What video format is compatible with iMovie? I am having trouble!

The video clips from my iPhoto library are not shown properly in iMovie. I'm only able to hear the sound of the clip but unable to watch it. when i skim through the clip, i don't see anything on the viewer, i just hear skimming through the sound. when i tried to play the clip, just the sound began to play. even the thumbnail does not show a picture of the clip, its just grey.
i've tried to re-import it into iMovie as a new event, but still, its not cooperating.
The video clips are Format: Apple OpenDML JPEG, 640 x 480, Millions 16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Mono, 44.100 kHz
Could someone help me please???

The video clips are Format: Apple OpenDML JPEG, 640 x 480, Millions 16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Mono, 44.100 kHz
Based on these stats, it looks like this should import, play, edit, and export to/in/from iMovie '08 without problem. What is the file container and can you post/e-mail a "snippet" sample for test on an alternate platform and/or further analysis? Assume you have installed all updates to this point in time.

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