Which format is optimal to work with?

hey there,
I've only used Final Cut Pro a few times, so I'm very much a novice but have a rough grasp of things...
I've recently been given 5 different DV captures - in fact, they are 5 cameras on the same thing - so I want to cut in and out of each of them, and so on.
When I import the first one, it's displayed RED and Unrendered - making it impossible to work with....
should I convert them to a different format to work with it, or am I already in the correct one?
Thanks!

OK,
Did they capture it on a Mac with FCP? If so, find out from them exactly what they did. This will help in this process.
In the browser, Ctrl-click on a clip and find the Properties (I think, I am away from my editing machine at the moment) look at all of the info there. You need to know the codec and audio info to move forward.
I'm using FCP 5.
Makes the auto setup in the FCP 6 look inviting doesn't it?
K

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