Import from MiniDV, first clip has todays date

I'm going through old MiniDV tapes and importing them to iMovie 11 on Snow Leopard. I'm importing using both automatic and manual but the effect is the same on both.
The tapes are mostly from 2001-2006 but the first days clips of each import always go into the event library under the current year (2011) not the year it was shot. All subsequent days filming is named after the event with an appended "- Day X" in the correct year. Right clicking the clip and "adjusting the date" has no effect, the correct date (2001-2006) is shown, and adjusting it again doesn't move the clip in event library, it stays in 2011.
I've seen others reporting the same or similar but I've not found a solution for this for mini dv tape imports yet.
Any tipsor pointers appreciated
Chris

I quote QuickTimeKirk:
”Open the Audio MIDI Setup application (Utilities
folder).
Try changing the settings to 44100Hz (CD Quality) or
to 48000Hz (typical of the iMovie formats).
Others call this the GarageBand fix. Opening GB also
resets the Audio MIDI Setup.”
I've changed the microphone and the line-in settings to 48000 Hz but the problem still remains.
What else could it be?

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