5.3. The Project TrashYou can get rid of a clip either by selecting it and then pressing the Delete key or by dragging it directly onto the project Trash icon (shown back in Figure 4-5). This iMovie feature is radically different than it was in previous versions, for better and for worse . The iMovie Trash has a lot in common with the iPhoto Trash, the Finder's Trash, or the Windows Recycle Bin: it's a safety net. It's a holding tank for clips, photos, and sounds that you intend to throw out. They're not really gone, though, until you use the File Empty Trash command. In previous versions of iMovie, though, this Trash didn't work much like the standard Mac Trash. It didn't bulge when something was in it, you couldn't double-click it to open a window revealing its contents, and you certainly couldn't selectively rescue items from it. All of that has changed in iMovie HD. Now, you can indeed open the Trash "folder," look over and even play back the clips inside, and rescue or delete individual audio and video clips without emptying the whole Trash. To open the new Trash window, click the Trash icon or choose File Show Trash. See Figure 5-4 for details. Tip: If you just want to empty the whole Trash right now, without having to wait for the Trash contents window to open, press the and Option keys as you click the Trash icon. The fact that you can open the Trash window isn't the only startling change in iMovie HD. You should also be aware that:
So when would you ever choose File Empty Trash? The short answer is, only when you need to reclaim the hard-drive space its taking up, and perhaps once when your project is finished.
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