Final Cut Express Isn't Importing SOME files

Hey guys
I've been using Final Cut Express to edit game footage I record on a Hauppauge HDPVR device. The device (and accompanying software) creates a .m2ts and then converts it to an mpeg4 file.
Now, I record all my footage this way, and 95% of the time I can import to Final Cut Express no problems. However, a few files won't, and I get the "1 file recognised, 1 unknown" error. All of the file types are the same, so its not a case of an incompatible file type.
Also, the file runs happily in Quicktime, but just won't import into FCE.
Any help would be great thanks!

The media needs to be converted into a format that is supported natively in FCE not into MPEG-4. I don't know what you're using to convert, probably Handbrake but that's not the way to do it. You could try ClipWrap but I don't know if it works with that camera.

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