There is a way to blur a license plate on a car in imovie.

Fred wants to be respectful of others' privacy but isn't sure how to do it.He writes.

I am working on a movie that I will put on the internet.A car's license plate can be seen in the background in one scene.Is there a way to cover it up?

Show Advanced Tools can be enabled by selecting the General preference and then launching iMovie.It is a good idea to close iMovie's preferences.

Select the clip that shows the license plate so that it is displayed in the viewer.The screen shot selection tool can be used to draw a selection around the license plate.The shutter sound will tell you that the screenshot has been saved to the desktop, if you let go of the mouse or trackpad.

You can open that screenshot in any image editor that can blur your image.Save it to the desktop if you need to make it unreadable.

Pick Picture in Picture when you drag it over your iMovie clip.The blurred image will appear in a project in iMovie as well as in the viewer.The length of the clip should be adjusted so that it covers the license plate.Place the image where you want it.

For a good reason, I mentioned "as long as the camera and car don't move"Picture in Picture is great for covering up an un moving object, but once that object moves, you are in for a world of hurt.Adding multiple instances of the image and moving it as a forbidden object could be done over and over again.You will wonder why you didn't just save your money for a more professional video editor that supports keyframe animation, after spending minutes/hours/days/a lifetime doing it.The Censor filter in Final Cut Pro X is made for this sort of thing, though it is shaped like a rectangular object.

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