Kodak Zi6 Support??

I found an HD video someone posted up on vimeo.com and he posted that he used a kodak zi6 and final cut pro to make the video. But does Final Cut Express 4.0 work with the Zi6? it doesn't seem to be recognizing the files from the camera in the log and transfer window. Please help

using mpeg streamclip i converted zi6 files to:
29.97 fps
1280 x 720
apple intermediate codec
5.8 mb/sec
square pixel
for sound i set to uncompressed:
48.0 kHz
16 bit-integer
i set the FCP audio/video settings:
HDV 720p30
but still, i have to render. so i try to do a clip without sound (thought maybe sound was causing need to render in fcp) but it still asked for render.
what could i be doing wrong? is there another conversion software i should try?
thank you!

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