CS3:kodak EasyShare C643 camera mov file glitches

the files are .mov files, 640wide x 480tall, 29frames per second, Data Rate: 8881 kbps, Total BitRate: 9061 kbps , AUDIO: 180 kbps, 22khz, 1 channel mono. The files play pretty decent and I can do basic transitions with very little glitches- but when I tried to make a section play in reverse it glitched real bad and the picture gets blurry and pixelated. I've read that I should set up the project as close as possible to the resolution of the footage Im using- Im not sure why premiere doesnt automatically detect the best settings and ask me if I want the project to be set to it- seems like a very basic concept- or when setting up the project and option to "analyze media file and make automatic settings"- I guess Im lazy- my bad. I've also read there is a plug in I can download- has anyone dealt with this and got these files to work and edit properly in Premiere Pro CS3?

hmmm,
I agree with you that things are kinda confusing re: video and audio editing when first learning about it....so its kinda important to do some reading and studying to get the fundamental stuff figured out. There are good resources for learning on the internet ( you can google most phrases and words to get definitions and explanations ) and in books...and also by searching these forums using the "search" text box....
I personally am still learning about a lot of this stuff and I think I spent almost 8 months - at least 8 hours / day ---just to get the basics down...
MOST of my learning came from this forum and some portion from google..and of course the HELP files from the program....which I printed out on paper and put into a notebook ( reading those pages as I did that helped a lot ).
So, bottom line...you are not going to figure this out without some studying , reading, etc.
That said, there are more easy editing programs around that might do what you want QUICKLY ( without much studying etc involved ) like "Windows Movie Maker" and so on... Just mentioning that in case you feel overwhelmed and need to get your project edited quickly...
As Bill Hunt said, CS5 has the function to create projects by just dragging your video into an icon ( create new project or something like that )...and the program automatically "sees" what the video is made up of and creates the project for you ! Very cool !
If you can't do that then basically what you want to do is match your project settings to the video specs. You can use gspot or mediainfo ( tree view ) to see what your video specs are....and then make those exact settings for new project....
as far as your questions re: pixel aspect ratio, bit rates, safe area ( frame ) and so on...you really need to read the help files and maybe google some of that...as its impossible for someone to go over all that in a thread like this and do it justice...
maybe someone else here will have some links to reference materials and so on..
Good luck !

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I just purchased the Kodak EasyShare C875 Camera. It came with a software disk.
Should I just plug the camera into my Mac and let it do the rest and ignore the software installation disk?
Or should I install the Kodak software before connecting the camera to the Mac?
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http://support.en.kodak.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/16433/kw/easyshare%20z650%20d rivers%20for%20mac/selected/true
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Ken Hart wrote:
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