Importing AVI files without having to constantly Render?

I got a new camera for my b-day, but it uses a hard drive instead of a tape. So, instead of "capturing" video by playing it through the FCE interface, I just import AVI files right off the camera. However, now when I want to drag a clip to a sequence, it is always Unrendered. I have to go through the pain staking process of rending long clips, and as I edit parts of it become unrendered again. It is making editing a real hassle!
Is there a way to get the clips into the software in a format that will resolve this problem? Or is there some other solution that I'm not thinking of?
Thanks - Berrett

Hi,
FCE doesn't work with the AVI format as standard, so it has to render all time.
You need to convert your material first in one of the supported video format for FCE.
FCE4 supports only DV, HDV and AVCHD (last two only through the Apple Intermediate Codec).
Depending what original video format you are shooting, you can try to use a free utility like Mpegstreamclip (www.squared5.com) to convert your source material into one of the supported by FCE.
If your camera is SD definition you will be using the DV format, otherwise you will be converting into the Apple Intermediate Codec, as a QuickTime movie in all cases. No avi.
Regards,
Armando.

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Format/Info                      : Audio Video Interleave
File size                        : 63.5 MiB
Duration                         : 2mn 1s
Overall bit rate                 : 4 388 Kbps
ID                               : 0
Format                           : AVC
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Format settings, ReFrames        : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP             : M=3, N=15
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Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 4 248 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                 : 4 001 Kbps
Width                            : 1 280 pixels
Height                           : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.154
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