Why won't iMovie capture video?

Help! iMovie HD 6 controls the camera (fast forward, playback, etc.), but no image will appear on the screen and it won't import. This has happened before and I was able to get it working by messing around with the audio midi setup utility. Not sure why it helped, but someone told me to try it. Now I can't get it to import no matter what I do. The blue screen says "Camera Connected", but when I hit the import button nothing happens. Any suggestions?

I had the same issues recently with my Canon HV20. Here's what I found:
1. Importing worked in iMovie 08, but not iMovie 6 HD.
2. Removing all other firewire devices (except the camera) from the computer allowed proper import. This includes external hard drives.
If #2 fits your description, check out my thread here for how I fixed it: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1115534&tstart=0
Hope this helps!
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