Easy setup 1280x720

Hi!
I just got a new camera, with wich i record in 1280x720, 4MBps, 25p.
Is this HD?
And, more important, what "easy setup" should i choose for my final cut pro sequence, in order to make the importation on my time line easy and quick, and render the effects with efficiency as well...?
Thanks!!!
Oh, and if you know, what export format do you recommand for a big screen public projection?
Thanks in advance!!!
Marinette

I think you may want to rethink this. Normally, you want to capture in the highest quality possible, edit in as lossless a format as possible, and then deliver the presentation version in the format required for projection.
This is is even more important when
CMarinette wrote:
At the end, i will make a standard DVD (for a public projection on a big screen),
But this is all up to you.
If you are sticking with MP4, download (free) MPEG Streamclip from
http://www.squared5.com
and convert your source files to ProRes LT. Your files sizes will increase many times over during the conversion, as the video will be "unpacked" from the highly compressed MP4 format into a format suitable for editing.
MtD

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