Acceptable Quicktime Formats in FCP

Hi,
I'm trying to encode an MP4 file for use in FCP, however each codec I use seems not to be readable in FCP.
Which QT codecs will be recognizable?
Thanks....

Actually the MP4 came from ripping the footage from a DVD...not web-related.
I was referring to the list of codecs that Quicktime allows you to select under Compression type. I am working in standard DV/DVCPRO in FCP, what is the best you'd recommend?
Note: I tried DV/DVCPRO compression before and it couldn't read the file
G5 Quad Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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