Sony DV tape into iMovie corrupts the video

Hello
I'm trying to read from a SONY DCR TRV33 DV tape recorder into iMovie 11. Generally it works but seems to lose frames in transmission. WHat plays niccely on the Sony's VCR function get's corrupted. Connection between Sony and iMac 27'' is firewire. Does anybody know the problem or have an idea on how to solve it? The camcorder is old and as such are the tapes with old memories which I'd like to get converted now.
Thanks much for ideas!
Gerd

Thanks 'Neuroanatomist" - brilliant, this works - but obviously takes longer than being able to do it directly in iMOvie '08!
Let's hope we can SOON do all this directly
Alan

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