Can't rename movie in iTunes

I imported a few home movies into iTunes. However a few of them can't be renamed. What ever I tried, the name was reset to the old name. I've tried
renaming the name field in iTunes (directly in the list but also in the "Info"-Window - new file name is accepted but disappears
copying the movie file to the desktop;
deleting the movie from iTunes (I selected to delete the file too and verified that it was deleted);
renaming the movie-file on the desktop to the desired name;
importing the renamed movie-file into iTunes
result: the renamed file appeared in the folder where the original file was but about half way through the copying process it is being renamed to the old name (under which it appears also in the iTunes list).
I should mention that the iTunes library is on a Synology DiskStation. ...urgently need help - any idea what can be done? Thanks!!

iTunes will rename the finder file name to match the "Name" column of the iTunes window. If you rename the file from the finder then play the file via iTuens it will again be renamed to match the "Name" column.
To rename items then do it from the iTunes window and not the finder. Also make suer the file is not locked.
MJ

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http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/203/nytbillede2.png
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