iMovie For Mac: How to Use the Clip Trimmer for Pro Editing

In this video, I show you how to speed up your editing in iMovie using the Clip Trimmer. iMovie is full of features that will help speed up your video-editing workflow. But some of those features aren’t easy to see. A good example is iMovie’s Clip Trimmer.
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[@MacVideoMagic]

Another iMovie editing tutorial! This time I show you how to save tons of editing time using one of iMovie's more obscure features: the Clip Trimmer. Spoiler alert: it's not just for trimming clips! Just another one of the pro-level features you'll find in this "amateur" video-editing software. Enjoy. MK

[@subtleroyalty]

So helpful. Thank you. Subscribed!

[@elischabes1877]

First off great videos. Well made, thought out and narrated... When I go into the Clip Trimmer and try to drag the clip over to line up with an audio marker the clip does not slide. Any idea why this would be happening? using version 10.1.10. Thanks again.

[@elischabes1877]

nevermind, figured it out.

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Clear and concise tutorials even dummies can understand! She wasn’t watching but my wife loves the sound of your voice!

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Best tech teacher on KZbin. Can't thank you enough for your excellent tutorials.

[@TheBuccanidiotsPodcast]

You're a phenomenal teacher my dude. You're style a cadence reminds me of watching LeVar Burton as a child.

[@Thunderthighies]

I have been doing youtube for some time now and I am not consistent due to editing...... you just saved me hours/days of work, thank you!!!

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You have changed my life with your iMovie tutorials, thanks SOOOO much!

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Me too!

[@erici7563]

I’m just learning. Watched a bunch of different videos with tips. Yours are definitely the most clear, straight forward. Thank you.

[@DelanoCastro]

Your videos are helping me a lot!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[@TheOilCoach_]

Love the way you explain this and show examples of when it's great to use this feature! Thank you!

[@krishnakandula6587]

This is great teaching, thank you Michael

[@icemodica7118]

Great video, really instructive. Thanks very much.

[@kuropnatalia]

Great videos! So useful! Thankyou

[@Beamthere]

Michael, you're an incredible teacher. I've been sorting through various iMovie instructional videos and you are head and shoulders above all the rest. I wish every teacher I ever had in school was as even half as good as you. Thank you sincerely for such clear and thoughtful videos.

[@glammachronicles7583]

I love your voice & you are a great teacher too. Very clear instructions.

[@juliekovich-recordingartist]

Thank you a thousand times over! I have been struggling through exactly what you stated near the end where I have meticulously timed out clips with music and then adjust something earlier, creating a vicious circle of hours of readjustments. You just added countless hours to back to my life:-) Also, your style of instruction is perfectly paced. Thanks again!

[@lynnmason475]

Excellent tutorial. Excellent teacher. Thanks.

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Love the content and teaching style. Great work.

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Man, your explanations are amazing. Congrats! 👏

[@mootpointmusic7627]

These are massively helpful, thanks.

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Very helpful. Great video!

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Michael, I definitely love your tutorials..such a priceless collection of great tips and moves. Thank you!

[@urbansoban2669]

Very good, clear explanations. Thanks Michael. I'm happy to subscribe!

[@TR-qn7kv]

Thank you for this Michael.

[@jasonjameswren]

Wow...I watched this before creating a post with one of my song clips, and I FLEW right through getting everything how I wanted it with the timing and clip editing! Thanks so much!

[@johnvanderkieftiv7327]

Mike!!! Rockstar! Thanks again! Super pro look! Love it!

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[@LewisPsychology]

Your videos are so helpful, thank you so much. You have gained a new subscriber.

[@PauliusCreates]

Thank you, I started editting with iMovie recently and these shortcuts and tips were very helpful and not something I've seen in many other imovie tutorials!

[@jcinaz]

Nice! I keep learning new “tricks” from you. Of course, I could just read the manual from cover to cover and spend days and days learning everything, but I really like just bumbling through it and learning as I go - with your help.

[@LOEWE-MEDIA]

very very helpful! Calm, informative and creative. Thanks a lot.

[@issapa406]

I’ve learned a lot and your tutorial are useful for the beginners like me 😁😊 thank you🥰

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Best teacher ever. Thank you Michael.

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These tutorials are really great! Thank you. The best I have seen!

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You just got a new subscriber. Excellent content. Very detailed explanation. Thank you.

[@KODOPhoto]

These videos are fantasstic. So helpful! Thank you!

[@SingleMaltMotors]

Your iMovie videos are super helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make these - much appreciated

[@67harlok]

WOOOW You are really clear in the explanations !! A tutorial explaining the management of libraries, the management of HD space I think is a Killer other iMovie tutorials. Thank you so much

[@lepee5830]

You are the answer to many people's prayers. Your tutorials are so clear, well explained, and just the right speach tempo. GREAT job. Tx!, 👍👍👍

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Dear Michael You are a rockstar and also a great teacher! Thank you for such great detailed oriented videos. I teach tech to elementary students and often times I use Imovie to make videos for then. I have learned a lot from your series.

[@leftyla]

Suscribed! Your tutorials are top notch!

[@sarasayshi]

Your videos are so helpful. I am always learning new iMovie tricks from you.

[@SeanMadden]

I always learn amazing new iMovie features from your videos. Thank you for another great tutorial.

[@K9_Queen]

Very valuable tutorial!!! Thank you!

[@Petesmotoadventure]

Thank you for the video. Very informative and helpful. iMovie amazes me on how much it can do.

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you are a real pro teacher sir. Thankyou for a really great imovie video.

[@kkeyes88]

Thank you. This is so useful.

[@BoredOfBills]

Hi Mike, I've been watching your videos for a couple of hours and I've learned SO MUCH about some software I thought I knew fairly well - so thank you.

[@fikhrichannel]

Thanks man! Useful tips for me 🥰

[@SoniaRobinson]

Wow Michael...I just stumbled upon your tutorials for precision edition and am so impressed. The style, clarity and pace of your demonstrations and explanations is perfect and in just one video I feel like I’ve learned so much! Thank you.. you have a new student 🤓

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I'm a fan now! Thank you!

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Hi Michael, Thank you for creating all the wonderful tutorials, have learned so much, have Subscribed.

[@ianpve]

Another great tutorial we so much good stuff packed. thank you.

[@brewbuilds]

Thanks a lot for these videos! You have shown me a lot of hidden features, and how to be a lot more efficient in my edits.

[@stacksmcduck6645]

You are a lifesaver, Michael Kinney. I just started my youtube channel and spent hours on editing (it needs work, trust me) but this is such valuable information!

[@gedeyenite]

Michael- These are wonderful videos. I am producing videos for my job and these are really helpful.

[@nvsilverlady]

I would have never known about the slip edit until you explained and demonstrated this feature. Thank you.

[@thepurpleufo]

Michael...wow...I'm happy that discovered your channel here. Your explanations and demos are the best I've seen. Thank you so much.

[@MunroIndustries]

Great video, Thanks for the information you present on your channel.

[@naomipenguzman]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, and your voice is very clear and good to the ears, easy to follow. I just got a free Imac from my sister and I am a window user all my life, all these videos has help me a lot, more tricks please.

[@davideguiluz6379]

Great tips taught through great teaching skills

[@roadrckt]

Aloha Michael....great tutorial, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@brevardncproperty]

Kudos Mike...your vids are very professional. I just bought another iMac and decided to not include Final Cut as what I do now is not as involved and I want a simpler editing program, so I'm learning iMovie, mostly from your vids. Thanks, glad I came across you.

[@3N1Ind]

great stuff I have used iMovie for over 2 years and I learned something new today.... thank you

[@VasylysaYILMAZStambulka]

Hi Michael, I just wanted to join all the previous comments: you are the rock star! Thanks a lot for sharing all the information about editing and using the iMovie. This trick with a clip trimmer is extremely helpful for me, since I edit a lot of music videos. Thank you once again for all the knowledge and inspiration!

[@OptionsASAP]

You are absolutely killing it. Fairly new YT channel here, and I try my best to give quality content to my viewers. Your videos been a great help!

[@greenmango5453]

Thank you so much!! Great tutorial!

[@TawdryOtter]

that was dope. big ups!

[@pochi1502]

I appreciate the slip edit tip at the end! I find that some of my graphics cut too early when trimmed, so this helps!

[@murthyudupa567]

Thank you Michael that was a nice video with a potential to save a ton of time. What is like about the video is not just the editing tip but putting it into a context.

[@mpsensha]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@ahmadarahman5632]

You are a legend man! Thank you so much!

[@tomaszstephan7838]

Mate! This is genius! Thanks so much! The whole series is just great! A little slow on the show but this is pure gold! I edit my movies for memories simply - have loads of clips with my children doing all sorts of activities and want to make them into nice short movies and so I do not want to buy premiere or any other software and it looks like iMovie is much better than it seems - I was learning from experience and trial & error and you, my dear sir, are making me stare with disbelief at what this free software can actually do! Lovin' it!!! Keep it up and you've got my sub for ever until the end of days!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

This was awesome, thank you for the time-saving tip. Subscribed :) Do you have a video on how to edit from a computer and not a hard drive with the best way to save them to a hard drive so they are easily found later in case you need to extract parts from them for use in future edits ?

[@Rozdlc]

Thank you so much for this! I make animatics and syncing up the slides with music is such a pain. Gonna try this now to see if it speeds things up

[@coachaimeeskidmore]

love this! Thanks

[@hadassahjacobs787]

Wow Michael you have to be the best I have watched on KZbin. Finally I found a MAC I MOVIE EXPERT! I use IMOVIE all the time to do my totally amateur videos for courses and social media -- and that is about to change because of your tutorials! Thank you!!

[@ScarlettO323]

Thank you so much for your tutorials. I don't want to "move up" until I've mastered i-movie a bit. XO, Kelly

[@karlnewton3560]

Just come across your chanal today, mate you are very clear and I like your style of teaching. thank you

[@randomuser5465]

This is great! Thank you so much!!

[@cerulyse]

Good video many thanks

[@dpmike32819]

Well done Michael

[@zachchaseTV]

These are amazing types I'll try these types on my iMovie.

[@DavidBluelineGaming]

I have ALWAYS wanted to know what the clip trimmer was for! What a time saver this will be to sync up clips with music. Thank you!

[@krappyday]

Thanks Mike!

[@Javster]

Fantastic!!! Those things scare me less now! Trying them tomorrow. I've been editing the "hard" way!😣

[@HerveDaCosta]

Super value. I am about to work on aligning music and video. Your video is a video life enhancer!

[@maurelas5342]

really cool video 👌

[@MrMartinRose]

Nicely done, really!

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Awesome, muy bien.

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mmmmm, I think I love you! Thank you so much!! These tutorials are life savers :-)

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Great video.

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I learn new things, great tutorial

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

Another Kinney home run. Superb video Mike. Thank you (again!)

[@MacVideoMagic]

You bet!

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Thank you Michael for all of the amazing content. I learned video editing with Imovie and keynote from your channel and did all the editing of videos on my channel.

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yes he's content is great. I also learned from his channel for my work.

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same

[@Javster]

Fantastic channel by the way! Forgot to mention! Subbed!!!!

[@JGallis]

Me 2 lol

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great videos!

[@Megatone230]

Awesome video... helping take away the frustration of not having access to FCP or Premier at the moment.

[@nellsmith8102]

Thank you--I don't know that I'll use it, but I'll try to remember what it did:)

[@jimijoe6432]

You're a superb presenter of stuff.