Now that you've assembled a rough cut of your movie, it's time to start trimming clips and cutting the movie down to make it tight and enjoyable to watch. The editing techniques in this chapter apply to both video and audio clips, including photos (which were rendered as video clips when you added them to the Timeline) and songs you import from iTunes.
I want to point out that this chapter differs from the rest in this book because I can't show you how I edit every clip in my movie. Instead, learn about iMovie's different editing techniques from my examples, so that you can apply them to your own footage. View a rough cut of the scene I used while writing this chapter at [www.necoffee.com/imovievqs/] (click the Examples link).
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