IMovie09 - cool features, horrible video output - very disappointed.

I ran out the other day and bought iLife09, ONLY to get iMovie09. I wanted to use the stabilization feature of it, and after I saw some of the pretty cool new features (map, globe, etc), I loved it. Spent 16 hours over 2 days building a nice cool 45 min video. All video came off my Canon HV20 via firewire.
The tapes were previously made on an DV camera so they weren't high def. But they should have looked pretty good on output anyway.
I used iMovie to compose the movie, then rendered and burned it with iDVD09. I chose the highest resolution for import of the tape, and highest quality for output of the burn.
What a major disappointment. If someone has some suggestions for me other than 1) use iMovie06 or 2) use Final Cut Express, I'd love to hear them.
Yesterday I reinstalled FCE 4.0 and did a sample 10 min video with that, and rendered and burned it with iDVD09. What a difference. Much better quality. However, I have a steep learning curve to subject myself to with FCE (which it appears I'm going to have to pay).
But I bought iLife09 with the hopes of using all these cool new whizbang features and doing some great videos. Major downer.
So, hit me with suggestions. Tell me it's pilot error and blame it on my ignorance. I can take it.. I welcome it - if it solves my quality problems using iMovie09.
I'm open to any suggestions. Hearing none in the near future, I will start relearning FCE, and put iMovie (and iLife) back in it's box.
Signed,
Sad in Seattle.

See also this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1882630&tstart=0
I am also quite disappointed, an i can't believe that Apple is not aware of this. Seems to be another stupid decision to cripple the software to push the customer into a certain direction.
There are millions of DV cameras out there and people have important memories on Dv tapes, but Apple somehow decides to neglect them.
Doing easy home videos with an Apple? Forget it, you have to buy new cameras, convert your tapes with other software.
Sorry for being rude.
JvdL

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