Import QuickTime file to iMovie 9= nothing

Suddenly, iMovie 9.01 would not recognise my latest Sony recording, perhaps because it was recorded in HD. Previous efforts have gone smoothly, I do not know if the previous recordings were recorded in HD or SD.
So, it was imported to a newer MacBook, then transfered to the MacPro desktop as a Quicktime file, 8.52 GB.
By selecting 'import movie', it seemed to import into iMovie '09.
However, after importing, nothing is visible- there are no clips or video shown, only the file title and a message where the video clips should be:
'No matching video. Choose a diferent option from the Show pop-up menu at the lower left corner.'
There are four choices given in the Show pop-up menu: Favorites only, Favorites and unmarked, All clips, and Rejected only.
Selecting any of these four choices has no effect.
How do I import a Quicktime file into iMovie?
Thank you in advance, Isshi.

I have the same problem and read your response and cannot make any sense of it.
What is the "apps area of itunes"?
How about this? For some unknown reason, Apple requires your audio clips to be in itunes first , which is ridiculous.
And when you put them in, imovie won't recognize them. That is just bad design all the way around. Mine are in mp3 and something called m3a, and neither is recognized by this terribly designed program

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