Imovie Themes Clips

is there a way to make it so you can add more than just a few photos to the themes in imovie? right now i can only add what they give me per them, which is anywhere from 1-3 depending on the theme.

welcome blue to the  boards of discussions ...
the themes are meant as 'titles', they should just offer a short 'preview' what will be seen in the forthcoming movie ...
they are NOT a 'frame' to present your fotos..
have you spend some time, reading here?
apple.com/ilife/tutorials/imovie/index.html

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