IMovie .DV Video Clipping and Name Editing

Hi,
I have a Sony DCR-TRV11 from 2000 and a bunch of old miniDV tapes of great memories. After transferring my tapes using iMovie's Import From Camera function through FireWire, the videos were organized by date under different iMovie events.
I double clicked each iMovie event name and changed it to match the subject of the clips inside the event. Also, there were some spots where I accidentally recorded a blank wall for several minutes, which I cropped out from within in the event library window, not the iMovie project window.
I know that iMovie imports DV video at full resolution and saves the videos with a .dv extension. And I realized that doing edits and exporting means that there will be quality loss due to compression (I'm not a pro at this). However, by changing just the event names, and cropping out blank video from within the event library window and not the project window, does that affect the lossless .dv files imported? And does simply viewing the videos in iMovie do anything to degrade quality? I want to make sure everything is lossless, exactly as the videos were on tape.
I realize some of my questions may seem ridiculous but I just want to preserve these videos the best way I can, thanks!!

Hi
A. iMovie'08 to 11
- imports .dv OK - as I read it
B. Moving a clip from Event's to Project't
- the Project will lose - every second line in the picture - to me a severe loss
C. Still original material in iMovie Event's should be un-harmed
D. If You want a DVD with best possibly quality (still DVDs are compressed as standard)
- Either import directly from Camera to iDVD - MagicDVD or OneStepDVD
- Use iMovie HD6 or FinalCut any version - as they can handle interlaced Video as is on Your miniDV tapes
My penny to this - Bengt W

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