Capturing avchd on FCE4--''idle"?

hi...using FCE4 at work...most up to date version....trying to ingest avchd footage...using log and transfer...easy set up at HD 720p...in the capture window the clip plays fine, click ''add to queue" and it starts then stops and says ''idle" and I get no import.
have tried trashing pref's/restarting/etc etc and nothing seems to work
any ideas/advice out there?
thanks

What camera are you using? The 720p30 setup is not a valid AVCHD format.

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