iMovie
Freeze the playhead position when panning in iMovie
08/18/2010
To freeze the position of the playhead when panning over movie clips in an iMovie '09 project, press and hold the Control key.
Trim a clip to the playhead in an iMovie project
08/09/2010
In iMovie '09, Control-click a clip in the project timeline and do "Trim to Playhead" to trim the clip from the point closest to its nearest border.
Split a clip in an iMovie project
08/02/2010
In iMovie, to split a project clip into two separate parts, Control-click on the clip where you want the split to be and select "Split Clip" from the pop-up menu.
Quickly move an iMovie project clip within the timeline
07/26/2010
When running iMovie '09 on a Mac with a multi-touch trackpad, do a 3-finger swipe across a selected project clip to move it within the timeline.
Reveal in the Finder a clip from an iMovie project
07/12/2010
In iMovie, to go to the location on your Mac where a clip in a project is stored, Control-click the clip in iMovie and do "Reveal in Finder" from the pop-up.
Show audio ducking settings for images in iMovie
07/03/2010
When viewing the Inspector settings for an image which overlays audio in iMovie '09, press "a" to show the image's audio ducking settings.
Show iMovie projects in full-screen
06/19/2010
In iMovie '09, press Command+6 to show the currently-selected project in full-screen. To exit full-screen, press the Escape key.
Quickly add iMovie event clips to the project timeline
06/11/2010
In iMovie '09, click on an event clip to select it, then press "e" on the keyboard to automatically place the clip into the project timeline.
Show the date when events in iMovie were recorded
05/15/2010
Show the date when clips in your iMovie Event Library were recorded, via iMovie> Preferences> Browser> Show date ranges in Event list.
Extract a still image from a video frame in iMovie '09
05/05/2010
In iMovie '09, to extract a still image from a video frame, Control-click the frame in the project timeline and do "Add Freeze Frame" from the pop-up.
Select an entire clip in the Event Library in iMovie
04/25/2010
In iMovie '09, Option-click on a clip in your Event Library to select the entire clip all at once, instead of just selecting a part of it.
Show detailed info about a clip in iMovie
04/09/2010
In iMovie '09, to show detailed info about a clip as you pass the playhead over it, do View>Playhead Info, or simply hit Command-Y on your keyboard.
Easily extract audio from an iMovie movie clip
03/17/2010
To separate the audio from video in a movie clip in iMovie '09, Control-click the clip and choose "Detach Audio" from the pop-up menu.
Customize the iMovie Font Panel
03/03/2010
In iMovie '09, customize the default fonts and font colors displayed in the iMovie Font Panel by changing the settings in iMovie>Preferences>Fonts.
Browse photos from a specific timeframe in iMovie
02/16/2010
In the iMovie photo browser, check on the "Show photos within" option to only display photos taken around the same time as your selected events.
Quickly adjust the Viewer window size in iMovie
02/12/2010
In iMovie '09, use the keyboard shortcut Command-8, 9, or 0 to make the Viewer (preview) window small, medium or large; or use the menu, Window>Viewer.
Adjust the duration for all photos in an iMovie project
01/21/2010
To adjust the duration of every photo in an iMovie project all at once, do File>Project Properties>Timing then Photo Duration.