Apple iMovie HD - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 5 Editing Basics 45
To create a color clip:
1 In the timeline viewer, drag a clip to create a gap.
2 Select the black clip in the clip viewer and choose File > Show Info or double-click
the clip.
3 Click the color box and choose a new color.
4 Click Set.
5 Close the Colors window.
Creating Still Images From a Video Clip
You can use photos and still images as backgrounds for titles or to hold a particular
image on screen for a period of time. You can easily create a still image from any frame
in a clip. For example, you might want to show a title over a still image of a dog and
then show that image coming to life as a real dog. To do so, you create a still image
from first frame of your dog clip. The new image appears as five-second clip in the Clips
pane. You can then place that still image before your video clip and add the title you
want.
To create a still frame from your movie:
1 Select a clip and position the playhead to display the image you want.
2 Choose Edit > Create Still Frame.
After a still image appears in the Clips pane, you can rename it and change its duration
to match the needs of your movie.
Copying and Pasting Clips and Images
You can cut, copy, and paste selections of your video as you edit. For example, you can
copy an image or clip and paste it into different places in a movie. You can replace a
section of video by selecting it and pasting another clip over it. You can delete video or
move it to different locations in the movie. You can also copy a video clip from a
different iMovie into the one you're working on.
To edit your video, you drag clips to different locations or use the Copy, Cut, Paste, and
Clear commands, much as you do to edit text in a word-processing application.
To copy a clip to a new position in the movie:
1 Select the video clip or frame range you want to cut or copy, then choose Edit > Cut
or Copy.
2 Move the playhead where you want the chosen clip to appear.
3 Choose Edit > Paste.