File error importing animated sequence in fcp

hi, wondering if anyone can help, I have been sent some animated sequences and want to edit them in final cut studio.
they play in quicktime fine but if i import into fcp then i get the error : file error: 1 file(s) recognized, o access denied, 1 unknown.
I tried exporting and saving as other formats such as dv or quicktim e in quicktime pro but they all failed half way thru saving.
any ideas?
ade
movie info in quicktime is - animation 768x576 millions 25fps

Hi,
I forgot why FCP gave me that message the last time around, but whenever something like this happens, FCP has problems with the file you want to import because of a codec issue for example. I find MPEG Streamclip to be very useful when this happens.
You can download and use it for free:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
Simply open your movie with Streamclip and export as QT movie (I normally use the Animation codec so I lose as little image quality as possible). Then import into FCP and it will open.
Most of the time.
Hope this helps,
Colin

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