Increase color saturation

I've been transferring some of my old VHS tapes into iMovie. Lots of fun, particularly on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I've noticed that prior to importing, a few of the tapes (particularly those filmed with my old VHS camcorder) don't have quite the brightness and intensity of color that newer mini-DV's are capable of. I'm wondering if there is a set of controls in iMovie where the color saturation can be increased so that the film doesn't look quite as washed out.

Even though Karsten's suggestion may help you, I recommend you download and try this plug-in:
http://imovieplugins.com/plugs/hsv.html
It allows direct control of saturation, and allows you to increase the 'livelienss' of colors in your clip.
Hope this helps,
-ch
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