IMovie08 import ceases:  import window remains blue; controls still work

I'll be importing HDV video clips just fine. Then I'll try to import the next clip as usual by clicking the controls in the import window...the camcorder will correctly play...but this time the import window remains blue: no image is shown and no importing happens. The controls work perfectly so the connection between camcorder and iMovie seems perfect. iMovie suddenly just cannot see any image.
I've tried everything I could find recommended in posts here and elsewhere. The only reliable way to remedy the problem is to reboot the Mac, but that works only temporarily. After rebooting everything works perfectly...for 10 to 20 minutes, then the problem reoccurs.
These are unlikely root causes:
* Hardware is a 3-week old MacPro with giant RAM and storage
* Software is the latest OS release and latest iMovie08 release, 7.1.4
* Camcorder is a 2-month old Sony HC9, set to output in HDV mode
* I've tried ad nauseum unplugging/replugging the firewire, turning off/on the camcorder, and quitting/restarting iMovie...to no effect.
I'd sure value your help. I have another hour or more to import and this is killing me.

The information that I found suggested that the Mac identifies the format of the video device connected to the firewire as soon as it is plugged in, and then retains that setting until the next reboot. If there is nothing playing, the camera will tell the Mac that it is a PAL recorder and the Mac will then only expect to capture PAL formated video. If an NTSC video is playing then the Mac will identify the correct format for the capture, keeping that setting for the firewire until reboot.
Because the setting is at the hardware and OS level it will effect all capture software, but different software will handle it differently and produce different errors. iMovie '08 says nothing and just pretends to import with a blue screen, Final Cut says Preview Disabled, and iMovie '06 says something about getting half-sized frames during the capture and not being able to import.

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