Move And Split Clips In IMovie On Mac - Apple Support (EG)

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iMovie User Guide

• Welcome
• What is iMovie?
• Get started with iMovie
  • The first time you open iMovie
  • Add media from your photo library
  • Other ways to import media
    • Import from iPhone or iPad
    • Import from file-based cameras
    • Import from tape-based cameras
    • Record video into iMovie
    • Import media from your Mac
  • Play or skim video
  • Sort and search for clips
  • Rate clips
• Create movies
  • Create a new movie project
  • Work with projects
  • Add or change a movie theme
  • Select clips
    • Select clips
    • Select part of a clip
  • Add clips
  • Trim clips
  • Move and split clips
  • Adjust Cinematic mode video clips
  • Add and modify transitions
    • Add transitions
    • Modify transitions
    • Turn off automatic transitions
  • Add and edit titles
    • Add titles
    • Modify titles
  • Add maps and backgrounds
  • Add music and sound clips
    • Add music and sound clips
    • Record a voiceover
    • Add audio from a video clip
    • Change audio volume
    • Fade audio
    • Correct and enhance audio
    • Add audio effects
• Create trailers
  • Create a new trailer project
  • Add video
  • Add titles
  • Convert a trailer to a movie
• Add video effects
  • Automatically enhance clips
  • Adjust a clip’s color
  • Crop and rotate clips
    • Crop clips
    • Rotate clips
    • Add the Ken Burns effect
    • Modify crop, rotation, or Ken Burns effects
  • Stabilize shaky clips
  • Add video effects
  • Add freeze frames
  • Create effects with multiple clips
    • Create a cutaway effect
    • Create a green-screen effect
    • Create a split-screen effect
    • Create a picture-in-picture effect
    • Change the connected clip effect
  • Change clip speed
  • Add an instant replay
  • Copy effects between clips
• Share video clips and projects
  • Email a movie, trailer, or clip
  • Share to social platforms
  • Export an image
  • Export a movie, trailer, or clip as a file
  • If you’re looking for iMovie Theater
• Create app previews
  • Create an app preview
  • Edit app preview titles
  • Export an app preview
• Work smarter
  • Customize iMovie
    • Change iMovie settings
    • Change project settings
    • Change the window layout
    • Adjust clip appearance
  • Organize your media
    • Organize media and events
    • Lines marking event clips
    • Work with multiple libraries
    • Consolidate projects and events
    • Locate source files for clips
  • Update projects from earlier versions
  • Import projects created on iPhone or iPad
  • Send projects to Final Cut Pro
  • Memory cards and cables
  • Keyboard shortcuts and gestures
    • Intro to keyboard shortcuts
    • Keyboard shortcuts
    • Multi-Touch gestures
    • Force Touch trackpad gestures
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You can move clips around in the timeline and split clips into two parts.

Move clips in the timeline

• In the iMovie app on your Mac, select one or more clips in the timeline, and drag them to a new location.

  

  Blue outlines appear in the timeline, indicating where the clips will appear.

Split a clip

1. In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a clip in the timeline that you want to split.

2. Position the playhead where you want to split the clip.

3. Choose Modify > Split Clip.

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