How do I split a clip in iMovie 09?

When I'm in a clip within an event, there is no option to SPLIT CLIP if I right click, and CMD-Shift-S does nothing.
What am I missing? I have imported clips that imported as one long clip, so I need to split up the clip and then split up the event.

No need to use Toast. Just find the EyeTV file in the finder (right-click/reveal in Finder).
Then, right-click on Finder file and select "Show Package Contents".
Drag the .mpg file into MPEG Streamclip
From Streamclip, I usually export as Apple Intermediate Codec. It is slightly smaller than a DV file, and iMovie seems to work better with AIC than DV. But DV is OK too if you prefer DV.
Note: I usually deinterlace as I export from Streamclip into AIC.
Also, in MPEG Streamclip, when you export the clip, give it a name like clip-yyyy-mm-dd hh;mm;ss.ext (where ext is the extension such as MOV or DV or MP4 - streamclip should apply the extension automatically based on your export codec.)
iMovie will automatically place it in an event in the correct month and year, and the date metadata will work.
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