Is there an easier way to make a simple split in imovie than using THREE keys (shift-control-S)?  I make hundreds of cuts in my time-lapse videos. Other programs have a button for this.  Why so hard?

Sorry, any other shortcut to splitting would be appreciated.

danmonsterman wrote:
…  I'm new to imovie.  It surprises me that it requires three keys …
for good reason - 'splitting' a clip is in normal editing in iMovie rarely used.
< your voice: > "Wot?!"
I emphazised 'in iMovie', 'cause it has a very different concept, compared to other NLEs, such as Premiere, Avid, legacy FC/p7 (or Magix etc on Windows):
spend some time here
http://help.apple.com/imovie/
(not only the videos, read the tutorials too)
usually, you just drag the yellow box across the 'wanted' part of a clip and than add it to the Project Line.
no split, no cut, no in/out (imagine, how many keys would need that?)....
maybe frightening - but believe me: dead simple, super fast.
splitting a clip? hmmm… when/why?
… when you apply diff. effects to one single 'scene' - comes to my mind as only situation I use split in iM.
plus, many NLEs ask for 'finger acrobatics' - I try to learn FCPX for now two years, and still have to cheat what key-combos results what feature lucky me, I found a solution controlling the basics single-handed with gestures on my Magic Trackpad …

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