Go to Clip settings then click 'Convert Entire Clip' if necessary. Then check reverse.
Almost all video editing software can reverse a clip. If it does not it is not worth having.
Double click the clip.
To adjust the speed of a clip in iMovie hover the mouse over the clip that you have added to the project and a small blue button with a down arrow will appear in the corner of the clip's thumbnail. Click on the down arrow and select Clip Adjustments from the choices offered. In the panel that opens you have buttons to choose between Clip, Video and Audio. Click the Clip button and in the middle is a speed adjustment/reverse option. It may ask you to convert the video before allowing you to adjust the clip.
Click on the Related Link below for the PDF files on iMovie. Perhaps the answer you are looking for can be found there.
Still images can be used in iMovie. The timing etc. can be adjusted in the Inspector panel as with any other clip.
you need imovie 09/11. I am not sure about imovie hd. anyways, 1. Double click the clip that you want to alter, the inspector should pop up 2. Make sure you are in clip adjustments 3. Click convert clip 4. Wait 2 secs and then you will be able to adjust the time of your movie.
Click File and then Optimize Video
Mp4 is a good format for iMovie.
First drag the movie you want to do the commenty for into iMovie. Then record yourself speaking in another application on your mac, (watch the clip your speaking over while you speak over it so you know what your saying) then drag that voice clip over the top of the clip which you've placed in iMovie.
Opacity can only be changed with a Cutaway edit. Make sure Show Advanced Tools is ticked in the iMovie Preferences. Drag a clip from the browser over a clip in the project and select Cutaway from the menu of options. The added cutaway clip appears above the original clip. Double click the cutaway clip and you can change various settings, including the opacity, in the Inspector pane that appears.
Double click on the clip you want to change in the Project section and an Inspector window appears. In the Clip section of the Inspector is a Speed control. Slide it to the left to slow down and to the right to speed up. The percentage reading at the end of the slider tells you how much you have changed from the original speed. Click on the Reverse button to have your clip play backwards.