MOV format greyed out?

Hey. I have a school project Im working on, and I have a few MOV files i want to import to iMovie '09. The problem is, only several of them will actually import, and I have close to 100. Most are greyed out, and only three or four will actually import. Any suggestions?

IMovie will only import clips with codecs that it can edit. It is important to realize that MOV is a container, not a codec. It is possible to have clips within an MOV container that iMovie cannot edit.
Also, iMovie will not import files with closed captioning tracks, tween tracks, chapter tracks, and the like. If your MOV file contains one of these, it will not import.
In order to give you specific advice, pick one of the files that will not import, and open it using QuickTIme Player. Then click WINDOW/INSPECTOR on the top bar (or click Command-I). This should open the QuickTime Inspector. Then tell is what you see there, especially the dimensions and everything next to the word FORMAT:.

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