Managing Clips


Clips are named sequentially during import (such as "Clip 01"), but you can rename them with more meaningful titles. If you split a clip (explained in the next chapter), iMovie adds a slash and a number to indicate it's part of the original, such as "Rhino/1".

To rename a clip:

1.

Click the clip's title and then select the text. Or, you can double-click the clip or press Command-I to display the Clip Info dialog (Figure 7.21).

Figure 7.21. Double-clicking a clip displays the Clip Info dialog, which reveals the media file's name.


2.

Type a new name and press Return or click Set.

The Clips pane features slots for storing clips, but it doesn't matter in what order they appear. You'll find yourself moving them frequently as you assemble your movie.

To reorder clips in the Clips pane:

1.

Click the clip(s) you wish to move. To grab a range of clips, Shift-click multiple clips or click and drag a box around them with the pointer (Figure 7.22).

Figure 7.22. Click and drag your pointer in the Clips pane's background area to select multiple clips.


2.

Click and drag the clip(s) to a new location in the Clips pane.

Tips

  • Renaming a clip only changes its name in iMovie. The original media file is still named "Clip 313.dv" (or similar). Do not rename the media file on disk or iMovie will lose track of it.

  • Since you can drag clips anywhere in the Clips pane, use this capability to visually group scenes or related materials before you add them to your movie.

  • Select several clips and look beneath the Timeline to see how much time they occupy.





iMovie HD 6 & iDVD 6 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide Series)
iMovie HD 6 and iDVD 6 for Mac OS X
ISBN: 0321423275
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 197
Authors: Jeff Carlson

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