Why will Premiere Pro CS6 only import to mpeg format?

Hello, so I've been using Premiere Pro CS6 now for only a few months and when I imported (using "capture" or F5) and tested some footage from a HDV camera using a miniDV tape, I noticed that Premiere Pro would only import to mpeg format. I looked up ways to change this but couldn't find anything. So in short I'm asking if there is a way to change import format so that whenever I do import from DV tape, it isn't mpeg?
Thanks!

...footage from a HDV camera...
...only import to mpeg format.
HDV capture will always be mpeg.
whenever I do import from DV tape, it isn't mpeg?
DV capture will be .avi (pc) or .mov (mac).
note:
Capture from tape, import file based media.
Capturing and digitizing
Also, what's the problem with mpeg?
Why are you determined to change it?

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I check the "Use Maximum Render Quality" box
I chose "Queue" for everything and then let it run overnight
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It is 1 am Tuesday morning and I'd do a primal scream if my family weren't all sleeping upstairs.
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