Best (quality) Setting for Importing Footage

Hi,
could anyone confirm which setting would be best to choose when importing footage from a DV camcorder? (i.e. to retain maximum quality);
DV or 1080i etc. etc.

Hi
I'm in the UK so PAL is the format used (although the footage was taken in America).
Not really the issue. Was Your material recorded on an American Camera (NTSC) or
a Camera bought in EU (PAL)
One can convert from one to the other by setting PAL/NTSC in iDVD at least - BUT THE QUALITY
will be Very BAD !
(I don't think iMovie will import from other format - at least my SONY TRV-900e (PAL) can
playback NTSC - BUT not via FireWire to be imported into iMovie)
(There is a need of a NTSC Camera to be able to get it into iMovie)
• Import in the format material was recorded
• Use JES_Deinterlacer to convcert (free program on the net)
• Start a new project in the new format and import the conveted material
As good as it can be - Pro applications exists to an astronomical cost and near
not visibly quality enhancement.
Yours Bengt W

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