Imovie 10.0.9
- I have a camcorder hooked up to my iMac running iMovie 10.0.9. When I try to import the video, I get question marks, and then the HDD Camera clicks off the menu. How can I get the video into iMovie.
- I don't recall from which version, but at some point iMovie changed its interface so that all of the advanced tools were already built into the interface, so there's no need to enable it in iMovie's preferences. To see the various tools, just click on your clip and select the Adjust option to reveal the Advanced tools.
Download Latest Version. Apple iMovie allows you to create stunning HD movies and Hollywood-style trailers. You can browse your video library and easily share your favourite videos. Videos can be imported from external devices and then easily tweaked, re-arranged and edited before you share them or burn. In earlier versions of iMovie, you could relatively easily import still pictures and alter their duration to create slide show. However, in the latest release, iMovie 10, this ability seems to have disappeared or at least moved. If I import a series of pictures (PDF format), I can use 'Adjust' to see a duration of the form '1.0 s of 0.9 s'.
In iMovie for macOS, you might want to make a transition longer between clips, so the transition between clips is slower. When you try to make the transition longer, you might see this alert:
This alert means iMovie needs more footage from one or both clips to create the overlap.
To make a transition longer, you can manually trim the clips next to the transition.*
* If you select 'Do not warn me again' in the alert, iMovie will automatically trim the clips next to a transition based on the duration you entered.
Trim clips manually
To make the transition longer, trim the clips next to the transition until you can enter the duration you want.
- In the timeline, hover your pointer over a clip on either side of the transition until your pointer becomes the clip trim tool . The arrows indicate which directions you can trim the clip.
- Drag the clip towards the center to shorten the clip.
- Double-click the transition, enter the duration you want, then click Apply.
- If the alert reappears, trim more footage. Keep trimming until you can enter the duration you want.
Apple Imovie 10.1.8
Use transitions in iMovie on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
In iMovie for iOS, transitions are available in fixed durations—half a second, one second, one and a half seconds, or two seconds. To add a transition, tap the icon between clips where you want to add a transition, then tap a transition type under the timeline. To change the length of the transition, tap one of the duration options under the timeline. iMovie automatically trims the clips for the duration you chose.
Learn more
- Learn more about adding transitions to your movie.
- Learn more about how to trim clips.