Dark movie

Using an iMacG4, OS 10.4.5 and iMovie 4.0.1: Importing a movie fragment (30 seconds) from VHS via MiniDV camcorder, the image is much darker in iMovie than either VHS or DV. "Sharing" via quicktime is also too dark. How can I lighten the image in iMovie?

It's quite usual for the video to appear darker on a
computer monitor.
... and: if, recorded under the same circumstances, esp. in darker/low key surroundings, VHS "look"/feels darker...! I remember well, when the first miniDVs came on the market, most testers were impressed by the improved contrast, "crispyness", sharpeness - and that "live" feeling....
that hasn't to do alone with the better tech-specs of miniDV, but it is a pychologic phenomenom....
finally, as you said:
never judge pic quality on a computer's monitor!

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