Seperate video into multiple clips

So, I have a bunch of interviews that I imported in one large batch from my video camera. However, I want to seperate each interview into its own clip. How do I go about cutting the video into seperate clips?

FCP does not automatically break long captures into individual clip files. With DV media, it will do a thing called 'sub clipping'. These are pointers to a section of the larger clip that allow you to treat each element like an individual clip. This works ok except when you want to: a) work with variable speed time remaps and b) delete unused clips to archive the project.
If you want individual clip files you have two reasonable options.
1. Log each clip then do a batch capture to bring in individual files
2. Use a 3rd party application (eg CatDV) to break up the clips into individual editable files. This can happen at capture or at a later time.
Have fun.
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I've bound F8 to File > Export > Media
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Any thoughts/ideas on workflow improvements?
Thank you!

Thank you Hunt.
For the sake of brevity, I didn't include all of the details about the various aspects of the projects.
Early on I was doing what you suggested and yes, it is a little quicker. I learned (painfully) a couple of months later that I sometimes have to go back and adjust the clips and this method (trim to timeline with no subclips) resulted in quite a bit of duplicate effort (to reobtain start/stop points). I've since learned that managing the "scenes" as subclips in topical bins allows me to go back and make adjustments, long after I've totally forgotten about the project content, without a lot of unnecessary reworking.

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I have an older mini dv/vhs deck (JVC SR-VS30) that I have used to import analog tapes and other formats into the computer via firewire. On previous versions of FCP I would just select 'non-controllable device' to capture footage. Surprisingly, FCPX recognizes the deck when I go to import media and even lists the model number. Everything looks good when I play it and capture it, however, it is splitting an hour long mini-dv tape into multiple (average of 10) clips, rather than the entire video in one segment. The clips are completely random lengths. One might be one minute and another might be 17 minutes. I was just wondering what is causing this like maybe one of the import preferences or something. Thanks for any help.

I'm thinking dropouts/damage/bad tape may be the cause as well and or dirty camera heads.
Tape management in camera is something to consider during shoots.
Each time a tape is ejected/inserted damage occurs.
It is wise to have about one minute of BLACK at the head of the tape to allow for threading/unthreading of the tape around the camera tape path. Some users like to stripe the whole thing with timecode.
Also avoid ejecting tapes mid stream, use the head or tail of the tape end to eject/insert.
It could be a bad tape particularly if it's older tape using analogue formats.
DV/HDV uses the more reliable metal evaporated tape and a better error correction method in the camera, meaning less chance of dropouts.
Cueing and reviewing tape can also upset contigous timecode either a break or ordered break.
Using LP tape speed is another offender.
My last thought is use of tape, like how many times should a tape be re-used or recorded over.
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Well... I'd suggest you either reconvert that file to a dv codec .mov file, or start again with the dvd file conversion.
You've got to forget everything you knew about imovie. FCP and imovie are built on completely different paradigms. Final cut is a non-destructive editor. No matter WHAT you do in FCP, the actual media clip remains unchanged, just like your father's face a week after you tell him you wrecked the family car.
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