How do I permanently delete imported video to free up hard drive space?

I have imported 2 years worth of video and I believe this may be the reason my iPhoto is so slooooowww. I thought I have deleted the footage, but I'm wondering if I have not done it correctly. Could someone let me know how I can delete any unwanted video completely from my computer? Thanks.

As a footnote to Klaus 1's accurate comment, even deleting the iMovie project trash will not necessarily remove from your hard drive the clips that are in there. If any part of a clip is still being used in the project, the whole clip stays in, even if you have split off a part, placed it in the trash, and emptied the trash. It is part of iMovie's non-destructive editing feature. I have seen lots of posts on this forum where users empty the iMovie trash and notice that the project size hardly decreases.

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