iMovie You can select a range of video frames from any clip in an Event or a project. These selected frames can then be trimmed, marked with keywords, marked as favorite or rejected, or modified in other ways.
To select a frame range:
Do one of the following:
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In the Project browser or Event browser, drag across the thumbnails of any clip to select a frame range. A yellow border appears around the range you’ve selected.
When a filmstrip breaks onto two lines, you can select a frame range extending over the break simply by continuing to drag across the break. When you reach the edge, the pointer jumps to the next line.
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Click a clip in the Event browser. By default, a frame range of four seconds of video, starting at the point where you clicked, is automatically selected.
In iMovie preferences, you can change this default setting so that clicking an Event clip selects a minimum of one second of video or a maximum of ten seconds of video.
To extend or shorten the frame range selection:
Do one of the following:
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Drag the handles on either side of the yellow selection border to adjust where the selection starts or ends.
Within the same clip, move the pointer to any frame that you want the selection to begin or end with, and then hold down the Shift key and click. The frame range is lengthened or shortened accordingly.
To move the entire frame range selection:
Do one of the following:
Drag the top or bottom of the yellow selection border to the left or right to relocate it over a new set of frames in the same clip.
Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key to move the entire selection to the left or right by one-frame increments.
To deselect a range:
Click outside of it or select a different range.