Multiple users problem

Is it possible for multiple users to utilize the same video clips folder in Imovie, or does the import process copy video files to each user's home subfolder "movie"? I would rather not have 2 sets of video files for 2 users who both want to use IMovie.

Welcome Christopher A. Peckham to the  iMovie boards ..
no, iMovie (as all iApps) is 'single user'.. a 'sharing' of sources is not intended by concept..
probably, some smart Unix expert is able to find a workaround, read my article on my site http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/im08tricks about symLinks .. never done, never tried, ..

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