Audio Problems -- "clicking noises"

I'm trying to play the movie I just created but the audio is messed up. Throughout the piece you can hear "clicking noises" as the people speak. How do I get it to stop? Any help would be amazing. Thanks!

Hi
Where did Your original video and audio originate from ?
.avi, .wmv files or from iTunes ? - often strange results
import audio as .aiff (export out from iTunes as an .aiff audio-CD and
use this in Your movie projects.)
if from a miniDV tape Camera - then playback in Camera to a TV to listen
on the original and find out if rthis sound is OK.
• Eventually run a cleaning tape in Your Camera (as instruction)
Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows:
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk if it is less than 10Gb should rather have 25Gb
• Hard disk is untidy: Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool)
• Delete iMovie pref file - or rather start a new user/account - log into this and re-try
• Third party plug-ins that doesn't work OK (not relevant for iMovie’08)
• Program miss-match: iMovie 5.0.2, up to Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4.1 - is OK
• Program miss-match: iMovie 6.0.3 or 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4.1 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• Program miss-match: iMovie’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4.1 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
iMovie pref file resides: Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences
and is named: com.apple.iMovie.plist
While iMovie is NOT RUNNING - move this file out to desk-top.
Now restart iMovie.
Yours Bengt W

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