Missing frames importing from .mov

I'm trying to import several .mov files into imovie, and am having problems with imovie removing many frames from each. The help file said that it may be a problem with FileVault being on, but I checked and it is, and has been, off. Any idea how to fix this? I'm using iMovie 4.0.1, and have OSX 10.3.9.
Thanks in advance.

iMovie is a video edit app meant to work with firewire connected miniDV camcorders
soo, any videos outside the standard settings of NTSC/PAL needs a conversion, e.g. in your case, I'm pretty sure, your files don't have 30fps, have they?
and iM/Quicktime has to "add" interlacing... that is heavily computing...
if MMFlash offers some settings in its export dialog, set to dv/NTSC… direct-from-source to wanted format is allways rcommended procedure....

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