Why does iMovie chop my dv import video into tiny clips?

I have been trying to import a dv movie but it gets broken into some split second shots and some over 17 seconds; not related to when I started and stopped filming. The playback is then very choppy and unuseable

I've given up with Final Cut X. For the beginner it may be an easy way to learn to edit video but it is far removed from the professional editors such as Mediacomposer, Finalcut Pro, Premier Pro etc, that we were hoping it could grow towards in the future.
I know that Apple decided they wanted to deal only with the consumer and created an enormous backlash from the broadcast TV community who had invested in Macs and FCP but I would have expected the application to have been tested properly with all versions of the OS. Apple afterall have full control of the platform unlike any other software developer.
What greatly disappoints me though is to come to this app and to immediately find a problem with it. I can only assume this has been broken by Mountain Lion as it did work briefly under Lion.
So, back to Final Cut Pro, which incidently ingested all the clips that failed under FC X without issue.
Richard.

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I've given up with Final Cut X. For the beginner it may be an easy way to learn to edit video but it is far removed from the professional editors such as Mediacomposer, Finalcut Pro, Premier Pro etc, that we were hoping it could grow towards in the future.
I know that Apple decided they wanted to deal only with the consumer and created an enormous backlash from the broadcast TV community who had invested in Macs and FCP but I would have expected the application to have been tested properly with all versions of the OS. Apple afterall have full control of the platform unlike any other software developer.
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So, back to Final Cut Pro, which incidently ingested all the clips that failed under FC X without issue.
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