Kodak Zi6 -- ipad2 iMovie?

I have read that as long as my movie is 720p, it should import into iPad2.
I have imported a few movies and I can play them in the Photos app with no problem. But when I open iMovie, they are not there. The Kodak Zi6 creates .mov files so you would think this would not be an issue.
Here is the specs on the Zi6: http://www.retrevo.com/search?q=Kodak+Zi6&rt=sp&modelid=21284703
Thanks for any help.

In your Events library, there should be an event called "iPhoto Events". It should be in there. I have a different Kodak that shoots 720P h.264 and it works fine.
Note: This answer is for iMovie 11, which is where you posted. If you are referring to the iPad version of iMovie, let me know and I will ask the hosts to move your question to the iMovie for IOS discussion. There are people there who will likely be able to answer.
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