Generating poster images goes so far and computer restarts

I am downloading video from my camcorder; worked for a bit and restarts (i guess it's just too much to download at one time) ... but it was fine; annoying, but fine.
Now it recognizes the camera and gets about half way through the generating poster images (goes really fast up to then) and then just sits there; and usually ends up in the computer restarting. Sometimes it will go away; I am not sure if I have a bad sector on my camera's harddrive or what exactly is going on and why it won't finish with the poster images. Worked fine last night to generate them all.

I posted this question again which was answered on a different thread ... so I am providing the answer here as well ... this worked.
Hi John (snap),
Just a quick thought that may help. Firstly, I'm assuming that you are importing AVCHD clips. If not, please ignore this advice as it applies only to AVCHD clips.
After connecting the camera to iMovie, rather than importing the clips, click Archive All at the bottom of the Import window that opens. In the Save As field, type a name for the archive. Choose where you want to save the archive, and then click Create.
Tip: Don’t save the archive inside the iMovie Events or iMovie Projects folder. This could make iMovie operate more slowly.
Having archived the clips using iMovie's Archive All feature, try importing them from the archive to an Event in iMovie. To do this, go to iMovie's menu and select File>Import>Camera Archive.
Possibly, iMovie will now import without any hiccups. The problem may be with the camera, rather than iMovie. Copying the camera contents (to an archive), rather than going through the full import process, may help smooth the way.
Another thought: The import problem may also be caused by a corrupt clip on the camera. On the camera, go through all the clips and check for any black (or blank) clips, possibly of short duration. Delete these from the camera. I'm assuming of course that you are not using a tape based camera, such as miniDV tapes. Now try importing to iMovie.
John
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