timeline

The area in iMovie where you create your movie by adding and arranging clips and making all your edits.

Each clip in the timeline is represented by a thumbnail or series of thumbnails.

Timeline showing Zoom slider, Settings button, video clips with blue waveforms, and audio clips with green waveforms
  • To open a movie project in the timeline, click the Projects button in the toolbar, then double-click the project you want to open.

    Projects button in toolbar

    If you’re already editing a project and want to open a different one, click the Projects back button on the left side of the toolbar.

    Projects back button in toolbar