Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 25)

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A yellow selection border appears around a frame range when you select it.
You can extend or shorten a frame range selection, recenter it, or select an entire clip
or multiple clips at once.
To select a video frame range in the source video library, do either of the
following:
m Click a clip to select four seconds of video, beginning at the point where you clicked.
m Drag across a clip to select as much of it as you want.
To adjust a frame range selection, do either of the following:
m Drag the handle on either end of the selection border to extend or reduce the
selection.
m Place the pointer over the desired startpoint or endpoint and click while holding down
the Shift key.
If you want to move the selection to a different frame range within the same clip
without changing its size, you can recenter it.
To recenter the selection:
m Drag the top of the selection border to wherever you want within the clip.
m Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow keys to move the entire selection to the right or
left, one frame at a time.
By “sliding” the selection range along the clip, you can move the selection to make
multiple selections of the same size, which ensures even pacing when you’re building a
movie.
To select an entire video clip in the source video library:
m Click a clip while holding down the Option key.
m Click a clip while holding down the Control key and choose Select Entire Clip from the
shortcut menu that appears.
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Tip: Bringing up shortcut menus by “Control-clicking” can help you work more
efficiently. Shortcut menus give you relevant options, depending on where you’re
clicking.
Drag the selection
handles to resize
the selection.
The yellow border denotes
a selected frame range
within a clip.