If I add new video to a 'bin' how do I get iMovie to see it without restarting?

Hi,
In my movie I want to use some graphics like an animated map as PIP. To do this I need to render the graphics as a separate movie, export it out using the Share menu and then import it in.
iMovie has an annoying habit of wanting to duplicate movies I want to use when it imports them in. I'd like to avoid this if possible so what is the best way to export it into iMovie's file structure so that it doesn't need to be duplicated when I use it in my other movie, and also so that iMovie can see it immediately without needing to quit and restart?

Well I think that's part of what I'm doing 'wrong'. When I export out the animation, I'm saving it directly into an iMovie Event folder in the Finder system and then wondering why it doesn't then appear in the same folder within iMovie unless I restart the application.
I guess it's because the restart triggers a rescan of the folders, and it processes the file. Is there a shortcut or menu item anywhere to manually rescan an event folder?
Or is the best way to export the animations to a completely different folder outside of iMovie and then import it in with a 'move' as opposed to 'copy' command like you suggested?

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