To make the clip shorter by removing frames, drag toward the center of the clip.To make the clip longer by adding frames, drag away from the center of the clip.Hold the pointer over the line at the beginning or end of the clip until the clip trim tool appears, then make the clip longer or shorter:.The part of the clip that is visible in your movie appears between the two white lines, and the parts of your clip that don't appear in your movie are dimmed and outside the white lines. The selected clip appears in the clip trimmer, above the timeline. In the timeline, select the clip you want to trim.

You can also see how much of your clip is being used in your movie. If you still want to change the duration of a clip, try changing the speed of the clip.įor more precise editing, you can use the clip trimmer to add or remove individual frames from a video clip. It might also mean the clip is at the shortest length allowed by iMovie, which is 0.1 seconds. For example, if you added a video clip that’s 20 seconds long, you can’t make it longer than 20 seconds. If you can't drag the edge of the clip, it means there is no additional video at the beginning or end of that clip. The arrows indicate which directions you can trim the clip:

In the timeline, hold the pointer over the beginning or end of the clip that you want to trim until your pointer becomes the clip trim tool.

When you zoom in, you can see more detail in the clip, which can make it easier to edit.

To zoom in on the clip, choose View > Zoom In, press the Command–Plus sign (+), or pinch the trackpad.

With your project open, scroll the timeline to locate the clip you want to trim.

You can trim a video clip or a photo so it appears for a shorter or longer period of time in your movie. It might also mean the clip is at the shortest length allowed by iMovie, which is 0.3 seconds. If you still want to change the duration of a clip, try changing the speed of the clip. If you can't drag the edge of the clip, there might not be additional video at the beginning or end of that clip. For example, if you added a video clip that’s 20 seconds long, you can’t make it longer than 20 seconds.

To make the clip shorter, drag the edge of the clip toward the center of the clip.

To make the clip longer, drag the edge of the clip away from the center of the clip.

Drag the beginning or end of the clip to make the clip shorter or longer:.

To zoom in on the clip, pinch open in the center of the timeline.A yellow highlight appears around the selected clip. With your project open, tap the video clip or photo in the timeline.You can trim a video clip or a photo so it appears for a shorter or longer period of time in your project.

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