Correct preset for .mov files

Hey everyone, I am fairly new to the world of video technology so forgive me if this question seems a bit basic.
I have some 1920x1080 24fps .mov files that I want to edit into a film. I ran it through the codec detection program Gspot and it said the codec was avc1 and the 'name' H.264. Any idea what preset to use? I am using CS5 if that helps.
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