High definition in final cut express4

I am not sure how to set up my final cut express to capture high definition video tape without losing any resolution. Do you need to set the program up at all, or does the program know the resolution of the tape being captured. What do I do if I am not sure of the resolution of the source tape?
I have been assured that it is full high definition, but I am not sure if it actually is
I am doing a documentary which has used 3 hours of tape so far. Is it a good idea to rough cut in imovie for speed and so that I can get the stuff I have no intention of using off the computer, then transfer the rough cut to FCE. Will I lose resolution if I do this? I have been told yes and no to this. Can I movie handle full hour long tapes?
Can FCE handle hour long tapes
Do get back to me
Thanks
joyjoyandjoy

Thanks for the reply.
I am having problems getting rid of excess video from FCE. What is the best way to actually get the stuff I don't need off the system and out of the computer?. The losslessnes of FCE is causing me problems.
My computer is a new imac 2.8 GHz intel core i7, Memory 8GB 1067 MHz DDr3
Startup disk Macintosh HD
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: IM111.0034.B02
SMC Version (system): 1.54f36
I am using a 400 to 800 firewire cable
How do I find out what settings are on the media? The footage was given to me by a friend who hired a camera to shoot it and can't remember what camera he hired. He says that it is full high definition but I am not too sure.
I am using a Canon HV30 to load it into FCE
Settings used in final cut DV - Pal from easy setup
Do get back to me
Thanks
Joy

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