Problems downloading video from camera

I am unable to download video of more than two minute duration from my Panasonic DMZ-FZ5. While photos download, video snippets ranging from 2 - 30 minutes stubbornly remain on the same memory card. I now have three memory cards (all reputable brands - Kingston) filled with video which will not transfer to iphoto 5 library. Any solutions?
Thanks.

Connect the camera, turn it on, look for the icon on the desktop, open it, find the movie files, drag them to the desktop, open iPhoto go file -> import to library?
Regards
TD

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