Taking an hour to create thumbnails for 5 minute movie ! Any Fix ?

When I import a short 5 minute mp4 file why does imovie take so long just to create the thumbnails - this alone is making the imovie unusable for me - so much for being the quick and easy movie editor !

If you don't need thumbnails, try iMovie 06.
With iMovie 06 you can edit your movie instantly after importing it.
iMovie 06 as a free download to iLife 08 owners.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html

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Name der fehlerhaften Anwendung: PhotoshopElementsOrganizer.exe, Version: 11.0.0.0, Zeitstempel: 0x505e9f67
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0
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