All the photo i import from iphoto (JPEG) to imovie is blank.

Hello..!
I need some help..!
I using powermac G4 cube, i just upgrade to tiger n ilife 06, when i want to import my photo from iphoto to imovie all the image is blank. But i unclick the ken burn effect, i can import the photo i have image...!
Got someone know how to solve the problem..!
Thank..!

I appreciate all of your responses to my problem. There is no doubt that I have a lot to learn about Aperture. I guess the first thing I need to do is learn the correct process to import my existing photo events from iPhoto. When I conducted the import operation, I imported by selecting my individual events from iPhoto browser. Is my problem the result of incorrectly importing from iPhoto? Where can I find the appropriate import steps into Aperture from iPhoto?
Several of you recommended that I may need to execute a repair against my iPhoto library. How do I run the repairs on the iPhoto library?
I am confused as to why every single photo is duplicated with one version being the original and the other as an edited version. I am confused since I have not attempted to edit all of my photos within iPhoto. Granted I have edited a few photos, but no way every single one. More than likely I am importing the photos incorrectly from iPhoto. I may try to import from my photo cards rather than attempting to copy from iPhoto. Perhaps iPhoto automatically sends two copies of the same photo to Aperture as a default???

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