For example, you might want to overlay some narration or music, in which case you’ll be able to reduce the noise of the original recording to stop it clashing. This will allow you to edit the audio separate to the rest of the video. If you tap on Detach, iMovie will separate the audio from the video clip. We’ll mention this here because it’s an option you might have seen while you were editing the length of your clip: Detach. You may have a really long clip that you’d like to change into multiple clips, which will allow you to add transitions and edit out bits you aren’t happy with. To change the point where the clip ends, swipe to the end of the clip, tap is again so it is outlined in yellow and drag back to where you want to end the clip.Press and hold the thick yellow bar at the beginning of the clip and drag it to the point you’d like the clip to start.To shorten the clip (change the beginning and end points) first tap on the clip so that it is outlined in yellow.If you have a clip that is great, but you aren’t happy with the beginning or end, it’s easy to change the point at which it starts or ends. We’ll look at the above options in more detail below, starting with editing the length of a clip. Increase or decrease the audio on a clip.

Turn one long clip into multiple short clips.Edit the length of a clip, change the beginning or end point.IMovie offers various ways to edit your clips:

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