IMovie and extern harddrive

I need some help... When I moved one of my iMovie projects over to an extern harddrive it all seemed fine, but now it's just like this:
So when I open the project it goes to textedit... And this is a very important video of mine, so if someone could please share any info/tips/soloution I would be very happy!

Hi jim:
I am one of those that often suggests that imovie users should not purchase Harddrive cameras, but only IF
*The harddrive camera does not have a firewire or USB2 port
Or if
*The user wants to import directly to imovie from the camera without having to use third-party applications
Many folks here just want to 'plug and play' their cameras. It's those that do not understand how to convert (or those who do want to convert) that usually get the advice of not getting a Hard Drive Camera.
Also, there may be some quality reduction when converting from MPEG-2 to .dv (and then back again if you want to burn a DVD).
:)Just my 2¢ FWIW
Sue

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Hi jim:
I am one of those that often suggests that imovie users should not purchase Harddrive cameras, but only IF
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Or if
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csu1970
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http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/WS09e4b3c48f3a79fc19b622510385d4355c-7d cb.html
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