This wikiHow teaches you how to split a video clip at a selected moment, and make a cut in iMovie, using a Mac, iPhone or iPad. IMovie is Apple's official video editing suite for all desktop and mobile MacOS and iOS platforms. You can use iMovie's 'Split Clip' tool to split video clips, and create cuts wherever you want in a video.
- I've just started using iMovie '11 to put together a little concert footage of my band. I've got two videos of the same concert from two different angles. One is in front of the band and one is next to the drums. Obviously, the video next to the drums has louder audio.
- You can move the two clips to any position on the timeline, but here, since you don't want the remainder of the clip, just Alt click on the bit you don't want and click Delete. This is a good time to mention that editing videos with iMovie is non-destructive.
Add photos and videos on a Mac
To add photos and videos from Photos into iMovie projects on your Mac, use the Libraries list in iMovie or drag them into iMovie from the Photos app.
Use the Libraries list in the iMovie sidebar
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You can access your photo library in the Photos app from within iMovie:
- In the left-hand sidebar of the iMovie window, select Photos.
- Click the pop-up menu at the top of the browser to choose a content category—My Albums, Albums, Years, Collections, Moments, or Places.
- When you find the photo or video you'd like to use, drag it into the timeline of your project. If you add a photo, it appears for 3 to 6 seconds in your project, depending on the length of the transitions next to the photo. You can trim the photo in the timeline so it appears for a shorter or longer amount of time in your video.
- To replace an existing clip, drag the photo or video onto the clip you want to replace, then choose one of the replacement options.
If Photos isn't in the Libraries list, your Photos Library might not be designated as your System Photo Library. You can always drag photos and movies into your iMovie project.
Moving Clips In Imovie
Drag photos and videos into an iMovie project
You can drag photos from the Photos app directly into the timeline of your iMovie project.
To drag a video from the Photos app into an iMovie project, drag the video you'd like to use from Photos to your Desktop, then drag the video from the Desktop into the timeline of your iMovie project.
If you drag a video directly from the Photos app into the iMovie timeline, it appears for 3 to 6 seconds in your project as a still image.
Add photos and videos on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- In iMovie, create a movie project or create a trailer project.
- With your project open, scroll the timeline so the playhead (the white vertical line) appears where you want to add the image or video clip.
- Tap , then tap the location where the photo or video is stored. For example, if the photo or video is in the photo library of the Photos app, tap Moments, Video, Photos, or Albums.
- Tap the photo or video you want to add.
- If you're adding a video clip, you can preview the clip, edit the clip, and more before you add it to the timeline of your project. When you're ready to add the video clip, tap .
- If you added a photo, it appears for 3 to 6 seconds in the timeline of your project, depending on the length of the transitions before and after the photo. You can trim the photo in the timeline so it appears for a shorter or longer amount of time in your video.
Do you have a ton of video clips you would like to incorporate into your next iMovie Project? If so you will first need to add those video clips to an event in iMovie.
iMovie uses video clips stored in the Events library as you put together your movie. The Events library allows you to organize your video clips by date and events so that they are easier to find and clips are easier to navigate.
If Photos isn't in the Libraries list, your Photos Library might not be designated as your System Photo Library. You can always drag photos and movies into your iMovie project.
Moving Clips In Imovie
Drag photos and videos into an iMovie project
You can drag photos from the Photos app directly into the timeline of your iMovie project.
To drag a video from the Photos app into an iMovie project, drag the video you'd like to use from Photos to your Desktop, then drag the video from the Desktop into the timeline of your iMovie project.
If you drag a video directly from the Photos app into the iMovie timeline, it appears for 3 to 6 seconds in your project as a still image.
Add photos and videos on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- In iMovie, create a movie project or create a trailer project.
- With your project open, scroll the timeline so the playhead (the white vertical line) appears where you want to add the image or video clip.
- Tap , then tap the location where the photo or video is stored. For example, if the photo or video is in the photo library of the Photos app, tap Moments, Video, Photos, or Albums.
- Tap the photo or video you want to add.
- If you're adding a video clip, you can preview the clip, edit the clip, and more before you add it to the timeline of your project. When you're ready to add the video clip, tap .
- If you added a photo, it appears for 3 to 6 seconds in the timeline of your project, depending on the length of the transitions before and after the photo. You can trim the photo in the timeline so it appears for a shorter or longer amount of time in your video.
Do you have a ton of video clips you would like to incorporate into your next iMovie Project? If so you will first need to add those video clips to an event in iMovie.
iMovie uses video clips stored in the Events library as you put together your movie. The Events library allows you to organize your video clips by date and events so that they are easier to find and clips are easier to navigate.
In this guide I will show you how to import video clips from your computer to an Event in iMovie so that you can use the clip in your iMovie project.
Software/Hardware used: iMovie '11 running on Mac OS 10.6.7.
How to Import Movie Clips to iMovie
1. Click File > Import then click Movies… from the list.
Note: The focus of this guide is importing supported video clips from a storage device or fodler to an Event in iMovie.
Video Clip Import Options
A. Browse to the location containing the clip you wish to import and select the file.
Note: If the file is grayed out you will not be able to import it as an event in iMovie. This can occur is the file is not in a format the iMovie recognizes.
B. If you have more than one hard drive, select the drive you wish to save import the video to by selecting it from the Save to: list.
C. In this section you will have the option of selecting in which event to import the clip. You can select an existing event by selecting Add to existing Event and then selecting the Event from the drop-down.
If you wish to create a new event, select Create new Event and enter a name for the event in the text box provided.
D. You can choose to optimize the video which will reduce the original file size or leave it as is. Optimizing the video will also delay the import process.
E. If you plan to reuse the original files or you are importing from a memory card and would like to keep the original files, make sure to select Copy files.
Otherwise the only copy you will have is the one imported by iMovie.
Finish Importing the Clip
2. Click Import when you are ready to add the clip the event.
Video will be imported, optimized, and placed in the event you chose. The amount of time varies by computer specifications and the length of the video processed.
Once the video has been imported it will appear in the event you selected in the import sheet.
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