Glossary

Blank clips.

Whether black, cobalt, or any other available hue, blank clips are placeholders added between video clips. Insert these clips to help you adjust and perfect the timing of your movie.

Burn.

The (rather lengthy) process of etching data into a DVD disc’s surface to create a disc that a consumer DVD player or computer with a DVD drive can read.

Clip.

A segment of video or audio.

Clip fragment.

Remnant of an audio or video segment, sometimes caused by overzealous cropping or trimming.

Clip Speed slider.

This control, found in earlier versions of iMovie, let you adjust the speed of your footage, clip by clip. In iMovie HD, the Clip Speed slider has been replaced by the Fast/Slow/Reverse effect.

Clip Viewer.

One of two modes of the Timeline, ...

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