Auto import problem

Hi all,
I am a professional photographer and have recently upgraded my digital workflow so that I can offer tethered shooting from my Nikon D700 to my macbook pro laptop. I recently purchased and loaded LR2 (version 2.4) so I am very new to it. I did some research and found that I could shoot directly into LR via tethering with the aid of a free downloadable app called 'Studio Tether' which installs a LR plugin called 'Lightroom Tether'. It is working intermittently. Still working the kinks out. I haven't been able to shoot tethered and have the file automatically import into LR even though I have the 'auto import' box selected and configured. An 'import' dialog box appears with each shutter release and I have to manually click the 'import' button in this box in order to import the file. I want to be able to keep shooting and have the files automatically download into LR. Has anyone used Studio Tether/Lightroom Tether? Am I missing a step in LR in order for the files to automatically import?
I am running Mac OS 10.5.8 on a macbook pro 2.4 GHz dual duo core.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Best,
Dennis

Havn't used this particular app, but have used both the Canon and Nikon apps for tethered shooting (unfortunately you have to pay for the Nikon one, whilst the |Canon one is free). Both work fine. Have you set the Watched folder in LR to match up with the import folder used by the tethered shooting app. ?
You may also want to install this plug in which improves LR's teathered shooting abilities.

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