Imported clip length

I am using iMovie HD 6.03 to import Video 8 via a Canopus ADVC-55.
There seems to be a default imported clip length of just under 20 minutes.
I cannot find a way to adjust this, or a relative article in the iMovie help.
Can anybody advise?
Gordon

Clutha wrote:
.. There seems to be a default imported clip length of just under 20 minutes.
that indicates, you're trying to import to an ext. harddrive, which has the wrong 'format' (fat32=Windows...)
before using an ext. HDD for video processing, you have to use the DiskUtility and 'erase' (format) the mepty drive to hfs/Mac...

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