Help with clip portion from iMovie to iDVD

Hi,
I had a question about the portion and duration of a movie clip (not an image) that can be put into the iDVD (5) drop zones. I tried to put a certain clip (with a specific beginning and end with the allotted 15 seconds and it plays the original clip, the pre-edited clip that was originally captured before I edited the movie itself. I've tried saving it to the Movies folder and selecting them for the drop zones, and I've tried straight up dragging them from the iMovie windows to the drop zones and those both work, but I want to know how to select which part of the clip to be played, because I don't want unedited clips flashing about my drop zones, doesn't look right, you know? Well I would greatly appreciate anybody's assistance, sorry for the paragraph of complaints.
-lessthanjake902

Jacob,
Welcome the the iDVD forum!
but I want to know how to select which part of the clip to be played, because I don't want unedited clips flashing about my drop zones, doesn't look right, you know?
If you "share>quicktime" and choose "selected clips only" in iMovie it should export an edited clip (.mov) file that you can use in the drop zone in iDVD.
Somtimes you might need to use "Split video clip at playhead" in iMovie to get just the parts you want.
John B.
An alternative method is to drill into the iMovie project package, find the shared movie for iDVD, copy it, and choose only the part you want for the iDVD menu using QT Pro..........

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