Clip from iMovie for menu, different clip!

I am trying to take one clip from my iMovie and drop it in the drop zone in my iDVD project, but when I drag it over there, it is a totally different clip. I tried dragging some other clips from my iDVD project, and they almost all end up being this same "wrong" clip when dropped into iDVD.
How can I get the clip that I want to actually appear in iDVD. I think it may have something to do with the importing, and it recalling the clips as they were imported rather than the clips as they now are in iMovie?
Any help??

Jessica,
I export (share) the clips I use in titles/menus. Go to iMovie, select the clip you want in the titles screen, choose share, quicktime, full quality, and check the "Selected Clips Only" checkbox. Then drag the export clip into the iDVD drop zone of your choice.
John B.

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