| The movie's order progresses from left to right in the Timeline, so use the Clip Viewer or the Timeline Viewer to drag and drop clips in the order you wish them to appear; iMovie politely moves existing clips aside to indicate where you can drop your clip (Figure 8.10). Figure 8.10. When adding clips to the Timeline, the clips in the movie (see "Elephant" above) scoot aside to indicate where you're about to drop the new clip.
Drag a clip in the Timeline...
...and drop it in a new location. Tips | | You can rearrange clips in the Timeline Viewer (Figure 8.11). If you do, however, make sure you drag the clip above the video track to avoid creating a gap (see "Creating Blank Clips," later in this chapter, for more on working with gaps). Figure 8.11. Move clips in the Timeline Viewer, not just the Clip Viewer. It's easier to assemble your movie by dragging clips to the Clip Viewer where each clip icon is the same size. The Timeline Viewer displays clips in different sizes based on their lengths (Figure 8.12). Figure 8.12. The two views shown here are of the same clip. The Timeline Viewer displays an approximation of the clip's length. If you need to determine when a clip was originally filmed, select it and choose Show Info from the File menu (or press Command-I). iMovie notes the date and time the clip was recorded. As editor, you have power over time. Clips can appear in any order, no matter when the events happened chronologically. (Most studio movies are rarelyif evershot in chronological order.) With a clip selected in the Timeline, choose Select Similar Clips from the Edit menu (or press Command-Option-A) to select other clips with similar properties. For example, this is an easy way to select all still photo clips in your movie.
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