iMovie Controls: Playhead and Monitor

Before you begin learning to use the iMovie program, you have to be familiar with the iMovie screen and the controls that are used to create movies. An explanation of the use of each follows:

The PLAYHEAD is the time marker that appears on the scrubber bar and in the timeline viewer. It marks the frame that is currently displayed in monitor. You can drag the playhead to see what appears where in the movie, and also to set the insertion point for recording or importing audio tracks.

The MONITOR is where you see the movie as you build it. It also shows the beginning of a selected image or clip.

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