Poor quality of video imported in iMovie 09

Hi,
I'm importing my Mini-DV videos into iMovie 09 and the quality of the imported video is very poor compared to the same video played directly from my camera on my TV.
I now it's been a long-standing issue but I haven't seen any real way of solving this issue.
Could someone help me there?
Many thanks.
Philippe

Hi Philippe,
Try the workflow on this site:
http://sites.google.com/site/theimovieoutputproject/
All credit to Karsten Schluter for his involvement in this project, and for promoting the site.
Another tip: Look for an e-book written by Steve Mullen entitled "The Ins & Outs of iMovie '09".
John

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