Embedding video into imovie

Can anyone tell me if imove embeds video into imovie project, or does is always need to find the video file to play it?
thanks

fryedmeb,
I'm not sure if I completely follow your question, but I'll take a stab at it.
What appears as a single iMovie project file is really a package containing all the necessary media for the project. Video clips, audio clips etc.
It also contains a reference file with instructions on how all the pieces get put together to form the project.
But, at the iMovie project stage, all the media are discrete pieces. "Unembeded" so to speak.
Once you output (Share) your iMoive to, say, a full quality DV QuickTIme file, the movie is then rendered as one self contained file.
Matt

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