Sort iPhoto videos in iMovie from newest to oldest

Hi,
I would like to sort iPhoto videos in iMovie from newest to oldest.
Any help would be much appreciate

i think the iMovie iPhoto window shows them in the same order that they are in in iPhoto, so you need to make them newest to oldest in iphoto. to do that open i photo View menu -> sort photos -> and check "By date" and "Descending" and that should do it.
roger

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