Cannot trim a clip in Media Import window.

Cannot trim a clip in the Media Import window once I copy the file to my desktop or external drive. However, I can trim the same clip from the original that is on an SD card. I get no "double arrow" icons but do see the entire clip highlighted with the yellow border. I can move this border by holding down the shift key and clicking on the clip but on import the entire clip comes into the Event Browser. Any clues?

You made sure you saved the file as Self-Contained Media? If you save as a reference file, there is nothing in the file except a list of pointers into the original file.
And, it needs to be Quicktime 7 Pro, not Quicktime (X) Player, although you can Trim clips in QTX player and export them, you have no choice what codecs to use (it will be H.264) and no way to set the quality and I'm pretty sure the operation will involve changes to the original media. Also, simply saving a trim edit in QTX will bash the original.

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I've made some videoclips in the past (barbershop quartet), and have to admit that iMovie is limited.
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