Tutorial: Combine Clips in iMovie Easily

 iMovie is a video editor only running on MacOS system. Most Mac users use it to create a video with Hollywood effects. I guess just not many people know how to combine clips in iMovie. So this article will list the steps to do that. Apart from that, we also introduce its best alternative Joyoshare Video Joiner, which is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers.

 

Part 1. How to Combine Clips in iMovie

As a non-linear video editing application, iMovie has sparked a blizzard of concern with beginners. Although it costs nothing, it is no worse than other similar products in functions. Even some advanced features such as split-screen, picture-in-picture effect, etc are also supported by it. If you are planning to join clips in iMovie but you are infrequently exposed to the application before, you may follow instructions below to get it done. Note that iMovie is just compatible with iOS devices and Mac OS. For Windows users, you could refer to Joyoshare Video Joiner that is applicable to both Mac and Windows in Part 2.

Step 1. Launch iMovie and create a new project

The first thing to do is running iMovie on your computer. Then you need to click on "File" and choose "New Project" to begin a new project. After that, you can name the project and adjust some settings according to your desires.

Step 2. Import video clips

In this section, add your video clips into iMovie. You can do it by tapping "Import" under the "File" option or clicking the "+" icon to choose clips that are needed to combine.

Step 3. Edit video clips

Now, you can drag these video clips to the timeline one by one to edit them, like cutting, adding subtitles, adjusting the color, applying effects, and so on.

Step 4. Start combining clips

Once this is all in place, you need to touch "Modify" and then select the "Join Clips" to begin to join your video clips. After finishing, the merged one could be found in your local files.

Part 2. How to Combine Clips with Joyoshare Video Joiner

When you find iMovie can not fit your needs, or it does not let you merge video clips, you may consider its best alternative program - Joyoshare Video Joiner that is a specialized video merger both on Mac and Windows. Deemed to be a multipurpose video joining program, it can do more than you imagine. Not just combining video clips but also cutting and editing videos are able to be accomplished with it.

Nor is this all, Joyoshare Video Joiner is capable of merging video/audio files in different formats, and outputting the merged file to various formats like MP4, M4V, MKV, MP3, M4A, WAV, etc. What's more, it provides high-speed mode and encoding mode to combine video clips, which makes you do it more flexibly. In this regard, what should be noted is that high-speed is to merge video fast and losslessly while encoding mode supports editing files and customizing file format. Well, here we go to the following content that illustrates the steps of implementing it to get several video clips together.

Key Features of Joyoshare Video Joiner:

• Remove unwanted sections from video clips
• Preview, rename and rearrange video clips
• Join video clips at 60X speed without quality loss
• Provide high-speed mode and encoding mode to merge
• Adjust aspect ratio, apply effect, add watermarks and subtitles

 

Step 1. Add video clips into Joyoshare Video Joiner

Firstly, please download and install Joyoshare Video Joiner on your computer. The next thing to do is importing the video clips you want to merge to the program. Two methods to add videos respectively are simply dragging them into it or clicking "Open File" in the bottom left corner to choose them.

Step 2. Select merging mode and output format

Afterward, you ought to hit on "Format" to choose a mode to merge your video clips and select an output format. The high-speed mode is suitable for those who need to join videos quickly and losslessly. In case you choose encoding mode to merge, you are allowed to customize file format including codec, resolution, frame rate, and bit rate. Once done, please go back to the main interface with the "OK" button.

Step 3. Cut needless content from videos

Now, you can preview and rename these video clips. If necessary, you might move the yellow timeline to cut some needless sections from videos.

Step 4. Edit videos

Supposing that you select encoding mode to merge, you are offered to use the editing function. Tap on "Edit" to trim or rotate videos, apply visual effects, and add watermarks and subtitles depending on your actual demands.

Step 5. Combine video clips

When everything is ready, you finally click the "Convert" button to combine these video clips into a big one. Later, just find it in your local file folder.

The Source Page:

https://www.joyoshare.com/join-video/how-to-combine-clips-in-imovie.html