Split Clips
You can also split clips, just as if you were slicing a strip of film with a razor blade. I often split clips when I know I don't need an entire section, but don't want to click and drag with Direct Trimming.

| 2. | Choose Split Video Clip at Playhead from the Edit menu. |
I wanted only the second portion of this clip to appear in my movie, so here I've deleted the first segment. I find that splitting clips and deleting segments (or moving them to the Shelf) is often a faster way of trimming my footage.
Making a Movie in imovie HD and iDVD 5: Visual QuickProject GuideBy
Jeff Carlson...............................................Publisher: Peachpit PressPub Date: April 01, 2005Print ISBN: 0-321-33018-8Pages: 144Index