Export resolution stumper. . . .

I'm not very proficient at iMovie, so I'm perplexed by how I increased my export resolution the last time I created a movie.
Here's the background, I have iMovie 11 and my video camera is a Panasonic PV-GS500. Each time I've exported a movie to the media browser, it limited me to a large movie. However, the last time for some reason, it allowed me to export a 1080p version. Now I'm exporting another movie, but again I'm limited to a large movie. Anybody have any idea what I did last time to increase the resolution to HD. The camera, media, and software have remained constant for what it's worth.
Thanks for the help!

Then I would try - just to in-circle the possibly culprit
• Start a new User Account (Apple-menu / System Pref. / Accounts / Plus sign)
• Log out of this Account and into the New one (Apple-menu down to las option)
• Now start iMovie and import some material and re-try Share function
If this now works - then my Guess is that the problem is in
• iMovie pref file/s - or -
• iMovie Casche files
in the old account - and that trashing them will be the medicine (as iMovie now has to create New and error free ones)
This is a very common problem - most often due to - Panic/Forced Quits - as they induces errors in lot's of places ( finally adding up to a Major Break-down ). So by
• Trashing these files
• Running - Repair Permissions (Disk Util tool)
• Running - Repair Hard Disk (Disk Util tool - but now You first has to start Mac from DVD or ext. Hard Disk)
I can keep this Major problem away as long as possibly.
(and only Force Quit - when there are no other option (as just waiting it out)
Yours Bengt W

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Okay, so there are thrid party apps to do it, and I
greatly appreciate you explaining them, but is there
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eliminating all other applications except Photoshop.
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Welcome to the Apple user discussion forums
Please +read the myth of DPI+ - http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/mythdpi.html
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