9 aspect ratio video. Bear in mind that this particular feature is not available in the newer versions of Movavi. So if you're using the latest version, you may not have this feature.

That being said, all hope is not lost. You can still manually stretch your 4:3 aspect ratio video to a 16:9 aspect ratio video. And further down this blog post, you will find a video tutorial where I show you how to manually stretch your MP4 video using Movavi.

So first let me start by showing you how to stretch a 4:3 aspect ratio video to a 16:9 aspect ratio video using the built-in Project Settings feature in the older version of Movavi.

One way to covert a 4:3 video to a 16:9 video is to use the Crop Tool in Movavi. However, using this method, you will lose some of the content in the video. If you’d like keep all the content and just stretch the video, you will need to use the Stretch option under Project Settings. In order to do so, follow these steps:

1. Add the video to Movavi using the Add Media button;
2. Click the Edit button, in the Project Settings section (below the timeline);
3. Set the resolution of the video (I used 1280x720p in this example);
4. Under Framing, choose Stretch and click OK;
5. and finally, render the video using the Export button.

If you prefer video instructions, watch this video tutorial on How to Stretch a Video in Movavi video editor in which I walk you through the process step-by-step:

Like I said earlier, if you're using the latest version of Movavi video editor, then most probably you won't have the Project Settings option. In this case, you will have to manually stretch your video. You can check this tutorial below to do so. Bear in mind that this tutorial below is just a rough tutorial I created for one of my YouTube viewers who requested it:

I don't know why the Movavi team removed this Project Settings feature in the new versions. I find it very useful and so I've contacted them and asked them to add it back. I would appreciate if you could also contact Movavi and ask them to add this feature back in their latest version. The more users contact them, the more likely they are to add this feature back.

Well, hope you found this tutorial useful. You will find many more Movavi video tutorials as well as my Movavi Review on my YouTube channel. If you have a request for a specific tutorial, please let me know and I will do my best to create it.

Also, if you don't yet have Movavi Video Editor, you can get up to 30% discount. Check the links below to avail of these special prices. The 30% offer is for a limited time:

• Movavi Video SUITE (Special 20% OFF)
• Movavi Video EDITOR PLUS (Special 20% OFF)
• Movavi Video EDITOR Limited Time Discount (30% OFF)

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below. Thanks for stopping by and happy video editing!

AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER: If you use the links above to purchase any of the Movavi products. I may earn a commission as an affiliate marketer from reputable companies like Avangate, Amazon, JVZoo and the like. This recommendation and review is based on my firsthand experience using the mentioned products myself.

CREDITS: Movavi logo and screenshots are copyright protected used with permission | Any images, graphics, video clips used in this video belong to Anthony Godinho or are licensed for commercial purposes and used with permission | Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries | Video Created Using BSR Screen Recorder 6.0 (commercial use rights) | Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners | Video Produced by Anthony Godinho, Internet Marketer, YouTube Partner & Blogger

How to Add Freeze Frame in Movavi Video Editor

Over the past few years, I've used a variety of video editors to create videos including from some big name brands like Camtasia, Adobe, Hitfilm and others.

The type of video editor you use will largely depend on the types of videos you create. Most of my videos are tutorial-type videos or short promotional product or review videos.

One thing that I always like to do is keep things simple in whatever I do. In terms of video editing, I chose to go with Movavi because it's simplistic, easy-to-learn and use. Yet, it's powerful enough to tackle fairly complex video editing work.

Movavi Video Editor has many different editing features, including being able to add filters, transitions, text animations and annotations, panning and zooming, adding watermarks as well as, the green screen or chroma key feature.

In this blog post, I will showcase the Freeze Frame feature. This video editing feature is particularly useful when you want pause the video to highlight or bring attention to a particular point you're trying to make in the video. I've created a video tutorial on How to Add a Freeze Frame in Movavi Video Editor below. You will also find written instructions further down below:

When you add a freeze frame to a video, it adds a still image to pause the video and then resume video playback. You can add a freeze frame at the beginning, middle or end of the video. In the above video tutorial, I showcase two different examples. In example 1, I add a freeze frame at the beginning; and in example 2, I add a freeze frame at the start of the video.

Here are the steps to follow to add a freeze frame to your video:

1. Import your video on the main track;
2. Place the play-head at the appropriate position;
3. Right-click on the play-head and choose Insert Freeze Frame;
4. and finally, adjust the duration of the freeze frame.

Once you add the freeze frame, you can adjust the the duration by dragging the edges. You can also add filters, animated text, and annotations to the still image. You can use your creativity to use this feature in different situations in your video editing. Below is one example of how I used the freeze frame to create this sketch-to-video effect:

Below is an example of how I used the #FreezeFrame feature in #Movavi video editor to create a Sketch-to-Video effect. You can learn #HowTo add a Freeze Frame in Movavi: https://t.co/KfcztcvhRY pic.twitter.com/LCQpGivYTz

— Anthony Godinho 🍁 (@ajgodinho) June 1, 2019

Well, hope you found this tutorial useful. You will find many more Movavi Video Tutorials as well as my Movavi Review on my YouTube channel. If you have a request for a specific tutorial, please let me know and I will do my best to create it.

Also, if you don't yet have Movavi Video Editor, you can get up to 30% discount. Check the links below to avail of these special prices. The 30% offer is for a limited time:

• Movavi Video SUITE (Special 20% OFF)
• Movavi Video EDITOR PLUS (Special 20% OFF)
• Movavi Video EDITOR Limited Time Discount (30% OFF)

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below. Thanks for stopping by and happy editing!

AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER: If you use the links above to purchase any of the Movavi products. I may earn a commission as an affiliate marketer from reputable companies like Avangate, Amazon, JVZoo and the like. This recommendation and review is based on my firsthand experience using the mentioned products myself.

CREDITS: Movavi logo and screenshots are copyright protected used with permission | Any images, graphics, video clips used in this video belong to Anthony Godinho or are licensed for commercial purposes and used with permission | Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries | Video Created Using BSR Screen Recorder 6.0 (commercial use rights) | Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners | Video Produced by Anthony Godinho, Internet Marketer, YouTube Partner & Blogger

How to Add Cinematic Bars in Movavi Video Editor

Movavi Video Editor has been one of my favorite video editing software in the past few years. I've used several different video editors since I started creating videos many years ago. Some of the big names include Adobe, Camtasia, Hitfilm and others.

Generally-speaking, video editing is a very broad term and the type of video editing software that you use will really depend on the types of videos you create.

In my case, I create simple and straightforward tutorial-type videos. So for the types of videos that I create, Movavi video editor works great for me. It's not as fancy as the bigger names, but it has a very simplistic user-interface and is simple to learn and use. That being said, it is robust enough to create different types of videos and packed with many different features.

Anyway, this blog post is not meant to be a Movavi video editor review. I will be creating an in-depth review separately, but I have already created a Movavi Video Review. In this blog post, I will focus on showing you How to Add Cinematic Bars in Movavi Video Editor.

There are several ways to add cinematic black bars to a video in Movavi. I will show you the easiest way, that I know. And that is by using a cinematic bars PNG image template. And if you're here to download the templates, you will find the download links, at the end of this blog post.

So here are the basic steps involved in adding cinematic bars to a video:

1. Add your main video(s) to the main video track in Movavi;
2. Import the cinematic image template on a separate track (over-top of the main video);
3. Adjust the position of the template and stretch the image to fit the duration of the video(s);
4. In the preview section, use the drop-down menu, choose Cover, and click Apply;
5. and finally, render the video using the Render button.

You can download the cinematic bars PNG image templates below. You will find two templates: one one with 1280x720; and the other with 1920x1080 dimensions. So depending on the dimension of your main video, use the respective template.

I've created a video review on the Movavi Video Suite as well as a whole bunch of Movavi Video Tutorials on my YouTube channel. If you have a request for any specific tutorial, please feel free to request it and I will do my best to create it.

Also, if you don't yet have Movavi Video Editor, you can get up to 30% discount. Check the links below to avail of these special prices. The 30% offer is for a limited time:

• Movavi Video SUITE (Special 20% OFF)
• Movavi Video EDITOR PLUS (Special 20% OFF)
• Movavi Video EDITOR Limited Time Discount (30% OFF)

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below. Thanks for stopping by and happy editing!

AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER: If you use the links above to purchase any of the Movavi products. I may earn a commission as an affiliate marketer from reputable companies like Avangate, Amazon, JVZoo and the like. This recommendation and review is based on my firsthand experience using the mentioned products myself.

CREDITS: Movavi logo and screenshots are copyright protected used with permission | Any images, graphics, video clips used in this video belong to Anthony Godinho or are licensed for commercial purposes and used with permission | Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries | Video Created Using BSR Screen Recorder 6.0 (commercial use rights) | Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners | Video Produced by Anthony Godinho, Internet Marketer, YouTube Partner & Blogger