Changing the lenght of time of a clip

I have placed a load of photographs into iMovie HD with Transitions between each one, and I have now added an audio track, is there any way I can simply drag the ends of each image in order to get each one to tie in with the music without having to manually work out the length of time for each transition and then type this into the box, as this is proving virtually impossible?

Hi,
I was about to ask this same question when I decided to search for it first -- I was already in the process of following Karl's great step-by-step instructions.
Karl, I don't know if you have the ability to edit your original post, but the arrow pointing to the left to change the clip duration doesn't appear unless you have View->Show Clip Volume Levels [ ] unchecked.
I'd recommend changing the initial setup portion of your hints to include the bullet point:
* Set view preferences View->Show Clip Volume Levels to "unchecked"
(or "off" or whatever verbage you think best fits, but it was driving me nuts that I couldn't change the length of time of my slides the way you recommended.)
--Beth

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