10 iMovie Tricks I Wish I Knew Before!

Published 2024-05-02
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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All Comments (21)
  • @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.
  • 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
  • @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 😁
  • @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.
  • Sensacional estas novas dicas de iMovie cara você é demais , obrigado por partilhar seus conhecimentos 🥰
  • @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.
  • @Goomer
    Wow, incredible tips. I'll be rewatching this so I can remember them!
  • 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.
  • @iml1945
    Well done. Another video that goes into my Favorites!
  • @kenromero9236
    Another banger! Thanks Michael for making iMovie so useful.
  • @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.
  • @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