Trying to reduce size of movies in iPhoto

I'm trying to free up space on my Macbook air. I have 135GB of videos in iPhoto that have been shot on my iPhone over the years.
I would like to be able to edit many of those videos so I can reduce their file size. I would be keeping it very simple and just trimming the length of the videos and would just be using iphoto.
My problem is that the original video is still retained along with the edited (trimmed) version. I want to discard the original so that I can gain back that space. Is there anyway I can do this?
Thanks,
Andrew

Simple answer: No. The whole point of iPhoto is to preserve the original image. You will need to export the videos, delete them from iPhoto, (be sure to empty the trashes), trim them and then re-import the trimmed versions back to iPhoto.
Note that most apps you might trim with will also use some form of versioning, so be sure that you're actually reducing the file size with whatever app you choose.
Alternatively, if space is an issue you can just move your iPhoto Library to an external disk:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Regards
TD

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