File size in Quicktime

First off thanks to all that are infinitely wiser than I am,
I am a first time user with the whole IDvd/IMovie/Quicktime Pro applications and am trying to accomplish a specific task. I have imported movies from a Sony DV cam and am trying to compile all of the smaller clips into one comprehensive clip.
The problem that I am encountering is that whenever the clips are opened in Quicktime they drastically shrink in size as compared to when viewed in either IMovie or IDvd.
How do I get the clips to be larger than the 120*90 that they are in Quicktime?
Thanks again,
Mike

I don't have iMovie 7 so I'm not sure about the structure.
It sounds like you are opening "thumbnail" versions of your DV files and not the real source. DV Stream is 720X480.
You should export from iMovie to full quality QuickTime to get those dimensions or use expert settings to get different dimensions.

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