Do I always have to explicitly render?

Hi all -
I'm new to FCE (using FCE 3.5.1 on MacBook Pro) and have found that I often have to render imported files when i move them to the timeline. For instance ... i have taken an AVI file, converted it to a .mov file with ffmpegx and imported it into FCE. I grab a sample section and move it from the viewer to the canvas so I can see it in the timelines at the bottom. However, with this type of file i find I always have to render. Is this normal? Seems a little tedious if i have to do this every time. Is there a way to have it "automatically render?"
I've played with FCE 2 and iMovie so I'm pretty ignorant so my apologies in advance if this is obvious or I'm not being clear.
Thanks!
august
macbook pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)
macbook pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

FCE is a DV / HDV application. It's best if you convert your material to DV prior to importing it into FCE. In ffmpegx make sure you select the DV codec when you do your conversion. By selecting MOV in ffmpegx you are probably getting MPEG4 in a MOV container, which is why you have to render in FCE.
MPEG Streamclip is an alternative converter that seems more popular with FCE users in this forum.

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