How to make FCE make a clip at every scene break?

My video seemed to be imported straight as one big continuous clip instead of a clip at every scene break.
How do i do this?
Has it got to do with the configuration of the video camera itself?

You use the DV Start/Stop feature, then use Make Subclips.
There is info already on the forum.
It works by using the start/stop points on your tape. If the clock (on the camera) was not working or the battery was flat then start/stop wont't work either.
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