Failure to share back to tape

I have just installed iMovie HD and find I cannot share my movie back to miniDV tape. It worked on iMovie 4. Both the screen on the computer and on the camera turn black and record only black on tape. I can record to iDVD.
Sometimes I get the message saying contact with the camcorder has been lost.
Is this an iMovie problem?

Hi Victor:
Welcome to the forum!
Look at these links:
http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/import/
Sue
Hi Sue,
My problem is in exporting to tape. Both the computer screen and the camcorder screen show black, like the 5 seconds never quits. The tape has black on it, too. I have looked at the export help, but it doesn't address this problem.
I can export older movies to the same tape and the same camera setup. (I changed cables, and think the lost connection problem is solved.)
I have spent a lot of time putting this movie together, and was able to put it on a DVD, but have never been able to back it up on tape. (It is 49 minutes long.)
What else can you suggest? The camcorder is in SP mode.
Vic

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