Cannot see video in iMovie

This is my first time ever using iMovie so I'm hoping this is super easy. I'm using iMovie 11 in Lion. Ok so I imported an .mp4 video to iMovie and can play audio but I can't see any video. I just want to cut about 3 small clips from a big 20 minute video and put them together. I thought it would be simple, but how do I get the video to show up?

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If your analog video device does not support device control, turn off device control. To do this, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, click the Device Control tab, then make sure the checkbox next to Enable Device Control doesn't have a checkmark in it.
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Security Update 2013-003 is available for Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion. You can download the Snow Leopard version > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1670
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