Automatic new clip at each scene break iMovie08

I wish to import a completed movie into iMovie08 and share it. Unfortunately iMovie starts a new clip whenever there is a change in the time code. Then to make things worse it appears to sort the clips into time code order. I wish to import the whole movie as one clip as the movie has already been edited etc and is complete. As in iMovie HD is there an option which allows you to stop iMovie08 splitting the movie into separate clips.
David

Thanks for your response. I did resolve the problem by capturing the video with Final Cut Express then exporting to QT and then to iMovie08 which to my mind was a long winded way of doing it. I have since discovered that I could also have capture the video on QT thus leaving out Final Cut Express.
Perhaps it is not possible to do what I wanted todo and that was using iMovie08 for a seamless result.
Thanks again

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