Log and transfer viewer

Good Morning,
When in the log and transfer viewer my footage seems so sloppy, slow, and sluggish. Since I'm using this window to choose the best takes I would think my video would look better. Of course once it transfers and I drag it to the timeline or viewer it looks fine. Any ideas?
While I'm here, I've also noticed that once my footage is in the timeline, I don't always get a poster frame. Very often it's a white box with a plus sign. If I break for a few hours the white box is gone and the poster frame is visible. Is this regular behavior?
Thanks Adam

Hi(Bonjour)!
Help us to help you. What are:
-your mac model?
-RAM amount?
-Mac OS version ?
-Quicktime version?
-your camcorder model?
-the format it shoots?
-How (what mac's port)do you connect your camcorder?
-do you use external hard drive?
-how this drive is formatted?
-How is it connected?
-Dou you use filevault in system preferences?
-Does timemachine currently performs a backup?
-Is there any heavy process/application used in background?
Michel Boissonneault

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!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/L%26TPreWindow2.jpg!
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!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/L%26TPreWindow1.jpg!
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a DCIM folder
and two locked Unix executable files.
Final Cut Easy Set Up
Format - HD
Rate - 29.97
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Os 10.5.6
processor 2 x 2.8 GHz quad-core Intel Zeon
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http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/FinalCut_Pro_6.0rn/

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"first 2 controls of each DO line(s)"
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(DOlines button1 AND button2) OR
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Attachments:
002[1]_BD.png ‏11 KB

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Hi -
No first hand experience at this, but my understanding is there is currently a problem importing clips from that camera that are over 10-15 minutes.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11446024&#11446024
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