Movies in iPhoto 08 - How to Copy to iMovie 08

Hi there,
Is there a particular way to successfully copy the movies in iPhoto 08 (was upgraded from iPhoto 06) over to iMovie 08 (also upgraded from iMovie 06 but I never had movies in there).
The iPhoto is grayed out when I try to import.
However, I clicked on a movie, used QuickTime to Export it to Movies. Then I imported it into iMovie. Unfortunately, no sound is now heard when played back. I used the default settings with the H.264 format.
Are there other settings I should be using to allow sound to be played in iMovie?
Is there a better way to get all the movies over to iMovie? If so, please let me know what it is and how to successfully accomplish the task of copying them over.
Also, when I click on the photo icon in the lower right of the iMovie display area (next to the "T" icon) I can see my iPhoto folders but I cannot locate any of the movies. I even created a new album in iPhoto and all the movies are in that album but I cannot access it in this area. Any ideas on why and how to resolve this?
Next. What is the best way to back up all my iPhotos onto DVD and which format is the best one to use for this task?
Any assistance is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Lynn

Is there a particular way to successfully copy the movies in iPhoto 08 (was upgraded from iPhoto 06) over to iMovie 08 (also upgraded from iMovie 06 but I never had movies in there).
How you need to "convert" files depends on their source compression format. Muxed formats like MPEG-1/MPEG-2 need to be converted using an MPEG-based, third-party application like MPEG Streamclip (free), iSquint (free), FmpegX (donation-ware), Visual Hub (pay-ware), etc. since neither the audio nor video content can be edited/imported by iMovie '08. Using QT based applications like QT Pro, iTunes, GarageBand, etc. will lose the audio since QT cannot demux/convert both in a single pass.
Compression formats like Kodak's MPEG4/µ-Law combination in an MOV file container will not import because the µ-Law audio cannot be edited. In this case, you can use the "Movie to MPEG-4" export option to "pass throgh" the video data without re-compressing it but convert the µ-Law audio to MPEG-4 (AAC) which both matches the MPEG-4 video and is easily editable in iMovie '08.
AVI files like Casio's MJPEG/DVI ADPCM combination suffer a similar problem. In this case the Motion JPEG video is once again quite acceptable to iMovie '08, but the audio cannot be edited. In this case, the audio can be extracted, converted, then re-merged with the video track and placed in am MOV file contaibner. However, owing to the "interleaved" format and "half frame" difference between audio and vide, some people prefer to simpy "convert" both audio and video all at once. Either approach will work here since since these audio/video formats (like MPEG4/µ-Law) are "conversion" compatible with any QT based application.
The iPhoto is grayed out when I try to import.
If the compression format cannot be edited by iMovie '08, it will not import it. Unlike previous versions of iMovie which automatically converted imported content to DV for editing, iMovie '08 imports and edits the in file's "native" compression format -- i.e., nothing is converted during import.
Also, when I click on the photo icon in the lower right of the iMovie display area (next to the "T" icon) I can see my iPhoto folders but I cannot locate any of the movies. I even created a new album in iPhoto and all the movies are in that album but I cannot access it in this area. Any ideas on why and how to resolve this?
Only the photos are displayed here. Look for your movies under the "iPhoto Movies" heading in the "Events" list on the left edge of your screen. If located in your default location (i.e., your start-up drive) they should display automatically if they can be imported.
Next. What is the best way to back up all my iPhotos onto DVD and which format is the best one to use for this task?
I back mine up on an annual basis. You can either "back-up" the given year's library or export the files by event, folder, etc. for general use (e.g., sharing on DVD, printing, posting to online servers, etc.) as you may prefer. I choose to do the latter

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