How do I import to FCE 4 from iMovie 9?

I can't figure out how to import my iMovie 9 files to FCE 4.  I've gone to the import FCP XML from iMovie and selected my clips and when I try to import them I get a critical error message.  I also tried exporting the iMovie project as an XML and then importing that file into FCE and I got an error message there too.
Thank you for your advice.

Directly importing an iMovie project into FCE has always been an iffy proposition because of the differences in the two apps, the way they handle video, and limitations on what can actually be migrated.
It is best if you just start over in FCE.   You can easily import your clips from your iMovie events folders.  Or if you absolutely must preserve any editing, transitions, etc that you did in iMovie, export your iMovie project as a QuickTime file, then import that into FCE.  (Understanding of course that by doing it that way you cannot re-edit those transitions & effects in FCE because at that point they are embedded in the QuickTime file.)
Also be aware that FCE is designed to natively edit QuickTime video that uses either Apple DV or Apple Intermediate Codec encoding.  If your iMovie clips are not QuickTime and/or not based on one of those two codecs you will need to convert them appropriately to use them in FCE.  MPEG Streamclip can handle most conversions you may need to do.

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