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Canon HG10 + iMovie 08 export size

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Here are the specs:

Intel Mac (2.2 Core 2) with 2GB SDRAM. Running OS X 10.5.1
iMovie 08 7.1.1
Canon HG10 Cam

I am shooting in the HXP mode (highest resolution). The camera captures at 1920 x 1080i but Ive been told it really is 1440 x 1080i when its exported.

I bring it into iMovie at the largest possible size option, which is FULL - 1920 x 1080. (However it says "this setting has no effect for MPEG2" - which I believe this is?)

In any event, when I go to re-export the movie using Quicktime option, it lists the current size as 960 x 540.

I can get in and change the export size to 1440 x 1080i 16:9, but that seems like an added step. Shouldnt the video already be imported at 1920 or 1440 x 1080?

Does anyone know if I am missing a step here, or how the numbers should add up. When Im viewing the footage on a Sharp Aquos, seems like Ive lost a lot of resolution.

(Also, if anyone has the HG10, any advice on best settings?)

THANKS!
 

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