iMovie: How to Cut, Split, or Trim Video in iMovie

In this video I will show you how to cut, split, or trim a video in an iMovie project. You will learn how to shorten or lengthen a video clip or how to cut out a section of video that you don't want in your final project.

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[patrick]

Oh goodness thank you. New to editing on this, and you came up first in search. Again, thank you.

[FarmMarketer]

This was FANTASTIC!!!! I didn't know how to cut a chuck out and your video was so simple to follow. THANK

[kims]

can you put those two split clips with the deleted portion into one smooth clip?

[dollydelong]

this video was super helpful and clear! thank you

[harleyjune]

thanks fo this -
how can i reduce file by taking the split cut section and making it its own movie - remove from native file... i have 1.25mins and need only 15 secs... but dont want the entire file to tag along..? thanks in advance

[stevejoneswildwriter]

Thanks for explaining these so clearly! Great channel

[yesyoucoaching]

I was able to edit my own clip using the instructions you gave, thank you!

[TheRusselmuscle]

My media won't drag into the lower window. I've tied it many times and it isn't happening. Now what do I do? In the lower window I have the Setting slider but not the count 00:00 / 00:00 in that lower window. My media is in the upper window no problem, but it just won't go into the lower editing window.

[robinferry]

Awesome! Thank you for explaining it simply and clearly!!

[israel]

How do you clip the video from a precise pinpoint. For example I want to split out from a specific part in the middle of the video and remove about a second or half a second out?

[scottybb]

this would have been great if only you showed some sort of Save As option - still searching for what to do after a split to save it and use it

[loui]

Thank you.... please do video like this but short - make like a shorts... you will do great and can probably help you channel more.

[macleodgordon]

Im new to iMovie. I followed your instructions, great qs they were, but now I don't know how to save the trimmed movie.

[SaurabhVaish-wm]

Thanks but how do I save it so it only saves the work I did?

[danbalaban]

This video helped, but the expert might have added that to save the edited video, you click file-->share. That is something not all of us, including me, know.

[StonedNoob]

Unfortunately this increases the file size by 1000% lol

[israel]

How do you clip the video from a precise pinpoint. For example I want to split out from a specific part in the middle of the video and remove about a second or half a second out?