Can't set required duration in iMovie 09?

I'm using iMovie 09 and trying to set the duration of a clip (using inspector) as 0.9s but as soon as I set the vallue and hit enter it just becomes 0.8s. It seems that the duration can only go up in 0.2s intervals.
Does anyone have a solution? Is this normal?

Just found an answer,
In case anyone is interested, go iMovie, preferences then display time as hh:mm:ss:frames.
Allows more precise editing

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AppleMan1958 wrote:
Esteemed forum member Jon Walker has created a video tutorial on this topic. [Click here to see it|http://web.me.com/jrwalker4/QuickNotes/iMovie08-09/Entries/2008/4/25_Tutorial024.html]
+breathtaking, awesome, groundbraking!+
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