Duplicating a project is useful if you want to edit the project but retain a copy of the original version.
In the iMovie app on your Mac, open Projects view. Click Create New, then click Movie. If you’re editing a project, click the Projects back button on the left side of the toolbar (shown below), and then click Create New. In the iMovie app on your Mac, open Projects view. Click Create New, then click Trailer. If you’re editing a project, click the Projects back button on the left side of.
To duplicate a project:
- In the Project Library, click to select the project you want to duplicate, and then choose File > Duplicate Project.The File menu appears in a light gray bar across the top of your computer screen.A new project is created and is listed above the original project. It has the same filename as the original, appended with a number.
- Double-click the name and type a new one, if you want.
How to create a new iMovie project on iPhone or iPad
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I've got iMovie 10.1.2 running on El Capitan 10.11.4. It was working just fine and about a week ago it stopped allowing me to create a new movie. I can create a trailer, but not a movie. It doesn't matter if I click on the new movie button on the projects screen, go to filenew movie or use command N - none of them work. I am using iMovie 10.1.2 with Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. When I click on File in the iMovie menu bar, the options to create a new movie or new trailer are greyed out. Any idea how to un-grey them? I tried closing iMovie, trashing the Settings.plist file, then re-opening iMovie, but that did not fix the problem. In iMovie, choose File New Project or click the Create Project button (shown below) in the lower-right corner of the Project Library. Survce serial number. The File menu appears in a light gray bar across the top of your computer screen. Do one of the following.
- In the Projects browser, tap the plus button . If you're currently editing a movie, tap Done, then tap Projects to open the Projects browser.
- Tap Movie. The Moments screen appears, showing videos and photos from your Photos app photo library organized into moments—all the video clips and photos from a particular day or event.
You can also tap Trailer to use built-in templates to create a trailer with your own videos and photos. - Touch and hold image thumbnails to preview photos at a larger size or to preview video clips.
- Tap an individual video clip or a photo that you want to include in your movie, or tap Select to choose an entire moment. Selected items have a checkmark. If you don't want to add media from your photo library, go to step 6.
- To browse more video clips, photos, and albums, tap Media, then tap another folder.
- Tap Create Movie. Your new project opens. Videos or photos you selected appear in the timeline. If you didn't add videos or photos, the timeline is blank.
You can always add videos and photos your project after you initially create the movie. In iMovie on iPhone or iPad, the highest quality clip in your project determines the resolution for your movie. For example, if you add a 4K video clip to your project, you’ll be able to share the finished project at 4k resolution.
Record directly into iMovie
Add a video or a photo directly from the camera on your iPhone or iPad to your iMovie project:
- With your project open in iMovie, scroll through the timeline so the playhead (the white vertical line) appears where you want to add the video or photo.
- On iPhone, tap the plus button, then tap the Camera button . On iPad, tap the Camera button .
- Use the camera controls to set options such as flash and resolution, then tap the Record button .
- If you’re recording a video clip, tap the stop button when you’re done. If you took a photo, skip to the next step.
- To place the video clip or photo in the timeline of your project, tap Use Video or Use Photo. You can also tap Retake to retake the video clip or photo.
The iMovie timeline opens with the new clip placed where the playhead was located.
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How to create a new iMovie project on your Mac
- In the Projects browser, click Create New. If you're currently editing a movie, click the Projects button in the toolbar, then click Projects again to open the Projects browser.
- Click Movie. Your new project opens, showing the browser, the viewer, and the timeline.
You can also click Trailer to use built-in templates to create a trailer with your own videos and photos. - After creating your project, add clips from events in the Libraries list, or add video clips and photos from your Photos app library. You can also import video clips, photos, and other media from other sources:
To start creating your movie, drag clips from the iMovie browser to the timeline of your project. You can also drag clips into the timeline from the Finder and from the Desktop of your Mac.