IMovie 6.0.3 (Title/Transitions/FX) Problems

I have been reading lots of similar problems, and I have tried to remedy based upon previous posts. However, nothing seems to have helped when using the latest iMovie. (prefs, privs, etc)
I often receive a black clip when I try to speed up or elongate clip. I do a lot of high school sports editing, and this feature comes in very handy. Unfortunately, this is only one of those that are not usable. Another problem, is that upon importing fullscreen graphics, it converts to movie, and shows up as black.
Is this one of those bugs that came in iMovie HD, and has there been a work around yet? I am a little disheartened at the problems I am now running into these days in iMovie.
Should I consider starting from scratch with this 5 hr import? I wanna make my honeymoon vid/DVD well edited.
At a loss! Thanks for your help!

Rejam,
Apple once offered something called Plugin Pack 2.2. It was a collection of additional plugins for iMovie.
Some of them are no longer compatible with iMovie HD. Some have been incorporated into the stock set that iMovie now comes with.
Here's the list of plugins from that old Plugin Pack that I think may have issues and/or have been incorporated into iMovie's stock collection.
EFFECTS
Circle Transition
Flash
Ghost Tails
Mirror
NSquare
Radial Transition
Wash Transitions
TITLES
Subtitles
Zoom Titles
If you do have any of these they'll likely be in located here:
User>Library>iMovie>Plug-ins
Matt

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Lincoln
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For me "extracting audio" sometimes results in the audio becomming out of sync with the video, also doing the "update" mentioned above does not fix it for me; I must be doing something wrong?
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Welcome to the forum, Ossie!
Most — all? —transitions are built by borrowing
frames from their adjoining clips. Later, if you
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Hello there:
___ Achieving what you want is easy to do,
if I'm correct in my understanding of your wish here.
When your audience slips your DVD into its player,
you want it to spring to life and display the Title
of your marvelous movie (for whatever period you specify),
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___ Yes?
___ iDVD only thinks you can't place a transition at the end of a movie or a slide show.
__ Step One: Create the Menu in iDVD exactly as you want it,
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___ Step Two: Instead of placing a jpeg of your Title into the Autoplay zone in your iDVD map, place an iMovie comprising just two motionless Ken Burns iPhotos of whatever duration you choose, separated by a dissolve transition:
_________ 1) your movie Title, and 2) the snapshot your Menu.
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____ Please let us know if this works to your satisfaction.
___________ Larry
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