Why are my imported stills turning black?

Trying to create a slideshow in iMovie HD 6.0.3. However, every jpg file I import. loads, then turns black (completely black) in iMovie. Why is this? Your help is greatly appreciated!

Well, I figured it out! I feel kinda bad for starting a post, then figuring it out myself, but maybe someone else can learn from it as well?
*The photos you use HAVE to be in the same (exact same) folder as the working file.*
I'm a bit of a neat freak and tried saving two folders inside the same folder as the working file. Every time I tried importing the photos, they would load, then turn black. However, once I moved them directly into the folder WITH the working file, they imported just fine.
Here's to hoping that my experience can help others!

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