IMovie 8 I cannot view thumbnails

I am working in iMovie 8. Unfortunately, I cannot view thumbnails in the playback screen. Additionally, thumbnails are grey. Lastly, these thumbnails will not play. How do I fix this?

You may need to uninstall all previous versions of Adobe Flash Player, first, then reinstall the latest version to your Mac
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http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/no_psd_image_preview_in_photoshop_on _open_dialog_box_in_windows?page=1
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The most common cause of this is User Activity in the iPhoto Library Folder in the Finder.
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If you haven't, then try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
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2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums back.
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When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
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Thanks for quick reply and thoughts,
I tried what Daniel suggested but and couldnèt find the Compress Movie for: window after clicking on File Share. Not sure if this makes a difference, but I am using iMovie HD.
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