Print to Video Issues

I am trying to print to video (mini dv; JVC gr-da30 camera) a mov file I created in imovie 09. I imported to FCE4 as a mov file and selected Print to Video. When I record, the sound is recorded, but no picture. I would like to be able to download to tape without losing all the work I did in imovie09. Please help!

Hello and welcome to the forum.
"Mov" file can mean a lot of things. Here are settings to use in iMovie to create a file that's FCE-friendly.
From iMovie, select Share>Export using QuickTime. Then click <Options>:
Compression-DV/DVCPRO-NTSC
Frame Rate-29.97
Audio 48kHz
Uncheck Internet Streaming box
Then make sure you have DV-NTSC selected as your Easy Setup in FCE. The file should import and print to video properly.

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