Flip Video HD

Recently bought a Flip Video HD. When I take video and play it on the actual camcorder, it runs smooth with no hiccups; however, when I import the videos to my Mac (either it iPhoto or iMovie) the video is not fluid, skips and the audio is never in sync with the actual video, which seems to pause throughout. Very frustrating - any suggestions or help is very much appreciated. I hope I didn't spend $200 on a piece of junk
thx

Note that the Flip minoHD shoots large frames (1280x720 pixels) full of lots of video data. An older Mac may not have the power to display all this accurately in 'real time'.
..I know; the Flip's just a teeny thing with a miniature battery inside; but it is optimised for doing one special job - video recording/playback - at very high data-processing rates. A Mac has to maintain a large screen display, monitor its operating system and peripherals, read off and write to a hard disc (..slower than the flash memory in the Flip..) and check all the keys on the keyboard and look and see what the mouse is doing ..all at the same time! iMovie will sometimes warn that video playback of hi-def material won't be as smooth as you might expect.
You also need to be sure that the frames-per-second rate of your iMovie project is 30fps - same as the Flip minoHD - otherwise ..if you're using European PAL 25fps frame rate.. you'll always get jerky replay.
(The last section of this video (..from the 'e' of 'Large', beneath the replay window..) was shot on a Flip minoHD. People and objects move -j-e-r-k-i-l-y- in this 25fps movie.
Compare that to the last section of THIS MOVIE - it's the same footage, but in a 30fps project! - in which the people and the objects move nice and smoothly.)
And no; it's not junk: but you need a fast, recent Mac to display it properly.

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