IMovie 08 to 09 import problem - one big clip

I had a lot of projects in iMovie 08 and they have appeared ok in 09 but all seem to have been imported as just as one large clip instead individual clips. This means that re-editing is very difficult and defeats the object of importing iMovie 08 projects rather than completed videos. Does anyone know of a way to break the project back down into its original clips?

YOu are in "Project Library" view. If you pick a project and click on "Edit Project", you will see the individual clips you are used to.
The "Project Library" view is basically eye-candy so you can quickly find your projects.

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