Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 37)

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To adjust clip duration (frame range):
1 Select a clip in your project.
2 Choose Edit > Trim, or click the Clip Duration button in the corner at the beginning of
the clip (it appears if you rest the pointer over the clip and it looks like a clock).
The trimmer opens, displaying only the selected clip. The selection handles indicate the
clip’s startpoint and endpoint in your project.
3 To adjust the startpoint and endpoint of the clip, do one of the following:
 Drag the handles at the start or end of the selection.
 Hold down the Option key while pressing the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key to move
the selection startpoint or endpoint frame by frame. If the pointer is resting near the
start of the selection, the clip’s startpoint is adjusted; if the pointer is resting near the
end of the selection, the clip’s endpoint is adjusted.
 Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key to move the entire frame range selection to
the left or right, frame by frame.
4 To preview the changes, click the Play button in the trimmer, and when you like the
way it looks, click Done.
You can also quickly shorten or extend project clips one frame at a time, without
entering the trimmer.
Clip duration icon
Clip end handle
Clip start handle