Split Clip greyed out in iMovie

How can I get Split Clip available for this 23 sec clip?

I've tried restarting, deleting and repasting, and starting a new project.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Aug 26, 2020 9:56 AM

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Rich839

Level 8

48,156 points

Aug 26, 2020 10:14 AM in response to hustlerhunny

Hi,

Try deleting preferences and see if that cures it. Open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and select to delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new library. Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. Now see if the split clip function displays.

-- Rich

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Split Clip greyed out in iMovie

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