Iphoto 6 stopped importing video

I have been using iphoto for years with my canon powershot. Suddenly, iphoto is refusing to import a video. I tried taking a still shot so I was importing two items. The photo imports and the video seems to hang the process somewhere. I've tried it on my macbook and my desktop at the office. Same deal. Could there be something wrong with the video itself? If so, what? Is there any other way to get it out of my camera and onto my computer? this is the first I have taken video for work purposes so not being able to use it is not just sentimental.
Thanks for any insights you can offer.

1 - iPhoto seems to not be crazy about large videos - I suspect this one is longer than the previous ones you have worked with.
2 - You can move it from your camera to the desktop using image capture (in your applications folder) and import it to iPhoto (or wherever you want it) from there
LN
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