Imovie files folder can't be opened

when i try to open a folder that contains all my imovie files, i get a messaage that says "there is no application specified to open the document "folder name". in other words, it thinks the folder is a file... and it's the same issue on all the folders within the imovie files folder.
when i do i get info on any of them, they're seen as "packages' not folders.
these are the only folders that are behaving this way. fwiw, i just upgraded the ilife suite using software update and i'm running 10.4.10.

If you have finished movies from an earlier version that you want to edit, see the help on how to import them. It will bring in all the video footage, but you will lose transitions, have to redo photos, etc.
If you have the original .dv files from an earlier version, I would think that iMovie 08 would spot them and bring them in automatically if they are still on your hard drive(s).

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