From: Gregory Zide
Date: August 2002
Mr. Pogue,
A quick note on "Chasing the Elusive Ghost Handles" (page 124 in
iMovie 2: The Missing
Manual).
I had a hell of time trying to get these little bastards to appear, and
unfortunately, found the book's advice more discouraging than helpful.
However, after about 40 minutes of yelling and saying, "Why in God sakes
would anyone make a basic tool so inaccessible?", I stumbled on the
method:
Push down the mouse key *before* moving it to the position on the timeline
you want to work on. When you touch the magic area, kabaam, ghost
handles. It seemed to make the whole process less sensitive, and as long
as one started away from the timeline (even a wee bit), the iMovie 2 God
always delivered.
Gregory
That's an absolutely terrific trick. I'll be sure to put it into the
next printing of the book. Thanks for passing it along!
David
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