Importing from Pioneer DVR-520H to iMovieHD (mbp)

I've just bought a firewire cable with which I should be able to connect my mbp to my pioneer DVR-520H (last post of basic612): http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t%20%3C/t-30012.html
The funny thing is, I got it working once but not anymore
When I got it working iMovieHD mentioned the 520H was not compatible, now it stopped complaining, it seems compatible but wont work. I get the message my camera does not have a cassette.
So what I do: - since I have isight, I first open photo booth so iMovie doesn't recognise the isight anymore
- than I open a new project in mpeg4 (it stopped working after I picked DV once)
- the first time I recorded the audio with build-in mic, now I see how I can do this with a 3,5mm jack to 3,5mm jack, so audio isn't a problem
I tried many combinations of inserting the cables, starting the movie, and opening iMovie, but I don't know anymore which sequence I did the first time
Also when I open photo booth after I started the movie, the movie plays mirrord in photobooth, so the connection is good, but iMovie dus not cooperate.
Can anyone tell me in which order I need to do what so I can copie my videos from the 520H to my mbp???
Thnx

Okeej installing iMovie 4.0.1 from my older iMac G5 solved the problem, seems like the newer versions don't fully support this sort of copying.
Now I still have to export it to .dv and later convert it to .avi for a bit of space-saving

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