Imovie is not intended for real editing.
FCP is an easy enough program to learn and if I discuss cracked computer software again then Moth3r will post incriminating pictures of me on the forum.
Somewhere in the thread for Return of the Jedi, there's a post about how I did my own edits. The text is here:
http://orangecow.org/starwars/how%20i%20did%20it.rtf
It might give you some ideas. Good luck!
I just think it's really cool that someone is restoring a film that was never completed as intended. My favorite kind of restoration.
Hey Alex, are you working on anything at the moment?