How do I import an iMovie 11 project from a target disk (powerbook may have to be reformatted)

My Powerbook G4 fails to boot (even in safe mode) and I'm unable to repair the disk using Disk Utility. I can access the user files on the laptop after connecting with a firewire cable but the drive does not appear in iMovie and I do not see a way to import the projects. I have transfered all the user folders to my desktop computer and I plan on reformating the powerbook but I need to make sure I can recover the iMovie projects. Any suggestions?

Update: I have gotten the videos off of the drive and put them back into the iMovie projects folder. The music is still there and the transitions are present as well, but when I play the movie, the image shown says "source clip is missing" in the video, even though the image thumbnails are there in the "Project Library" screen Are the clips damaged in any way?

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