Working with MOD files in iMovie 08

Hello. I have a jvc everio camcorder. I started trying to import my footage with iMovie 08, but as it reads all the cam videos, it is too slow and crashes are common. I decided to copy all my MOD files to hard drive and select only the desired clips, but now, it seems I can't import directly the MOD files.
Should I change the file extension or convert the clips to work with iMovie? With iMovie 06 I must convert clips to DV, what is slow and takes a lot of time and space.
How do people with hard disk camcorders work with iMovie 08?

Hi,
The portal component runs at the Server side - the server can't access directly to End-User files.
but you can use the FileUploader control to load the file change it at the server and post it back with the response.
Regards,
Yehuda

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