How can I import an old iMovie from '09 to '11?

PLEASE! I've been trying FOREVER to try to get this imovie project that I was working on to import to my new updates iMovie application because my school reimages our computers every year so I saved it to a harddrive but when I tried to open it, it just came up as a picture or it just doesnt open in iMovie or it wont let me select it when I go to file-import-movie!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE I beg for a solution!!

An iMovie Project needs the associated Event (or Events) to be workable. The Project file doesn't contain the actual video clips as such, but references (points to) the clips in the Events Library. So, if the two become separated, problems will arise with the links between them. Whenever moving or copying Events or Projects to another hard drive, this must be done from within iMovie, not from the Finder - otherwise links will be lost. iMovie Help provides comprehensive instructions on this.
If you saved just the Project to the external hard drive, that may explain why it can no longer be opened by iMovie '11. Does your school keep a back-up of all the data before re-imaging? That may be the only way of restoring the Event, but I'm not sure how you would then go about re-connecting the Event with your Project. Usually the Event has to be placed back in the same location that the Project expects to find it - that's now problematic.
Perhaps AppleMan1958 (the top participant here) can help, as he has a strong knowledge of this type of problem.
Sorry I can't help further Ellie.
John
Message was edited by: John Cogdell

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