Im having problems importing footage from sony z1e to i movie 08

any ideas??
need it done now!!
im using a fire wire from the cam to the mac book pro, i movie is only showing the built in i sight and no sony z1
HELPPPPPP please

I also use a pro level Sony Z5U with the slow mo ... it's sweet.  By the way, if you record a session over 10 to 12 minutes, most avchd cameras break up the MTS files into 2GB chunks or segments.  If you just bring them all in and try to stitch them back together you will end up with little gaps of around a half second where you put them together.  It disrupts an otherwise perfect video.  When you use clipwrap, you can select "Convert Multiple as Spanned" from its menu, and clipwrap will put them back together properly ... no gap.  Best wishes.
stephen

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