Why can't I edit mp4s in iMovie?

I had trouble importing mp4s to iMovie from my Sony Bloggie, so I copied them to my desktop, then imported them to iMovie.  They won't play in the viewer from the Event or Project Libraries -- they play audio only.  I'm using iMovie version '08.  What's going on?

Hey There Pippi10,
I understand you want to crop a video clip, but are not seeing the option to do that.  From the image above, it looks like you created a project, but you didn't double click to open the project.  With the project open, you would be able to drag the selected clip above into the timeline and crop it.
Below are a few resources for iMovie which will explain this a little more:
iMovie (2013): Create a new movie
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14687?locale=en_US
iMovie (2013): Add clips
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14694?locale=en_US
iMovie (2013): Crop a clip
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14715?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US
Have a great weekend!
- Judy

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