Why won't iMovie let me drag in a 17 minute video to edit it?

i dont understand

Hello jacet808
Try converting the movie into a different format and then import that into iMovie to see if you can edit it.
QuickTime Player 10.x: Export a movie in another format
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5878
Regards,
-Norm G.

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