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Q: HD video camera for imovie 11?

I am currently in the process of purchasing a 21.5 imac.

The specs are:

2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache

4GB (two 2GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 memory

1TB (7200 rpm) hard drive

AMD Radeon HD 6770M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory

OS X Lion

ilife 11

I want to purchase a HD video camera, but I am not sure what specs I need on the camera.  Some of the other discussions are beyond my video knowledge.  I am a novice and some simple answers would be helpful.  Please include a camera recommendation, if you have one. Thanks in advance.

 

1. What formats are imported directly into imovie 11 (without conversion) with HD quality?

     1a.  Can these files be edited?

     1b.  Are these files large? I do not mind purchasing external hard drive.

     1c.  Can these files be exported to DVD with HD quality?

2.  What formats are easily imported (fast, no loss of quality, and decent file size) to imovie 11 with conversion (no third party converter)?    

     2a.  Can these files be edited?

     2b.  Are these files large? I do not mind purchasing external hard drive.

     2c.  Can these files be exported to DVD with HD quality?

     2d.  Is AIC a good choice?

 

Thanks again.  Any simple answers to my questions will be helpful.

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Posted on Mar 24, 2012 7:45 AM

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