iMovie 11 (v9.0.4) Detached audio not following video edit

HImmmm. I would think that iMovie 9 would have a split clip feature. I guess nothing in the Help menu describes it?

O.K. Try a workaround. Make a duplicate of the original audio clip and put both the original and the duplicate into the project, so that the original clip precedes the duplicate clip. Trim the right hand edge of the original clip back to the entry point where you want to begin your deletion of audio in the audio clip. Then trim the left hand edge of the duplicate clip to the exit point where you want to stop the deletion. That should remove the segment between the entry point and the exit point.

Yes, the nomenclature is confusing. iMovie '11 is actually iMovie version 9. The names are used interchangeably, so all kinds of confusion. I guess the logic of it, if there is any, is that iMovie 9 was created in year 2011, so both names are applicable. When iMovie '11 is used, it has an apostrophe to distinguish that the reference is to the year rather than the version. Still confusing.

-- Rich

I'm not very familiar with iMovie 9, as it is an older discontinued app. However, there should be a way of splitting the audio clip and trimming out a piece to sync it with the video clip. As I recall, you select the audio clip and then click on the gear icon and use the clip trimmer. Perhaps someone who is more familiar with iMovie 9 will chime in here. Meanwhile, you can try the help menu and type in something like "Edit Audio" and see if you can get some instructions.

From a work flow standpoint, it is much easier to edit your video clips first, then edit your audio to clip to sync.

-- Rich

Yes, the split command would work to remove a small segment. Then you don't need to use duplicate clips. You just cut a piece out of the main clip. That's the way I would go. I mentioned the split command a couple of times, but was under the impression that it was not an option for you.

In any event, glad that you got it working.

Have fun. :)

-- Rich