Clicking Photo Settings Button Changes Hue of image

I have been struggling with this for some time.
When I import a jpg file ( file created from exporting from iPhoto ) to iMovie, it looks fine on the preview window until I click the Photo Settings button. The images hue chages to an orang/red. All I want to do is add the Ken Burns Effect.
At first I thought it was a problem with the iMovie project, as I have done this in the past with no issues. So I created a new project, added just the jpg and attempted to do the Ken Burns Effect on it.. once again the hue changed to the orange/red.
Then I though.. the iMove Prefs must be corrupt. I deleted the com.apple.imove.plist .. or whatever it's called from both prefrences directories ( root and home ) The started a new project again. imported the jpg attemted the Ken Burns Effect.. no dice.. same orange/red hue.
I wish I could blam iMovie and then get some brainy apple engineer to fix it form me, but alas.. other jpg files can be imported and Ken Burns works fine on them.
What is different about the jpg's?
The ones that don't work were actually dv stills made from quicktime pro, that were imported to iPhoto and then exported as jpg.
The one that work were created by the digital camera. ( original format is jpg )
Strange... eh?
I even tried opening the exported jpg file with apple preview and saving as a psd, and use that in iMovie.. but I still get the same orange/red hue change when I bring up the Photo Settings dialog in iMovie.
Why does this happen?
How can I fix it?
Travis Harper
Multimedia/IT Advisor
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Just a side note..
I just discovered that I do not have the problem on my PowerMac G4 450 that was upgraded to 1Ghz Sonet Chip. I believe the Key is my Graphics Card.
My Graphic Card in my Old Mac is 32 Meg Radeon card. ( does not support Core Video )
This makes me believe that he proble is deeper that the iLife apps. I believe the issue is with Apple Core Video and how it handles images.
Without Core Video, my images no longer get the red/Orange hue in iMovie.
Some more tests are needed, but at least I have a work around for now.
Travis

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