How do I properly import video files in iMovie 10?

iMovie loads my videos real fast, but as soon as I disconnect my iPhone 5, all the videos are unavailable for editing. I need to import clips from several iPhones and cannot have them all connected while editing a movie.
I've tried to consolidate files in the drop down menu, and I've tried to import the clips into iPhoto, but the phone still needs to be connected to access the files.
R

FCP only works with broadcast formats and dimensions. So 1920x1080, 1280x720, 720x486 (and 480). Computer recordings are completely different dimensions. So first thing you need to do is convert/crop to match one of those settings.
Second...FCP only works with broadcast video codecs. ProRes, for example. So while you are converting the screen size, you need to convert the frame rate.
OR...get Adobe Premiere CS6 and work with the footage natively. It will do what you need. FCP...will be a bear. This is why I got iShowU and did the capture and edit all in one app.

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