How to Cut Videos on iMovie

Using a Mac

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   Open the iMovie app on your computer. The iMovie icon looks like a purple

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   video camera icon in a white star on a purple background. You can find it on the Dock or in your Applications folder.
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   Select the video project you want to edit. Double-click a movie or video project on your "Projects" page to open the editing suite.

   1. The video editor will be in the bottom half of the app window.
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   Find the exact moment you want to cut your video. Play the video clip in the editor in the bottom half of your screen, and pause it at the exact moment you want to cut.

   1. You will find an editing roll of the entire video in the bottom half of the screen.
   2. You can left-click any moment on the video roll to jump here.
   3. The white, vertical playhead bar should be located at the exact moment where you want to cut.
   4. You can press the space bar on your keyboard to play and pause the video.
   5. Use the right and left arrow keys to move the playhead one frame forward or backward.
   6. You can find a full list of all the iMovie keyboard shortcuts on Apple's official help page here: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22830?locale=en_US.
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   Press ⌘ Command+B on your keyboard. This keyboard combination will automatically split the clip into two parts at the exact moment where the white, vertical video line is located.

   1. After splitting, you can select one of the two parts, and delete it by pressing Delete on your keyboard.
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   Right-click on the moment you want to cut in the video (optional). As an alternative to the keyboard shortcut, you can just hover over the video clip in the editor at the bottom, and right-click on the exact moment you want to cut.
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   Select Split Clip on the right-click menu. Just like the keyboard combination, this will cut your video at the exact moment you select.
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   Left-click on the moment you want to cut in the video (optional). As a final solution, you can skim through the video, and select the moment you want to cut with a simple left-click.

   1. This will automatically place the white, vertical line on this exact moment in the video clip.
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   Click the Modify menu on the menu bar. This button is on your Mac's menu bar at the top of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.
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   Click Split Clip on the Modify menu. This will cut the video at the exact moment you selected with your left-click.