iMovie: jerky footage

[WonderSwan]

Hi

I bought my PAL HV20 a week ago and it's been fun to use and interesting to read about.

I have played footage straight from the camera into my TV using HDMI and the picture has been impressive with smooth panning.

It's a different story if I import the clips into my Macbook Pro using iMovie 08 or Quicktime Pro: the imported clips are horribly jerky, especially when panning.

I have read other threads concerning this but I haven't found a simple answer. I am not keen to splash out on Final Cut to make simple edits.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance,

WS

[xzu]

when played back on a computer, a panoramic shot filmed with enterlaced material always looks terrible : your computer do not blend fields and what you see is 2 fields at the same time mixed thru horizontal lines... well this is my guess.