How do i import videos from my iPhoto to my iMovie?

I need to know how to import video clips from my iPhoto to my iMovie to put into a movie. I know how to import pictures from iPhoto to iMovie but not video clips. Help??

averykulzer wrote:
I need to know how to import video clips from my iPhoto to my iMovie to put into a movie. I know how to import pictures from iPhoto to iMovie but not video clips. Help??
All the compatible videos that you have in iPhoto should appear automatically in iMovie in an Event named "iPhoto Videos".
Each time you open iMovie, it will look for any new video clips in iPhoto. Thumbnails will be generated and placed in chronological order in the iPhoto Videos Event.
You can drag clips from the iPhoto Videos Event to the timeline of any project (new or established), just as you do with clips in other Events.
Note that no duplication occurs on the hard drive. The clip thumbnails in the iPhoto Videos Event are simply referenced (linked to) the actual video in the iPhoto app.
So, there is really no need to separately import the iPhoto video clips into iMovie - unless of course you have a particular reason to do this (such as for a better organisation of the clips).
John

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