Imovie 09 fails to import h.264 .mov file 1280x528

Hi,
When I import a .mov file it seems to process but doesn't actually bring the video into imovie.
Here's the file specs:
.mov
h.264, 1280x528 millions
AAC, 2 channels 44100 Hz
I've also tried with an mp4 (mpeg4 codec) and am mp4 (h.264 codec) of the same clip and none of them import successfully.
They were all converted from a .mkv file using iFunia MKV converter.
Thanks,

Can You get one movie file onto DeskTop
• select it - and press cmd+I [apple-key and I-key]
or - better
• open it with QuickTime-player
(YES it can open many many more Video-Codecs than iMovie can use)
- open Inspector - o press cmd+I [apple-key and I-key]
Now read
• Formatted as (Video-Codec) :
• No. of Frames per second :
could look like this (or about) :
and my QuickTime-player (pro) can convert this to AIC if needed - or at least as StreamingDV as this is the best choice for me and my projects.
Yours Bengt W

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