Select the 'Finish Line.mov' file in the list, then click the Import Selected button.

Choose File > Import Media, then click Desktop in the Import window sidebar.

Click projects to return to the Projects view.

Next, import the QuickTime video file into a new project in the new library:

Choose File > Share > File, click Next, name the file 'Finish Line,' then save the video file to the Desktop.

Choose File > New Trailer, click the Action trailer template, then click Create.

In iMovie, click Projects to return to the Projects view.

Next, create the test project using a built-in trailer template, then export it as a QuickTime video file:

Name the test library 'Test iMovie Library,' then save it to the Movies folder in your home folder.

In the Open Library window, click New to create a new library.

While you press and hold the Option key, click the iMovie app in the Dock or double-click the iMovie app in the Applications folder.

To set where the sound clip stops playing, drag its right edge to the right or left.You can create a new library and test project to check if the issue is with your library, project, or iMovie app. To set where the sound clip starts playing, drag its left edge to the right or left. Move your pointer over either end of the clip so that it turns into a resize pointer (if the clip has a jagged edge, it means the clip is split onto two lines), and then do one or both of the following: Select the sound clip you want to trim by clicking its name at the top of its waveform the clip becomes outlined in yellow. Names appear in the top-left corner of each green or purple waveform to make it easy to identify them. Purple waveforms represent voiceovers or audio that was detached from a video clip. Green waveforms represent sounds and music you’ve added to your project. Blue waveforms represent the sound that was recorded with your video. Waveforms for each of the sound elements in your project appear in green, blue, or purple bands below the video clips. With your project open, click the Audio Waveform button below the Project browser. These instructions don’t apply to modifying the audio recorded with, and still attached to, your video, or to modifying background music you’ve added. These instructions apply to modifying the startpoints and endpoints of audio you’ve added to your project, or audio you’ve detached from video. This feature is especially useful if you have many changes to make to your project’s audio. With audio waveforms visible in the Project browser, you can modify aspects of all the sound elements in your project in the same window. You can pin the beginning of a background music clip to a specific video clip, so that if you move the clip, the music moves with it: Pin the start of a background music clip to a video frame. When you trim a background music clip, iMovie applies a one-second fade-out to the end of the music clip so that the music doesn’t end abruptly. To preview your work, click the Play button in the Clip Trimmer click the button again to stop the preview.Ĭlick Done when you’re satisfied with the result. This makes it easy for you to adjust the sound clip to the exact length of the video clip or project it applies to. To set where the sound clip stops playing, drag the yellow handle at the end of the clip.ĭepending on which type of clip you’re trimming, the duration of the sound clip (the time stamp) appears next to the handle. Yellow handles appear on both sides of the clip, as shown below. To set where the clip starts playing, drag the yellow handle near the start of the clip. Any dark blue or green portion of the waveform represents the part of the song or audio clip not currently used in the project. The light blue or green portion of the waveform represents the part of the song or audio clip that’s used in the project. The Clip Trimmer opens, showing a magnified waveform view of the sound or music. The Action menu icon appears at the left end of the green or purple sound clip bar, or in the upper-left corner of the background music well in your project. In the Project browser, move your pointer over the audio clip you want to trim, and then choose Clip Trimmer from the Action pop-up menu (looks like a gear) that appears.

The Clip Trimmer also gives you access to the unused portions of the clip you’re editing, which can help you fine-tune your trimming. The Clip Trimmer lets you trim the sound elements in your project one at a time, so it’s especially useful if there’s just one sound element you want to change (the background music or a sound effect, for example).

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