Downgrade to iMovie 9.0.4?

What are the steps to downgrade from iMovie 9.0.6 to 9.0.4? 9.0.6 doesn't import audio from the camcorder, and downgrading iMovie seems to be the only solution at the moment. I downloaded 9.0.4 from Apple Support, but the installer returns the message "The version of iMovie installed on this Mac must be updated through the Mac App Store. Check the Mac App Store to see if an update is available."
Time Machine is not set up on my computer, so that is not a possibility.
Any ideas?

Do you have Time Machine running? If so, you can select the iMovie App, the Movies/iMovie Projects folder, and the Movies/iMovie Events folder (Plus any iMovie folders on external drives) and go back in time to a time before the upgrade.
Unfortunately, this would cause you to lose any project work done after the upgrade, because it would not exist in the earlier time. You might try saving it in a diffferent location so you could retrieve it when you upgrade at a future time (presumably after Apple provides a fix.)
If going back in time would cause you to lose Events, then rather than reverting to a pre-upgrade state, just delete the cache, thumbnails, and stabilization folders within the events and let iMovie regenerate them the next time you open it.
This is a bit like brain surgery so do so at your own risk (better yet, make a complete backup before you start so if anything goes wrong, you still have your important video!)

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Don't worry, found it myself
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iMovie 09 is probably the worst product Apple's put out there. Why are you going backwards, Apple? Not everyone just moronically wants to make YouTube movies of their kids' soccer games. Jesus. I have a PowerBook with Panther and also an iMac with Tiger. Is there any way I can just install the GOOD iMovie from one of those computers? I have the install discs but I have no idea how to do it. I tried installing bundled software from the Tiger disc but it wouldn't work. I don't have an actual iLife disc.
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Why are you going backwards, Apple
First, the tone of your post is not going to promote getting the answers you want.
Second, you are not talking to Apple here. You are simply talking to other users.
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Yes
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Pacifist is an application for Mac OS X that opens up .pkg installer packages, .dmg disk images, .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .pax, and .xar archives, and more, and lets you install individual files out of them. This is useful if you need to install just one file out of a package instead of the entire package.
http://www.charlessoft.com/
I'm furious at Apple for this. This is a bloody new computer and the video program is USELESS.
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Pass on your concerns to Apple, be nice, be polite, be HONEST.
Apple does listen to it's customers and respond.
http://www.apple.com/contact/
http://www.apple.com/feedback/imovie.html

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saved selected portions to Quicktime and then set up another iMovie project using the smaller trimmed file
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Or export to tape and import it back.
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I'll also gain the ability to work with iDVD and burn to my external burner (not previously allowed prior to iLife 06) instead of through Toast which has also also served me well.
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It seems like a big bang for the buck!
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It should work fine.
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