IMovie and HD

Somebody posted the following to a question about HD camcorders and iMovie. Is the correct?
Thanks
bob
iMovie 09 will turn your HD movies into SD movies, so any camera will be fine.
iMovie removes 50% of the picture quality when you import. I would not bother with a HD camera using iMovie09.

Appleman1958,
So I'm at the same spot as you. I'm looking to salvage the full 1920x1080 from my SR12 as well. If I use "Export to QT" don't I lose all chaptering markers? I realize that if I want any higher quality on disc, I need to go to HD-DVD or BD. iDVD will recognize even a higher resolution output, but will scale down to SD max. resolution on the burn to Single Layer or Double Layer.
Is there way to maintain the chapter markers, transitions,etc. coming from iMovie. I have Final Cut Studio Pro which I know will address a lot of this, just have not loaded it yet, and would like to also have a quick simple solution like iMovie for a quick little project.
Jay S.
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