IMOVIE : After stabilizing my project window because disabled!?

Can anyone help, Im trying to complete a imovie project and every time i try to stabilize a video clip i lose the project window to see what i have stabilized ; in addition when restarting imovie i lose all my work as a result of that!
Is there any solution out there for me?

What is the codec if the clip that you are stabilizing?
Hint... Right click on the clip in your event. Select "Reveal in Finder". In the Finder, right-click on the clip and select "Open-With...QuickTime Player".
In QuickTime Player, select Window/Inspector and tell us what is listed next to the word "Format:"

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ah, i just found the fix on one of the threads, and here's a pretty comprehensive thread for these fixes:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1547279&tstart=15
the thread that illustrated the actual fix is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1527051&tstart=0
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