Export .mp4 to FCP

I have a number of MP4-files (H.264) that I need to edit in FCP.
I've used Handbrake, since it gives me the option to burn-in subtitles to the final video file.
But .mp4 is not good for FCP. MPEG Stream can export to .mov, but has no option to include subtitles.
Is there a software like Handbrake (with subtitle option) that produces FCP compliant files?

I don't have Premiere for Mac, and it would perhaps take me loger to learn how to use the software than converting the clips and edit the stuff in FCP. :-)
Didn't realize that MPEG Streamclip could handle the .mp4 files as well. I figured it was for DVD/MPEG-2 only.
Converting now (and sure it takes a while) but at least I can get on with the work.
Actually, Compressor seems to be able to convert .mp4 as well, but then I would have to go to ProRes422 (LT?) and it seems that MPEG Streamclip is a bit faster (I choosed DV25 as output, just to make editing simple in FCP).
Thanks Shane for your info! As always, you rock!

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