Opening iMovie '08 Projects from Different Installation

Hi -
Question 1:
I have 10 iMovie '08 projects saved on a USB HD from a prior installation of iMovie '08. I cannot open these projects or, make iMovie '08 "see" them at all. I can right-click the files and view the contents where I see the different size movies ('Large', 'Mobile', etc.) that I created. How do I access these project files in my new iMovie '08 installation?
Question 2:
I want to configure iMovie '08 so that the default location for ALL actions is an external HD volume. I do not want any files associated with movie production to ever be saved in the ~/Movies directory of my home directory. Is this even possible? I tried the symlink trick noted elsewhere in this forum, but it did not work. (Actually, the symlink process worked fine but, iMovie '08 still saves projects in ~/Movies.) My editing need are technically simple but, I have a lot of files and want to tightly manage the results. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
I had the same problem...I created a movie on my laptop while away for Christmas and tried to transfer it to my iMac when I returned.
What worked for me was to copy the movie into the iMovie 08's Project Library folder - it apparently it looks there for movies when launching. I found the folder by opening a finder window and then searching for a movie that was already in the iMovie project library. My folder is located in my Movie folder and is called "iMovie Projects".
I hope this helps!
I don't have an answer to your second question. Sorry

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