Changing event dates of MOV files

I've found it straightforward changing event dates (so the Event Library will sort chrono), simply by going to Finder and changing the yyyy-mm-dd format for DV files that may not have been captured correctly. However, when I do the same with MOV files, the fix will not work. Any suggestions? Thanks.
BTW, these files were captured via a Canopus ADVC110. Years ago, I consolidated my video library (various old formats) on DVDs via a Panasonic DVD-R player. Now I've captured all of this video, via the Canopus converter, and am ready to edit in iMovie. When I captured the video recently, I simply created new folders, labeling each by year, so the sub-folders are easy to recognize. They all show up under "2007" I can live with this, but if there is a fix it would be nice.

On Karsten Schluter's website, she lists at least four ways to change dates. Here is a link... http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/im08changeeventdate
IIRC, the .mov files are really a package of files and you will need to change the dates of the files in the package. Alternatively, you could import the .mov files into iMovie 06, and export as a Quicktime .dv file, at which point, it becomes easy to change the dates.

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