Two problems with iMovie3

[Karl Hayden]

There are 2 problems with iMovie3 I have noticed.

Problem 1:
I have come across a problem when importing additional clips (camera 
source: Canon XL1) This happens if you have imported clips then editied 
those clips and then wish to import additional clips after the first 
set have been editied.

What seems to happen is this. I have imported clips with a limited 
amount of storage space on my computer. I fill the space that is 
available (not to the very end) then edit the imported clips. When I 
empty the trash of the unsed clips I import more of the clips to be 
edited. As the new clips are imported they are given a clip number. the 
new clip numbers begin at 1 then 2, then 3 and so on.

Later when I have edited all the clips (first set then second set) and 
play back the edited film the following starts to happen...

When the playhead reaches a point where the clip being played repeats 
the same clip number as an earlier one. The visual returns to the first 
clip with that number, but the audio continues as the second clip with 
that number. (sorry if this is confusing)

What I am trying to say is that any time you import new clips and there 
are no clips in the 'clips pane' the new clips start loading again as 
'clip 1' 'clip 2' 'clip 3' and so on. The playback seems to get 
confussed reading the second set of clip numbers as the first.

What would solve the problem would be if any additional clip imports 
continued being numbered from the last clip import. ie: if the first 
set of clip imports were numbered 1 to 6 and the next set continued 
with 7 and so on.

Problem 2:
I have also noticed that when you wish to drop in a clip over an audio 
extract, a short burst of audio from the dropped-in clip bleeds into 
the audio, it sounds something like a scratch on the audio track.

I have tried to oversize the clip, then extract the audio, then trim 
off the start to avoid this, but no luck. Nothing I have been able to 
do gets me over this problem. Any solutions would be welcomed.

My Equipment:
iMac SuperDrive 800mhz, 512Mb Ram
Canon XL1 camera

Thank you,

Karl Hayden (Dublin, Ireland)