Imported .mov files turn green and do not play

I imported some video files using the Camera Connector Kit from my Nikon V1 to my iPad 3rd Gen, which are .mov, and they turn green and do not play the actual video footage; however, the sound does play. I've searched the Discussions and have found nothing. Any help would be appreciated.

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I recently downloaded 4 AVI files. They played fine on my Qtime player. I then tried to import them to iMovie and when I did, two of the files turned green in the clip holder and the contents of the file were lost (from 349 MB to 21.6MB). I tried to play them and there was nothing there. I even tried to play them in Qtime and they turned green in there as well.It plays fine in VLC however and the "get info" reads the original 349 MB. I need to import these two files into iMovie. Any suggestions?
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Along with Steve's questions, I have one more:
Did your iPhone shoot with a Variable Frame Rate?
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