Digital video degrades in downlaod from Canon Elura MC40

Can anyone offer suggestions on how to correct for the video degrading once I download into a Powerbook G4 from a Canon Elura MC40? I look at the video on the computer screen and it is grainier versus a brilliant picture on the video screen. I don't know if it is settings that need changing or the firewire cable (non Apple)? Or do I simply have to live with it? Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi Daniel,
welcome to this forum
iM Rule No 47:
"Never judge pic quality on a computer's screen"
a Mac and a TV (camcorder) have two VERY different ways of displaying picture content.... iM has a feature to playout "live" the movie via firewire to camcoder+connect TV to it... search in "help"
also, in the prefs of iM you find a selection "better quality"

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