Having to render HDV

I recently started a project in FCP using the Sony Z1U. I used the Easy Set Up in Final Cut Pro and selected the "HDV 1080i60" setting. When I imported everthing was going smoothly. Recently one of my high school students started to edit a DV project and changed some settings. Now when I go back to the original HD project and import it wants me to render the video clips. Any idea on how to get the project back where it did not have to render?
Thanks for the help!

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    #28 Having to render every clip in the timeline
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