Gopro Mp4 files into Imovie HD 6 Converting or not?

Ok I've heard that it is wise to convert Gopro Mp4 files to quicktime files before editing with Imovie 6.
1. Is this is a wise (and time consuming) step?
2. I'm using the Squared5 Mpeg converter and there are lots of codec to choose from. Which one works best for Gopro and Mac and Imovie 06?
3. I think there is a interlaced unchecked option or something like that-- which one?
Also I'm using Imovie 6 because I know it and like vs the newer versions. I know the new versions have youtube upload links. Any suggestions on getting Gopro movies edited using Imovie 6 to youtube with with best quality. I need all of the steps and settings. I'm shooting at 960 on the Gopro.
Thanks -- Rob

Oh, thank you both so much! These are both extremely helpful replies!
Beverly: thanx for the welcome & thanx for the detailed suggestions of what to try. i will follow your suggestions about the preferences file & disk permissions very shortly here to see if that works. If they don't work & i have to reinstall, does that mean that the iMovie HD 6 that i have is somehow corrupted? If so, how does something like that happen?
Karsten: thanx for mentioning the file names, i DO actually have special characters in the filenames, now that you mention it! i have the forward slash character (/) in most of the filenames, so maybe that's the culprit? Did you say that the underscore character (_) is OK to use? i had no idea that there was a problem using these kinds of characters, is this in the iMovie HD 6 documentation somewhere that i can refer to (i haven't actually read the manual for how to use iMovie HD 6 yet)? Do you (guys) have any idea why iMovie HD 6 might hiccup on the filenames containing these special characters but iMovie HD (5) does not have problems w/them? (When i run iMovie HD (5), it is on Tiger/OS X 10.4.11 & when i run iMovie HD 6, it is on Leopard/OS X 10.5.5.) i have also noticed problems exporting when i try to change the output file name before exporting, so i often just do the export 1st & THEN change the output file name AFTER the export has completed. i wonder if this export problem is related to the import problem possibly due to the special characters in the file names.
Anyway, you've both been very helpful! i'm going to try your suggestions right away! Thanx again! Thank goodness for experienced/expert iMovie HD 6 users like you!

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We here are not Apple or employed by them - the thoughts and wisdom of Apple is very occult to many of us !
We are as You - Users and trying to be of help for other users !
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.mp4 - is no more Video Codec as any folder or hard disk - and tell that my material is on a hard disk, doesn't help us in understanding where it goes wrong.
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