Trimming Videos in Imovie 06

Hi guys,
Id like to cut a 1:30minute video down to only the last 15 seconds on imovie.
Is this possible to do? I read a few posts about people doing it, but not describing how they did it.
Thanks again and again.
Jonathan

nevermind! Just figured it out.
It was actually TOO simple! HA!

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You can only do this with a Project.
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You need to create a Project and drag a video clip into the Project from your Event. Then the Split Clip command will work. You just drag to select the portion of the clip that you want to split, and then right-lick/Split Clip.
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I recorded a clip with my iPhone4 and imported into iPhoto.
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Humm - it is iPhoto - not iVideo - iPhoto is oriented around simple point and shoot consumer cameras - iMovie is designed to handle movies
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Time to make a feature request unless there's an easier workflow than going to the desktop and importing.
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