Cannot edit MP4 files, maybe compression error?

Hi, I'm new to Final Cut Express. I just bought it to replace iMovie. But I'm having a issue - only had it open for not even a hour and I started getting a "General Error", specifically "Out of Memory". It was a mp4 clip, like this:
MPEG-4 MOVIE
1280x720
H.264, MPEG 4 HIGH EFFICIENCY AAC
2 (Audio Channels)
3,127 (Bit rate)
45.5 MB
I browsed the forums for a bit, trying to figure out what I could do to make the errors go away. I've never had problems with compression or anything like this before. I saw somewhere that I should use MPEG Streamclip to convert the clip to .mov using Apple Intermediate, but MPEG couldn't edit the file either, although it played it fine. I tried going in and trying to export to .mov via Quicktime, but it only exported a completely white video with normal audio. I have no idea what to do now.
Why is this happening, how do I fix or prevent it from happening??
Message was edited by: BreatheHorror

I think you missed me a little here... from MPEG Streamclip, I took the original dimensions and tried to convert it to quicktime with the following settings:
APPLE INTERMEDIATE CODEC
QUALITY 100%
UNCOMPRESSED SOUND
1280x720 UNSCALED
FRAMERATE 29.97
When I try to convert like this, using any of the clips (the clip I had originally talked about was one out of a batch of twenty, I tested them all last night after posting a realized they all get the same error) I get a empty, 0kb file and a Error that says it can't prepare the movie.
FCE won't even open the video at all. I can import it, but when I try to open it with the viewer it doesn't open, it simply spits out a general memory error. It's my Quicktime that does the white screen every time I try and convert the movie through it.
I will however, try to change the setup of my FCE Sequence... when trying to use this clips I was using HDV-APPLE INTERMEDIATE CODEC 1080i50. I was using it because I need the 1080p (this is for Youtube) and it was the only easy setup that was the size I needed. I'm a noob, I don't have any idea on how to change the size of the video (just any easy setup gives me the old square video, so if I try to change it when rendering the clips would be all placed weird with possible gaps).

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