Messed up import of HDV from Final Cut Pro

(I also posted this in the iMovie forum)
I am working on a project in Final Cut Pro, but I want to make use of some of iMovie's effects, like certain titling effects.
The program is an HDV project, which in FCP makes it a 1080i60 project.
I took the clip I wanted to work on and exported it as a quicktime movie, full resolution. The codec involved was HDV 1080i60.
When I tried to import this clip into iMovie, I created a new iMovie project with HDV; apparently this uses 1080i30. I imported the clip; it showed up horizontally shrunk and distorted.
When I just play the clip with QuickTime Player (prior to import into iMovie), it looks fine.
Am I not doing this right? How can I work on HDV clips from FCP in iMovie (and then get them back to FCP)?

Given that there are over 150 clips, and 4 tapes, that would be a significant problem.
Also, I am using Final Cut Studio, not Final Cut Express (which isn't universal and won't run properly on my MacBook Pro anyway).

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