IMovie'08 not recognizing scanned photos in iPhoto Library

I scanned about 200 photos into my iPhoto library and they show up fine in iPhoto. However when I try to import them into iMovie, they aren't showing up? Photos that I imported directly from my digital camera are there, but none of the photos I scanned? I've looked in all events, albums, etc. but can't find them through iMovie?
Any suggestions?

Photos that I imported directly from my digital camera are there, but none of the photos I scanned?
Start by checking the format in iPhoto. What compression format did you use to store the scanned photos? (I.e., compare the format with those from your digital camera which are most likely JPEG.)

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