Difficulty importing clips recorded in "pre-rec" mode on the Panasonic SD5

Anyone have this issue? I couldn't find any topics on this.
iMovie 08 cannot import clips that I've recorded in the SD5's pre-rec mode. The clips just show up as a grey film strip in the import window. The clips recorded with pre-rec mode OFF show up fine and import fine.
Thanks!
-MP

The way Pre-Rec mode is supposed to work...The camera is on and taking video. It always maintains the last three seconds in memory. When you hit "Record" (and shift into regular recording mode) you also have the last three seconds before you hit record.
This is so you don't miss anything while trying to hit the record button. Imagine trying to film the start of a race. You could hit record 20 seconds before the starting gun, just so you don't risk missing the start. With preview mode, the camera is on and has the last three seconds in memory. When you hear the starting gun, you would still have time to press RECORD and have the start of the race.
If you filmed a bunch of stuff in PRE REC (without hitting RECORD), my guess is that it is gone forever.

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