Converting Imovie HD to Quicktime because PowerPC no longer supported

I have Imovie HD files that I created for use in my powerpoint presentations and had no trouble accessing them til I got Lion software with my MacBook Pro 2011. HELP! I need those files and cannot open them and don't know how to convert them! Other tips on how to avoid this problem in future welcome.
Thanks! Terese

If the version of iPhoto you have is from Snow Leopard and prior, then it will need to be updated to function with Lion or Mountain Lion. This is because applications which were meant to be usable on 32 bit versions of OS X and non-intel processors, are no longer supported.
Any old programs which are not fully 64 bit and designed to work with intel processors will not function with Lion or Mountain Lion.

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samfromwisbech wrote:
Since I use the same driver on an old Mac Book Air, which had a Lion upgrade put on it, whats the problem?
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So I go to install the DELL 3115cn driver and I get the message "You can't open the application Dell 3115cn Installer because PowerPC applications are no longer supported".
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