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There are times when you want to produce square-shaped video, such as for social media feeds. You can't do that with iMovie, but you can take video into Keynote and export it as true square video. You can zoom in to a portion of the video in the square, or include the entire width of the video with text and graphics above and below it.Check out How To Make Square Videos With a Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with MacMost.com. Today let me show you how to make square video on your Mac. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 600 supporters. Go to MacMost.com/patreon. There you could read more about the Patreon Campaign. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts.So typically video is wide. Wide as in your television set and as in a movie screen and as in YouTube video. Sometimes you want it to be square. Facebook posts and Instagram posts are two places where square video works really well. So if you're making video for marketing purposes or you just want it to look really good on those platforms you may want to produce video that's completely square. Well, iMovie won't do this for you. iMovie sticks to the 16 x 9 ratio and you can't produce square videos. But you can do it if you use Keynote.I'm using the latest version of Keynote, version 10. Let's create a basic black template document here. I'm going to select the text and delete it so we just have a blank slide to work with. I'm going to go to Documents. Here I can change the slide size from Widescreen to Custom. So with Custom I'm going to choose something that's square. The same width as height. So I'll keep the height as 1080 but I'll change the width to match that. Now you can see the slide is square.Let's zoom out a bit so you can see the entire square slide. Now let's put some video on it. I'm going to drag and drop some regular video here because anything that you've shot is probably going to be 16 x 9 video. It's not going to be square. So once this imports I've got it where the width is going to match the width of the slide and the height is not going to. So one thing you can do here and may not be the best option for you is to expand the height so it matches the height here and it's going to cut off the sides. With Keynote you can actually see what's on the left and right a little bit. But only the middle square is actually going to be what's going to be exported.So you can position this if all the action is taking place on the one side you can position it over there. If it's taking place on this side you can position it there. You don't have to get it exactly in the center. I'm going to put it exactly in the center which probably, in most cases, is what you want. Now that I've got this if I go to play the slideshow I will just see the middle square of the video. Which is also what I'll get if I export. So if I go to File, Export To, Movie and I keep it at Self-Playing. I change the Go to next slide to zero so it doesn't add any extra time at the end of the video, and I can set the Resolution to Full resolution here. Then If I were to Export this and save it out I'll get a video that's actually completely square.The dimensions of the video itself are square. Not just the content. So here's the resulting video. If I double click on that it opens up QuickTime Player and you can see it is square and it plays like a regular video and any sound of the video will be preserved. You'll actually hear the same audio as the original.Now we can actually do better than this. Chances are if you're uploading to Facebook or Instagram maybe you're trying to do this to promote something or you want to somehow add something extra to the video to make it even more attractive and maybe you don't want to chop off the edges. So let's shrink this down so it fits perfectly here in the middle. We can use this extra space for various things. So let's go and add some text. I can add a piece of text here and let's bring this up here to the top and we can play with the text a little bit. Let's make it a nice looking font and center it. Let's make it larger. We can apply color to it if we want. Let's create an Attribution and let's line all this up to make it look good up here. Maybe at the bottom we'll put a URL if we're trying to promote something.You could do all sorts of different things with graphics. You could bring in, say, a logo as well. I'll use a shape instead and we'll put that down here. We can make that a color. You can even have graphics go on top of the video. So let's pick another shape. I'll go down to ornaments here and pick this little ornament and I can enlarge that a bit and have it go half over the video itself. Let's color it in here. I'm actually going to use the color picker and use the Eyedrop tool and grab a green from the image itself like that. So there's all sorts of things that you could do use the extra space at the top and bottom of the video.Of course this doesn't have to be video in the middle here. It could be all the way at the top with extras at the bottom. It could be at the bottom with extras at the top. It could be a little bit off center to accommodate whatever you have in mind. Now when you export this video you'll get the video playing and also all of those other elements. Remember to set this to zero seconds and change the resolution to what we want and Export this one. So here's the final video. Let's look at that in QuickTime Player. When we play it we'll see the video actually playing there with the element there over it and the text and logo and everything like that. It's a very good looking piece of media to be able to post online.So, the sky's the limit for what you want to do here with the video. The idea here is if you want to actually edit a video together from various clips do all that in iMovie and keep in mind that what you're going to preserve is either the center square of it or if you're going to bring it in and have text and things at the top and bottom that it's going to shrink a little bit in size. Then after you do all your video work in iMovie export it out and use this as the final step in Keynote to add things above and below. You don't have to just do this with square video. You can do it with vertical video as well. You can make it slightly more vertical. That might work on some platforms. You can have it slightly wider but maybe not 16 x 9 or 4 x 3. You can really create any size video that you want this way.What is SD?
SD describes devices that conform to SD standards for non-volatile memory cards. See the SD Association website for details.
Are there size limitations for the cards that can be inserted into the SD slot?
Yes. The SD card specification for a memory card is 32mm by 24mm by 2.1mm. You can also use thinner cards, such as MultiMediaCards (MMC). Avoid using cards that have a thickness greater than 2.1mm, as they might damage the SD card slot if you try to insert them.
Which SD card formats work in the SD card slot?
Cards that conform to the SD 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x standards should work. The SD card slot can use:
- Standard SD, 4MB to 2GB
- SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity), 4GB to 32GB
- SDXC, 4GB to 2TB
- MMC (MultiMediaCards)
- UHS‑II, up to 2TB (iMac introduced in 2020 and iMac Pro only)
You can use a passive adapter like the one shown here to make MiniSD, MicroSD, and higher density formats like MiniSDHC and MicroSDHC conform to the width and thickness specifications listed above:
How fast can my Mac read or write to an SD card in the SD card slot?
Mac notebooks use the USB bus to communicate with the SD card slot. They have a maximum speed of up to 480Mbit/s. Mac desktops use the PCIe bus to communicate with the SD card slot. Desktops can transfer data at a faster rate.
Check the packaging that came with your SD media to determine the maximum transfer rate that your specific card uses.
To determine the maximum transfer speed of your Mac, you can use System Information. Choose Apple menu > About This Mac and then click System Report.
If you use a Mac notebook:
- Select Hardware, then select USB.
- Select Internal Memory Card Reader and look for the Speed entry.
https://myfree-torrent.mystrikingly.com/blog/the-necklace-of-blood-part-ii-mac-os. If you use a Mac desktop computer:
- Select Hardware, then select Card Reader.
- Look for the Link Speed entry. Computers that use the PCIe bus express their speed as GT/s.
Does the SD slot work with cards that exceed 32GB?
Yes. However, most media manufacturers preformat the media using common block-and-cluster sizes that don't approach the theoretical limits of a given file system.
Cubetv - beta mac os. Most SD cards use the FAT32 file format, and preformatted FAT32 SD media is commonly available up to a capacity of 32GB. Media that exceeds 32GB usually uses the exFAT file system, while some smaller capacity cards use the FAT16 file format. Preformatted FAT16 media is generally available up to a capacity of 2GB.
If you use OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.5 or later, you can find out which file system you're using:
- Insert the media into the SD card slot.
- Choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
- Click System Report.
- In the Hardware section, click Card Reader, and find the File System field.
Will the SD card slot work with SD cards that use the exFAT file system?
Yes. Any Mac that has an SD card slot and is running OS X 10.6.5 or later can use the exFAT file system.
exFAT is also supported in Boot Camp with Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 on any Mac made in 2011 or later with an SD card slot.
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How do I insert media into the SD card slot?
When you insert the card, make sure that the metal contacts face down and point toward the computer. Don't force media into the SD card slot, as this might cause damage.
How does my Mac use the media inserted into the SD card slot?
Your computer recognizes a card inserted into the SD card slot as a USB storage device. You can mount, read from, and write to the SD card just like you can with any other USB storage device.
I put the card in the slot, but it didn't mount. What should I do?
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Remove the card and insert it again. Sometimes the SD card won't mount properly if you put it into the slot too slowly. If the card still won't mount, you might need to reformat your SD card.
When I try to write content to the card, I get a 'cannot be modified' message. How can I fix this?
You see this message when you try to edit data on an SD card that's locked. You need to use the lock slider to unlock the card before you can edit the data.
To eject the card, drag the icon that represents the card to the Trash. After the icon disappears from the desktop, you can remove the card from the computer. Adjust the lock slider tab to unlock the card, then reinsert the card into the slot. See the manufacturer's instructions for the location of the slider tab.
Can I use Disk Utility to reformat an SD card?
You can use Disk Utility to partition and format an SD device as FAT32 (using the MS-DOS FAT setting) or Mac OS Extended. The Mac OS Extended format can be used only on Macintosh systems. Non-Apple systems won't recognize cards formatted to Mac OS Extended.
You might have to format a card that's larger than 32GB with exFAT if you want to use it with a digital camera, GPS, or another device. When in doubt, format the card in the device that you intend to use it with. Dodge 3d (woutheut) mac os. Formatting a card permanently deletes all of its files. Before continuing, make sure that you have a backup of any files that you want to keep on the SD card.
Can I install macOS on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume?
Use Disk Utility to change the default partition table to GUID. Then format the card to use the Mac OS Extended file format. Bismarck mac os.
How do I remove a card from the SD card slot?
Mac notebooks use the USB bus to communicate with the SD card slot. They have a maximum speed of up to 480Mbit/s. Mac desktops use the PCIe bus to communicate with the SD card slot. Desktops can transfer data at a faster rate.
Check the packaging that came with your SD media to determine the maximum transfer rate that your specific card uses.
To determine the maximum transfer speed of your Mac, you can use System Information. Choose Apple menu > About This Mac and then click System Report.
If you use a Mac notebook:
- Select Hardware, then select USB.
- Select Internal Memory Card Reader and look for the Speed entry.
https://myfree-torrent.mystrikingly.com/blog/the-necklace-of-blood-part-ii-mac-os. If you use a Mac desktop computer:
- Select Hardware, then select Card Reader.
- Look for the Link Speed entry. Computers that use the PCIe bus express their speed as GT/s.
Does the SD slot work with cards that exceed 32GB?
Yes. However, most media manufacturers preformat the media using common block-and-cluster sizes that don't approach the theoretical limits of a given file system.
Cubetv - beta mac os. Most SD cards use the FAT32 file format, and preformatted FAT32 SD media is commonly available up to a capacity of 32GB. Media that exceeds 32GB usually uses the exFAT file system, while some smaller capacity cards use the FAT16 file format. Preformatted FAT16 media is generally available up to a capacity of 2GB.
If you use OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.5 or later, you can find out which file system you're using:
- Insert the media into the SD card slot.
- Choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
- Click System Report.
- In the Hardware section, click Card Reader, and find the File System field.
Will the SD card slot work with SD cards that use the exFAT file system?
Yes. Any Mac that has an SD card slot and is running OS X 10.6.5 or later can use the exFAT file system.
exFAT is also supported in Boot Camp with Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 on any Mac made in 2011 or later with an SD card slot.
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How do I insert media into the SD card slot?
When you insert the card, make sure that the metal contacts face down and point toward the computer. Don't force media into the SD card slot, as this might cause damage.
How does my Mac use the media inserted into the SD card slot?
Your computer recognizes a card inserted into the SD card slot as a USB storage device. You can mount, read from, and write to the SD card just like you can with any other USB storage device.
I put the card in the slot, but it didn't mount. What should I do?
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Remove the card and insert it again. Sometimes the SD card won't mount properly if you put it into the slot too slowly. If the card still won't mount, you might need to reformat your SD card.
When I try to write content to the card, I get a 'cannot be modified' message. How can I fix this?
You see this message when you try to edit data on an SD card that's locked. You need to use the lock slider to unlock the card before you can edit the data.
To eject the card, drag the icon that represents the card to the Trash. After the icon disappears from the desktop, you can remove the card from the computer. Adjust the lock slider tab to unlock the card, then reinsert the card into the slot. See the manufacturer's instructions for the location of the slider tab.
Can I use Disk Utility to reformat an SD card?
You can use Disk Utility to partition and format an SD device as FAT32 (using the MS-DOS FAT setting) or Mac OS Extended. The Mac OS Extended format can be used only on Macintosh systems. Non-Apple systems won't recognize cards formatted to Mac OS Extended.
You might have to format a card that's larger than 32GB with exFAT if you want to use it with a digital camera, GPS, or another device. When in doubt, format the card in the device that you intend to use it with. Dodge 3d (woutheut) mac os. Formatting a card permanently deletes all of its files. Before continuing, make sure that you have a backup of any files that you want to keep on the SD card.
Can I install macOS on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume?
Use Disk Utility to change the default partition table to GUID. Then format the card to use the Mac OS Extended file format. Bismarck mac os.
How do I remove a card from the SD card slot?
Before you remove the card, allow any data transfer to SD media to complete. To eject the card, drag the icon that represents the card to the Trash. After the icon disappears from your desktop, you can remove the card from the slot.
Don't remove a card while your Mac is sleeping, as this could lead to data loss. Always wake your computer and eject the SD card before removing it from your Mac.
Can I use Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) cards?
Can I use macOS to see the specifications for the interface hardware and media inserted in the SD card slot?
You can get information about the interface hardware and the media that you inserted in the slot from the System Information:
- Choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
- Click System Report.
- In the Hardware section of System Information, select USB.
- In the list of USB devices, select Internal Memory Card Reader to access information about the interface hardware and the media inserted into the SD card slot.
Can I use the SD card slot while running Windows using Boot Camp?
The SD card slot works with Boot Camp in all supported versions of Windows. You'll need to download and install the Windows Support Software to use the SD card slot with Windows.
Learn more about using Windows on a Mac.
Can I use an SDXC card on my Mac with Windows?
You can use an SDXC card in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 with these Mac computers:
- MacBook Pro (Early 2011 and later)
MacBook Pro models from 2016 and later don't have a built-in SD card slot. You can use a USB-C card reader, or a combination of a USB-C to USB Adapter and a USB card reader. - MacBook Air (Mid 2011 and later)
- Mac mini (Mid 2011 and later)
Mac mini (Mid 2010) doesn't support SDXC cards. - iMac (Mid 2011 and later)
iMac (Mid 2010) doesn't support SDXC cards.
Can I use an SD, SDHC, or SDXC card to install Windows on my Mac?
No. You can't use SD, SDHC, or SDXC cards with Boot Camp to install Windows software on Mac computers.
