PAL video camera into NTSC?

I would like to learn about importing from a PAL video camera into iMove ’06 (just purchased two weeks ago!) in the US where NTSC is the standard.
Up until now all my input has been from television sources through a Canopus converter box from composite (or is it called component?) from TiVo RCA pin plugs to FireWire 400.
If I connect a FW equipped European PAL video camera to one of my FW ports will iMovie ’06 understand the input and do the conversion to NTSC – or ask me if I want to do so?
If not, is this even possible?
Thank you.

Just set iMovie to 25 fps i.e. PAL, create a new project and import from the camcorder:
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/iMovieHD_6_bugs.html#PALNTSC
Then convert PAL to NTSC:
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#PALNTSC
Disclaimer: I don't benefit from the links.

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