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How To Split a Clip and Detach its audio in iMovie 10

 


– Make sure the part of the video you want the audio to be detached from is a single clip.  Partial audio cannot be detached from a clip.

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–  To split smaller clips out of a bigger clip, you can select the portion of the clip you want to split, right-click on it and select ‘Split Clip’.

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– You should now see the clear gap between the two clips.

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– To detach the audio from a clip, just right  click on the clip and choose ‘Detach Audio’.

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– You should now see a green banner under your clip. That’s the detached audio.

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– You can now move the audio within your project without changing the video sequence.

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Or you can delete the audio altogether without deleting the video. The clips will have no sound over it. Just right click on the audio clip and select ‘Delete’.

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Enjoy your movie!

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