Imported files (from vhs to digital camcorder) are too big to handle.

When I import my vhs footage (through camcorder) to imovie... the files
are so big they take most of my hard drive. For example the size is about
2GB for a minute of footage. Any ideas why? Thanks!!
G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

They are the same. A DV file is often referred to as a stream because it has a "stream" of continuous frames. 29.97/second to be exact. Some camcorders record to a hard drive or optical disc and these usually use MPEG compression methods which rob you of your "stream"; going from 29.97 frames per second to two. Which is also the source of mucho frustration in trying to edit these formats! Stream is also used because Firewire streams data to your computer: 1-2-3-4-5-6; while USB will break data into packets (1 & 4, 2 & 5, 3 & 6), sends the packets to a computer and the computer needs to reassemble the info to 1-2-3-4-5-6.
Mike

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