Another Project File is Missing error

To make a long story short... after importing video clips into iMovie and then pulling the .dv files out of the project file and reimporting the files into another movie, now when I try to open the movie, I get the error "A Project File is Missing" and the ignore/ignore all error alerts. When the movie finally opens, the clips are missing, but they are in the trash.
I can pull them out of the trash and work on them, but the edits don't save. If I try to resave the project, then close and re-open it, I still get the errors. I'm using iMovie HD v.5. I am running OS 10.4.9 from an external firewire drive formatted HFS Extended (Journaled). When I start, there's about 57 GB of free space on the drive. After importing the files (one 9.5 and one 8.1 GB in size ), there's 39.9 GB of free space on the drive. There are two files in the Media folder... copies of the original dv files.
What can I do to save the project, so the files are considered part of the project?

Hi Chad - I'm sure you will be helped also by the real experts on this forum, but in the meantime you should be aware that iMovie cannot import MPEG files. You will note that the Error Message is saying there is an unarchiving problem. They must first be converted to DV format. You may need a free app. called StreamClip for this operation:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
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