HELP! Don't Want Headaches!

Question

I use a Canon FS200 and (maybe) a Canon SureShot. I realized thatto use these video clips in Final Cut Express 4, I have to use MPEG Streamclip to convert the videos into two different formats. DV-PAL for the video and Quicktime DV-NTSC for the audio for approximately 50 clips for my usual projects. I then have to make sure my In and Out points are in the same place for each feed (for lack of a better word) and put in the audio, Option-Shift delete the video part, de-select A1 and A2 and then Superimpose the video into the Timeline. I then have to crop the video, because I get a flickering black bar at the top when I view it in the Canvas.
Does anyone know a way around this or a way to combine the audio and video before editing to make it easier?
HELP!

Answer 1

OK, anyway if you shoot in 4:3 drag the file to MPEG Streamclip and go to the menu File > export to Quicktime.
When the settings window opens, change the compression to Apple DV/DVCPRO -NTSC and the other options like this:
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if you are shooting widescreen 16:9 then click the options button next to the Compression and set it for 16:9.
Click on Make Movie.
Open up FCE. Go to the menu Final Cut Express > Easy Setup and choose DV-NTSC.
This will not affect any of your existing projects - only new ones. Create a new project and import the file you converted from MPEG Steamclip. You should be able to move it to the timeline and play back without rendering audio and video.
Hope this helps.