Is the new iMovie '08 "non-destructive"?

Pretty much that's the reason why I bought a license of Final Cut Express HD but, being honest, I haven't quite learnt (not even the very basics of) how to use it. It seemed to me an excelent feature to be able to, non-destructively, use parts of clips from various projects to generate new ones. Still sounds a very good idea, but the app is, at least for me, a bit confusing. And I don't consider myself a rookie.
Now it seems like iMovie can do exactly that but iMovie-style, which is much simpler.
Is that right?
Thanks in advance...

Hello there
I learned yesterday that, thank goodness, it's non-destructive. I recorded 1/2 hour of video using iMovie 08. I tried to trim 27 seconds off the beginning of the video and wound up only keeping the 27 seconds I didn't want. I was fuming until I found the original DV clips (that's the format I captured in) in my "movies" folder under "iMovie Events". I just imported the video again and it was saved.

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K, I've seen dozons of post regarding the dislikes and work arounds for iMovie's non-destructive default functionality. However, the true purpose of this feature im yet to take advantage of, and would like to do so if possible.
New to iMovie, just started using it last month. Dig it. I've popped in some sound trax and am now editing the timing of the clips to the music. What Im finding is that I'm left with small gaps of dead space in the timeline pane where I'd like to 'extend' or add the rest of the clip to soak up that .24 sec. (or whatever) between the two clips. Can the non-destructive element 'add' in this missing time from the native clip?
Timing would'nt have been much of an issue if I didn't have to delete transitions constantly to splice in clips n' pic's, which consequently shifted the timing a bit. Now that the montage is done, and the clips are timed to the music, I gotta fix them gaps!
Any help, much appreciated. Thanks all.

pixel punk, the non-destructive editing feature of iMovie isn't really intended to help you 'add' stuff to fill gaps. But it DOES let you re-lengthen a clip that's been shortened. That may be all you need.
Basically, it lets you restore a clip to it's original length (or something less) if you've shortened a clip. So if you change your mind after shortening a clip — even after emptying the iMovie Trash — you can restore the clip to (up to) its original length.
That means that Yes, if you have shortened a clip on either side of a gap you can use Direct Trimming to lengthen the clip to fill the gap. The non-destructive editing feature guarantees that the "stuff" removed from the clip is still there in the clip. You can re-lengthen the clip to get it back.
If the clip hasn't been shortened, then you must fill the gap some other way. If the gap is small, one way is to fill it with a picture of the last frame seen before the gap. Don't use iMovie's Create Still Frame command to fill the gap for the image quality is poor. Rather, use the Save Frame command, save the frame as a PICT, then re-import the PICT back into the project. Use Direct Trimming, if necessary, to shorten the PICT clip to fill the gap.
The gap will look good. If the view notices anything, he will assume the videographer simply paused.
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