Rejected Clips Question...

I have some clips in my Events that show both orange lines, used in Project, and red lines, rejected clips. I don't remember nor do I know how to reject a clip. How did these red lines get there? Can I undo them so they are like the other Event clips with just orange lines? Is the red lines affecting my Project?
thank you,
Paul Neathery

Hello, Paul.
Here is a link to the help section for iMove. If I understand your question correctly, I believe it should help you with the rejected clip issue.
http://help.apple.com/imovie/#mov3ac6c43f
Cheers,
Jason H.

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