pixellated picture in imovie

[gambiagirl]

I have just bought a 4pin to 9pin firewire cable to connect my panasonice NC-DX100B to my macbook pro.When I open imovie it shows that the camera is connected and ready to import film.However,when I press play the picture on imovie is pixellated,(but not on the camera preview screen). I have tried importing and the imported frames are still pixellated.
What can be the problem?

 

[MisterMe]

OK. iMovie is a movie editor, not a movie player. Do not confuse the application's preview function with a player application. The preview function is intended as aid to your editing function. Your finished product will playback at full resolution in the player of your choice.

 

[Dave Braine]

OK. iMovie is a movie editor, not a movie player. Do not confuse the application's preview function with a player application. The preview function is intended as aid to your editing function. Your finished product will playback at full resolution in the player of your choice.

Hmm...my miniDV imports have never played back pixellated. Go into Home Folder>Movies>iMovie Events>Your Import. You'll find the raw footage of your MiniDV footage here. Double click a file and it should open in Quicktime. If it's still pixellated then you have a problem somewhere, although I can't think of a solution.

 

[cgbier]

Are you watching your footage in full screen?

 

[careypo]

I have just bought a 4pin to 9pin firewire cable to connect my panasonice NC-DX100B to my macbook pro.When I open imovie it shows that the camera is connected and ready to import film.However,when I press play the picture on imovie is pixellated,(but not on the camera preview screen). I have tried importing and the imported frames are still pixellated.
What can be the problem?

You have a de-interlacing issue most likely. iMovie de-interlaces your video giving you big blocky pixels. Look into Final Cut Pro, which support interlaced video.