Losing quality

I'm trying to import .mov and mp4's into imovie without any loss in quality, but the imported movies always loose some detail and quaility. Is that normal for iMovie?
Thanks,
Rod

rednote wrote:
.. Is that normal for iMovie?
yes.
iMovie is meant by concept for camcorder imports.
if your .mov and mp4 don't fit the specs of such imports, e.g. diff. resolution, framerate, codecs, iM has to convert => upscale (in most cases) = loss of pic quality..

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