Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
When using iMovie to make videos, what's the best way to manage the media (video clips, pictures and audio) that goes into it? The conventional wisdom among Video editors is media organization is one of the most important things to focus on - if you do this haphazardly you end up quickly with a big mess.
We'll look at using iMovie itself to manage and store media, the Mac Photos App (formerly known as iPhoto), and the Mac file system which most people know as the Finder.
You will most likely end up using some combination of the three, but you should do so with intent.
When using iMovie to make videos, what's the best way to manage the media (video clips, pictures and audio) that goes into it? The conventional wisdom among Video editors is media organization is one of the most important things to focus on - if you do this haphazardly you end up quickly with a big mess.
We'll look at using iMovie itself to manage and store media, the Mac Photos App (formerly known as iPhoto), and the Mac file system which most people know as the Finder.
You will most likely end up using some combination of the three, but you should do so with intent.
