What codec to use?

Hey,
I was wondering what codec to use. I've brought my video into a sequence with the Apple Pro Res 422 HQ codec. My Sequence is set at Apple Pro Res 422 HQ as well. I'm using a macbook pro 2GHZ/ 2GB of Ram with a 128MB PCI Express graphics card. I was wondering what should I import this video as and what should my sequence settings be so that I can edit it easily without it bogging down the computer so much.

You should be using whatever your source footage codec is, or ProRes if your footage is HD and you want the advantages of ProRes.

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