Why does EVERY attempt to "reject" even a tiny clip freeze the program?

****, I know I am a real neophyte here, but iMovie STINKS. Every little thing causes it to hang up and freeze. Case in point: I (finally) download video from an old camcorder using an analog to digital converter. Importing is easy. God forbid one tries to actually EDIT something, however.
I was going through the clips and "rejecting" snippets here and there (an aside- why not just say "delete" like normal people?) and got to the point that it was time to "move them to the trash. Little did I know what I was in for......
EVERY time I did this the program would "hang" or freeze. If Ii let it go several minutes it would often complete the task, even if the deleted clip was all of half a second--literally. Sometimes it wouldn't work and I had to force quit, while DELETED THE WHOLE DAMNED HOUR I JUST SPENT IMPORTING! What a piece of junk.
Does anyone have any idea what the **** is wrong with this thing? I've updates software and done what little I know how to do. I called Apple and, of course, they admit it pretty much *****. What do we do in the interim? I don't feel like loading the 06 version as some are doing. I barely get the 08 version. Not so sure I feel like doing another one and don't know if it can handle HD video when I try the new Canon 1080i HD camcorder.
Suggestions? ideas? Thanks in advance.

I think that the entire length of video event is reprocessed, even when a short amount is deleted, so if the clip is long, it takes a long time. I have been very frustrated with this as well, but have noticed that if I walk away from the computer, and come back later it is done (even when the "force quit" shows that imovie O8 is not responding). This is very frustrating, has not been fixed by Apple (I have been complaining since 08 came out), but there still are some advantages.
I am using both iMovie 08 and iMovie HD in processing/archiving old videos (non-digital, which I am transferring using a Canopus ADVC110). What I like about iMovie 08 (despite it's many draw-backs) is that files are saved as quicktime, and I can easily import them into Final Cut Express. Also, the thumbnails make it terribly easy to find the segments you are looking for. Otherwise, iMovie HD is better.

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