10 iMovie Tricks I Wish I Knew Before!

I show you 10 not-so-obvious tips and tricks for working faster and smarter in iMovie.
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0:00 Intro
0:05 Dummy Clips
0:55 Clip Duration
2:07 JKL
3:04 Paste Adjustments
3:55 Quick Edit
4:24 Fader Handles
4:59 Keyframe Markers
5:55 Audio Ducking
7:02 Nudging Clips
7:52 Nudging Edit Points
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[@DammitDimmittRaceVideos]

I've been using iMovie for 9 years and still learning from you, thank you!

[@ErfMuck]

Every time I watch your tutorials, there's always a new thing to learn such as the frame rate top right feature! I haven't seen any other channel on this subject provide such indepth and insightful nuggets of information as this one. Thank you for all your efforts in making these.

[@LordDream]

That was absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much, just learning about the j,k,l shortcuts alone was soooo valuable. Plus the trick with Keynote was really useful. Thanks again 😁

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brady.essman]

As always... another group of well thought out tips. You're my favorite iMovie content creator! Thank you for all the great videos over the years.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Gentlemans_sport]

yet another great video, after making videos in iMovie for several years I have learn something new :) btw looking forward to see more content about GarageBand

[@iml1945]

Well done. Another video that goes into my Favorites!

[@andrewiansummers]

Hi Michael. Just wanted to add my appreciation too like all the other commentators. Your video tutorials are just brilliant. I'm quite new to iMovie and your videos are so helpful. Thank you for taking the time.

[@kenromero9236]

Another banger! Thanks Michael for making iMovie so useful.

[@jennifert9119]

These are Awesome Tricks! Thank you so much! I feel like I'm always struggling to figure out how to edit my videos into just what I want and so many times I have turned to your videos to find the answers.

[@davidcking7]

Another winner! Thank you for this.

[@Primo_extracts]

Thanks! Very helpful

[@VintageLuxmanStereoCollector]

Excellent!

[@naingtun6620]

Very useful for me,thank you for tricks.

[@Goomer]

Wow, incredible tips. I'll be rewatching this so I can remember them!

[@Jandewitamateurfilm]

Nice!!

[@karenlynningalls5851]

Wow! What amazing tips - I had no idea I could do those in iMovie! Thank you!

[@bootsybero]

Great tips!!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad you like them!

[@MensagensDeJesus_]

Sensacional estas novas dicas de iMovie cara você é demais , obrigado por partilhar seus conhecimentos 🥰

[@elwirastadnik]

"Bracket key" is not the one above "coma" symbol. The key you refer to be used to adjust the audio is called "less than" symbol. "Left bracket" key is on the right side of P letter key. Thanks for the video, useful indeed.

[@MacVideoMagic]

My bad. Thanks for the clarification. They actually register as the comma and period keys, which I tried to correct with the on-screen text.

[@shakthivel9354]

Hello sir can u please explain how this greenscreen trick if we paste the greenscreen clip in overlay section the entire screen will be selected what if we want to a particular face or something to be only in greenscreen

[@Tonysmullen]

Hi is it possible to alter the duration of photos in the time line in the same way video clips can be altered Your channel is first class

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thanks! I would imagine it's possible.

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

Often we find videos that tell us how to do things we will not use in a month of Sundays. This video is not one of those.Its cores high in once again uncovering things of value, that anyone with a video channel is more likely to use at some time or or other to cut down editing time, to improve sound balance in particular, and perhaps make a trailer

[@shirazwriter]

Hi, Because of your thumbnail I didn't click your video yesterday thinking it is someone else's post. The same happened last time too... Please put your self in the thumbnail or at least put a small picture of yourself. I regularly watch your videos and have learnt a lot from your channel. You are loosing thousands of views because of these thumbnails. Your face has more brand value than your channel name. On a small mobile screen one tends to click the thumbnail rather than seeing the channel name.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thanks for that feedback! Was trying something new.

[@reaccionapuertorico]

Same here

[@clementrodrigue]

I particularly loved the trick that allows you to copy various adjustments from a track, and paste them to one or more others. Thank you for your information which is always very clear and without confusion. A problem has just appeared and I find it strange. Thanks to other explanations that you gave on the fact that we can record videos above HD. Including 4k. I don't know about higher, but for the moment, my 10.4 version no longer wants to output a video above 1080p (HD). I posted a short video that I was putting together. I had just taken it out of Keynote, in 2560 × 1440p format and at 60fps. iMovie gives me no choice. I have to output it in 1080p at 60fps. Yet I follow the recommendation. Because I open a new Video folder to drag my video into it, so that it remains this size, but it no longer works. What should I do? 😲

[@MacVideoMagic]

I'm assuming iMovie doesn't read 2560x1440p as 4K, so it will revert to 1080p. Don't think there's anything in between in iMovie. Try adding a 4K clip to the timeline, first. Then add your 1440p clip. Then delete first clip (4K). Then open Settings on the right of the timeline and see what the resolution is set to.

[@clementrodrigue]

@@MacVideoMagic Thank you so much. I'll do this test this week.