Imported Video comes in one frame at a time

I am working with a Sony DCR-TRV310 NTSC camera connected to my MacBook Pro (OS10.6.7) through a fire wire cable.  I was able to import the video into iMovie 9 but each frame comes in as a separate clip.  When I press the space bar to view the project, the frames go by very quickly.  The only thing I could think of doing was to slow down the speed of the frame but this will take FOREVER if I have to do it for each frame. 
I am looking to edit old home movies that were transferred onto Hi8 tapes on a digital setting.  I was very proficient with earlier versions of iMovie but have not worked with iMovie 9 with imported video.
I have found some of the posts helpful...breaking up projects etc. but could not find anything relating to this problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I am working on a video of my brother's life for my mom.
Many thanks,
Madalyn

I have been doing a lot of reading of the posts and realized that the frame issue is just part of the import process.  What I can't seem to figure out is how to deal with the fast and choppy video.  I have two mac book pros, one with iMovie 9 and one with iMovie 6.  I checked on the available space and it is not an issue as I over 100 GB available on either machine.
Any help on what to do about choppy video would be greatly appreciated.
thaks

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