Best settings to import .tod video to imovie11

A friend has sent me vids in format .tod that I need to edit in imovie11 to produce tutorials which will be uploaded to youtube to be viewed on computers probably (or possibly mobile devices). I will use MPEG Streamclip to convert and have already updated component so it works fine with Mavericks.
I would like the best quality possible given the limitations of the quality of the raw data.
What output format yields best quality for imovie11, and what settings should I select?
I may have clicked and chosen some that are completely wrong, but this is the window I need to fill:
Thanks so much in advance!!!

ScraPerfect wrote:
.. Where would proRes-codec be installed on my mac and where would I be choosing it?
if installed, it would be offered in Streamclips 'Compression' selector/drop-down-menu ....
proRes comes along with installation of any 'pro' software, as FCPX, Motion or Logic. Do NOT use any 'free' codec-packages from the internet , this could hurt your whole system.-
ScraPerfect wrote:
… These choices and settings mean nothing to me so if you could be as specific as pssible, that woud be much appreciated!
as mentioned before: Streamclip is excellent in its convenience, meant for the 'beginner' as you, but allows the expert to dig deeper - if needed, if mastered
It's basically impossible to give a short summary over the hundreds of options this tool gives, aside you would need tons of fundamental knowledge to understand it.
concerning resolution: '1080' is the abrv. of 1920x1080.
there's two (and a half…) HDef resolutions: 1280x720 aka '720' (marketing lingo: hd-ready), 1920x1080 aka '1080' (marketing lingo: full-hd), and there was 1440x1080, which on playback gets stretched (=anamorphic) into 1920x1080 ...
sorry for not going too much into detail - there's frequently the request for a website/book/source explaing 'The Colorful World Of Codecs' … within the last 15y I'm interesting in that issue, I haven't found any useful . We once had a here a fellow, who copied/pasted some public avail. articles and tried to sell it here... no fun.-
wikipedia is a good start, but you'll soon get lost into details way above the average understanding (as mine...).
I'm more the hands-on guy, prefering 'cookbooks': do this, do that, done.-

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