Is there a workaround fix for DV arriving over USB?

I have a new JVC digital video camera, GZ-MC500, that records onto a 4GB Hitachi memory cartridge. What I didn't realize when I ordered it was that it outputs only with a RBG/S-vide cable or a USB video cable, and Final Cut Express won't accept data over a USB connection. I can see the drive on the desktop, and the files are SD-video, but I can't Import the files into FCE. I've tried playing the video through a converter that goes from RGB to Firewire, but that hasn't worked either - FCE doesn't find them. The videos are of excellent quality. Is there any way for me to access them?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

Hi Ric,
The Canopus ADVC-100 works fine with FCE. Here are a few tips -
First, make sure you only connect or disconnect it from your Mac when both your Mac and the ADVC-100 are turned off. Make sure that your camera video-out is connected to the s-video port on the front of the ADVC-100. Ditto for the audio connections. Only DIP switch 2 (IRE level) should be in the ON position. Connect a FW cable from your Mac to the 6-pin FW port on the back of the ADVC-100.
Second, once they are connected via FW, make sure the ADVC is turned on and actually in analog-in mode before you start FCE. I have often found the ADVC-100 resets this mode by itself after being turned off or idle for an extended time. (All you need to do is hit the silver button once or twice, depending on the current mode, in order to switch it into Analog-in mode.) If it is not in this mode, FCE will not detect the ADVC and will act as if there is no device connected. (Normally there is a warning message if FCE fails to find a camera or ADVC connected however if you turned off that message at some earlier time you would not see it again.)
Third, you can use either the DV-NTSC or DV Converter easy setup in FCE. I have used both with my ADVC-100 and they both work.

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