Imported HD clips are grainy.  what got lost

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Alright, here's an answer, but you really need to provide some basic info if you hope to get serious replies here.
If your equipment list is up to date, you are running Leopard on a G4. If the HD video is in AVCHD format, your machine can not process it. AVCHD needs an Intel Mac.
See, I'm just guessing here because you gave NO info.

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