IMOVIE will not let me edit, arrange or add transitions

I was using Imovie with no problems on my desktop, all the files worked smoothly and exported etc.
I am away from my desktop and need to put the video together again, but I am unable to edit, rearrange the order of clips or add transitions after the clip.
I was using imovie 8, and it was not working, so I uninstalled and deleted the imovie file, then I reinstalled and paid to update imovie to 10. Still I am unable to edit the clips (which are editable on my dekstop just fine) . I tried importing videos of all types but none can be edited.
Any advice???

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