How to achieve smaller file size in iMovie after cutting or cropping

iMovie saves unused material, so that even if I remove (crop or cut) unwanted footage, I am left with the same large file size for the project.
The same seems to be true if I split a clip, and delete the unwanted portion and empty the trash.
I have saved selected portions to Quicktime and then set up another iMovie project using the smaller trimmed file. Is there a better way to do this - entirely within the iMovie environment?
Thanks,
K. Allen
G-5, dual 2.0 PowerPC   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iLife6, 2.5 G of RAM, 40 G of free disk space

saved selected portions to Quicktime and then set up another iMovie project using the smaller trimmed file
You should export as .dv (not .mov) and import it back.
Or export to tape and import it back.
Or downgrade to iMovie 4 and make very good backups (emptying the trash while trimming the clips sometimes corrupts the project in iMovie 1-4!!).

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