10 iMovie Tricks I Wish I Knew Before!

I show you 10 not-so-obvious tips and tricks for working faster and smarter in iMovie.

0:00 Intro
0:05 Dummy Clips
0:55 Clip Duration
2:07 JKL
3:04 Paste Adjustments
3:55 Quick Edit
4:24 Fader Handles
4:59 Keyframe Markers
5:55 Audio Ducking
7:02 Nudging Clips
7:52 Nudging Edit Points

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ScreenFlow
Final Cut Pro
iMovie
Apple Keynote

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[DammitDimmittRaceVideos]

I've been using iMovie for 9 years and still learning from you, thank you!

[Treborray]

When I first started editing for YouTube I’ve learned everything from you! Now I’m back to thank you once again!

[ErfMuck]

Every time I watch your tutorials, there's always a new thing to learn such as the frame rate top right feature!

I haven't seen any other channel on this subject provide such indepth and insightful nuggets of information as this one.

Thank you for all your efforts in making these.

[writeaboutjesus]

I love your videos and learn so much. And when I learn something new, it's like I get ideas right away for additional ways I might use that tip. It's making iMovie so satisfying for me.

[nicolasellis]

Great video. I’m just starting out by making short golf training clips for my students. This is going to help tremendously!

[walterh.schreiber]

I learned a lot. GREAT job! Thank you from abroad

[alltimateluggage]

WOW, this was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[murraythewineman]

Thank you for the great tips. I am not clear on how to edit the audio in a clip. Its clear to me when adding a sound effect or music but not in the timeline of the original. What if I want to turn the audio down for a few seconds or cut a few words out? Thanks for info!

[lanitajohnson]

These are some FANTASTIC tips. Thank you!

[jennifert]

These are Awesome Tricks! Thank you so much! I feel like I'm always struggling to figure out how to edit my videos into just what I want and so many times I have turned to your videos to find the answers.

[andrewiansummers]

Hi Michael. Just wanted to add my appreciation too like all the other commentators. Your video tutorials are just brilliant. I'm quite new to iMovie and your videos are so helpful. Thank you for taking the time.

[cisvolk]

THANK YOU SO You keep coming with just the tips I need. Awesome. Thanks to you my editing gets better and quicker and makes my life easier. Now I am searching trough your video's about topics I forgot about, like where is the video where you explain how to retreive the video's when you moved them to another library and they look black in te project as well as the

[karenlynningalls]

Wow! What amazing tips - I had no idea I could do those in iMovie! Thank you!

[The_Middle_The]

Wow the JKL tip is amazing ! very helpful

[MensagensDeJesus_]

Sensacional estas novas dicas de iMovie cara você é demais, obrigado por partilhar seus conhecimentos 🥰

[robertmarkusneiger]

...thanks, great advice, and explained so well,

[nealmcconochie]

Niiiice! I will have to see this magic again so I know the tricks as I get better at editing. I wish you great wealth and happiness!

[LordDream]

That was absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much, just learning about the j, k, l shortcuts alone was soooo valuable. Plus the trick with Keynote was really useful. Thanks again 😁

[kenromero]

Another banger! Thanks Michael for making iMovie so useful.

[Goomer]

Wow, incredible tips. I'll be rewatching this so I can remember them!