iMovie for iOS (iPhone, iPod touch): Work with projects

Work with projects

In iMovie, projects can be either movies or trailers. The Projects browser displays all of your projects in one place, and it’s where you open your projects to edit, play, share, or delete them.

Open a project for editing

  1. To open the Projects browser, tap Projects at the top of the screen.

    If you don’t see Projects at the top of the screen, tap Done or X until it appears.

  2. Scroll the projects, then tap one to see project details.

  3. Tap Edit.

Tip: On iPhone models with 3D Touch, press the iMovie icon on the Home screen to choose from a list of recent projects, or choose New Project.

Play a project

You can play a project at any time to watch it from the beginning or to check your work in progress.

Do one of the following:

  • If you’re working in a project: Tap the Play button . The project begins playing from the playhead (the white vertical line) in the timeline. Tap the Pause button to stop playback.

  • In the Projects browser: Tap a project to see the project details, then tap the Play Full Screen button . If you’re working in a project, tap Done to see the Play Full Screen button.

    The project begins playing from the beginning. If the playback controls aren’t showing, tap the screen to make them appear. Tap Done (in the upper-left corner) to return to the project details screen.

    Tip: On iPhone models with 3D Touch, press a project in the Projects browser to play a preview. Swipe up to show a menu of further options: Edit, Share, and Delete.

Rename a project

When you create a new project, iMovie assigns it a default name, which you can change at any time.

  1. To open the Projects browser, tap Projects at the top of the screen.

    If you don’t see Projects at the top of the screen, tap Done or X until it appears.

  2. Scroll the projects, then tap one to see project details.

  3. In the project details screen, tap the name of the project; a keyboard appears.

  4. Tap the Clear button to erase the entire name at once, or use the Delete key.

  5. Type a new name, then tap Done on the keyboard.

    Image of a project title selected for editing

Share a project

You can share a project or export its movie from the details screen.

  1. To open the Projects browser, tap Projects at the top of the screen.

    If you don’t see Projects at the top of the screen, tap Done or X until it appears.

  2. Scroll the projects, then tap one to see project details.

  3. Tap the Share button .

  4. Do any of the following:

To learn how to customize the items in the share menu, see Customize sharing options.

Delete a project

When you delete a project, any video clips recorded into iMovie for the project are still available for use in another project until you close iMovie. To keep the clips for future use, move them to the photo library. Photos taken into a project can’t be moved to the photo library.

Video clips that were embedded as part of an imported project are deleted after both the project and its copy imported from iTunes are deleted.

  1. To open the Projects browser, tap Projects at the top of the screen.

    If you don’t see Projects at the top of the screen, tap Done or X until it appears.

  2. Scroll the projects, then tap the one you want to delete.

  3. In the project details screen, tap the Trash button , then tap Delete Project (or Delete Trailer).

Duplicate a project

You can duplicate a movie or trailer by sharing it to iTunes and then importing it back to the same device. You don’t have to use iTunes on your computer to do this.

  1. To open the Projects browser, tap Projects at the top of the screen.

    If you don’t see Projects at the top of the screen, tap Done or X until it appears.

  2. Scroll the projects, then tap one to see project details.

  3. Tap the Share button .

  4. Tap iTunes, then tap iMovie Project.

  5. When prompted, tap Keep Both to create a duplicate version of the project.

    The duplicate project has the same name as the original, with a version number appended (for example, Kauai Trail Biking 1).

  6. Tap Projects to return to the Projects browser.

  7. Tap the Import button , then tap iTunes.

  8. Tap the name of the project that you just shared to iTunes.

Last Modified: Jul 29, 2016
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