Imovie 08 and mpeg-4

someone please set me straight
i use to have imovie 06 with a hard drive panasonic using mpeg-4
i had to edit in panasonic, open in mpeg streamclip, export to dv, save to desktop, drag into imovie
so i buy iLife 08 from the apple store whose associate says imovie 08 is mpeg-4 compatible
i cannot open my files in imovie. so do i have to continue changing my movie format to import???????
i just wasted 80 bucks huh
Message was edited by: blindrummer

I can also state that a mpeg-4 exported from IMovie 08 and a mpeg-4 exported from IMovie HD6 with exactly the same settings are not identical. IMovie HD6 produces a higher quality video but also a much larger file. I would think that they should be identical or very close.
File size is directly proportional to the total combined data data rate of your target settings, Therefore, either your settings are different or the files are approximately the same size. You can't have it both ways. And, since generally speaking, the higher the data rate, the better the quality, it stands to reason that the "larger" file might have better quality using the same codec.
I cant find the right combination of settings to create a mpeg-4 file equal in quality to mpeg-2 files. My video clips were imported into Imovie 08 from a Sony DCR-SR100 camcorder. They are originally MPEG-2, 16:9, 29.97fps, approx 8.4MBps, 720x480 clips.
MPEG4/AAC files are roughly on the same order of efficiency as MPEG2/AC3 while H.264/AAC files are roughly 2.5 times as efficient (and may take 2.5 times as long to convert). Therefore, if you really plan to convert your files to MPEG4 video, would recommend a video data rate of about 7.5 Mbps or a video data rate between 2.5 and 3.0 Mbps if you are attempting to retain as much of the original quality as possible. Other specifics may depend on personal choice and/or your target display options.

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