Can't match sequence settings to clips

I shot some footage on a JVC consumer camera and converted it to mpeg 2 with mpeg streamclip. When I create a sequence in FCP 5.1.4 it doesn't give me an mpeg 2 option in the sequence settings, so I can't match the format and the clips have to be rendered in the timeline.
When I go back to mpeg streamclip and convert the clips to DV and import them into FCP, the audio shows up as "1 Stereo", whereas my sequence shows up as "2 Outputs". So now my audio has to be rendered in the timeline. Mpeg streamclip doesn't give me an option to change the audio, and FCP won't let me change the sequence audio setting. So frustrating!
How can I get the clips and the sequence settings to match?

You can't use multiplexed MPEG 2 streams in FCP.
If you used Export to DV in MPEG Streamclip, that's another mistake. You will have to render the audio every time you change something.
How to do it right, the first time:
From the Edit menu, choose Export to QuickTime.
Choose the codec from the multi choice button at the top of the next window.
((Use one that Final Cut Pro works with, as found in FCP's Easy Setup menu.))
Set the Quality slider to 100%.
Export your movie.

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