Can iMovie preferences be set for a SD 480 res video camera, my footage looks like crap expect in FCP7

having issues with iMovie 11 importing form my standard def camera. Can 480 be set. Not shooting in HD.
Thanks in advance!

Hello, David,
I wouldn't say that external iSight is fragile either, but I did previously post the following opinion to
Henry in an earlier thread when he mentioned the possibility of substituting an external iSight for a "digital video camera":
You are certainly free to choose how you use your Mac and iSight. However, before built-in iSight was introduced, users often posted that their external iSights had stopped working during or after traveling or long storage. Although I have found no technical data that supports this, I believe that external iSight is less protected against shock, vibration, dust, and humidity than my digital camcorders. If you expect that your video interviews will involve significant travel with or movement of the external iSight, I think that using a camcorder for recording your interviews would be wiser.
I am not certain whether this comment is what Henry interpreted as "fragile", but other readers, including those who have a choice of using an irreplaceable external iSight or their digital camcorder, might want to consider the above when choosing which camera to use for a given video task.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.1)  External iSight

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