Why is my video in iPhoto

I have a Iphone C5 and i was filming with the camera and the video is in iphoto. Plus, how do i pause, fast forward and rewind my video in iphoto?

Hi Roma,
Do you mean why is the video you took with your camera in the Photos app?
Becasue it is a part of the Camera Roll, so it is in the app where the camera roll lives.
You can't "fast forward" or "rewind" per se, but you can use the little slider in the array at the top of the screen to move foward and backward through the video.
Cheers,
GB

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