Panasonic HDC-SD900

Hi all,
Can anyone advise me what import settings would be best to use, for importing Pal HD video into Premier elements.
Thanks malc.

That camcorder shoots exclusively in 60p 1920x1080, a format that is technically not supported by Premiere Elements at this time.
However, one of our talented forum members has figured out a way to tweak the program so that it will work.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/924247?tstart=0
This is not an official plug-in, so there is no technical support for it. But a number of users have found success with it.

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