Can Final Cut output video captured in HDV?

Hi,
I recently shot and captured an upcoming project using sony HDV. I purchased the sony HVR-M15U HDV deck for video playback.
After connecting he deck using firewire (which sony is calling i-link) Final Cut greyed out my video playback options, external video automatically sets to off... It looks like final cut does have a HDV playback option but its greyed out on my screen.
Thanks for your help,
Rob

you need an ACUTAL HD card to display HDV on the fly (as there is only 1 frame for every half second)
something like a AJA Kona card or a BlackMagic Decklink card
HDV can't be output on the fly over firewire
DAVE

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