Dragging Clips to Event Library

i am brand new to final cut pro x, and am trying to take my clip(s) from the timeline up to the event library. The problem is, it will not let me drag the clips out of the timeline. I can pull it off the main timeline, but cannot get it up 2the top left part of the screen.
i am using the razor by hitting "B," letting the clip play as i need it, pausing it with "space bar" and using "B" again to signal the end of the clip. Then hitting "A" to be able to pull it off the main line.
Once i do that i am able to drag it, but not off the bottom half of the screen where the film i am editing is currently running.
Any help is appreciated, and in lamen terms too please, like i mentioned, i am an infant to final cut pro & editing period.
Thanks!

You are not supposed to drag clips from the timeline to the event library. That's no the way the software works.
Import your footage into an event. Then you can select the portions you want, mark parts as "Favorites" or "Rejects", or use appropriate keywords to organize your content.
FCP X has great tools for organizing media, but you have to learn its ways.
There are many good tutorials online. Check them out.

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Lorna, I think I understand better now what you are talking about.
So on any one clip, it will be ducks, or sparrows, but not both.
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If all goes well, you can delete the prior events. If there is footage still in them (that is not sparrows or ducks, for example), you could delete the thumbnails and cache folders and let iMovie regenerate thumbnails and cache after it opens.
Also, Tom's advice about not moving or renaming anything you have already used is very appropriate...
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Can not drag clips from events to a project

Help!
I create an event and import videos. I then select the section of videos I want (yellow box) and drag into a project.
Nothing happens the clip is not put into my project.
If i do the same but instead of trying to drag I push E the clips move into my project but do not show in the preview screen. The preview plays the videos in the events, the projects area has apparently become redundant.
I have completely removed and re-installed imovie. Reimported new movies to test (from iphone) with no luck. Repaired permissions in disk utility. Problem still there!
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Then I'm at a loss. See if You find help in this.
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• iMovie Pref files got corrupted - trash it/they and iMovie makes new and error free one's
• Creating a new User-Account and log into this - forces iMovie to create all pref. files new and error free
• Event or Project got corrupted - try to make a copy and repair
• a codec is used that doesn't work
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• version miss match of QuickTime Player / iMovie / iDVD
• preferences are wrong - Repair Preferences
• other hard disk problem - Repair Hard Disk (Disk Util tool - but start Mac from ext HD or DVD)
• External hard disks - MUST BE - Mac OS Extended (hfs) formatted to work with Video
( UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange - works for most other things - but not for Video )
• USB-flash-memories do not work
• Net-work connected hard disks - do not work
• iPhoto Library got problems - let iPhoto select another one or repair it. Re-build this first then try to re-start iMovie.
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I recently had some 8mm film transferred to digital. I found some Christmas' that were taken when I was a kid. This segment was on 11 minute stream of multiple Christmas' together. When I imported the AVI that I received back, it naturally was on long clip. What I would like to do is split these into multiple events (I think I can remember when each year was, getting old you know )
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I use MPEG Streamclip for this, and it is free. QuickTime Pro also works great.
Instructions for MPEG Streamclip
1) Download and install MPEG Streamclip from Squared 5 (free).
3) Start MPEG Streamclip
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8) Save the resulting file in a place where you can find it, like your Desktop.
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10) In iMovie, choose FILE/IMPORT/Movies... and choose the file you saved in steps 5,6,7. You can import several clips at once if you want.
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How do i reveal file names of clips in event library for imovie 11?

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Unfortunately you cannot display the underlying filenames directly in iMovie. The workaround is to hold down CTRL key and click on the clip, choose Reveal in Finder and a new Finder window will open with the clip highlighted.

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