MPEG streamclip export settings

I realize this is not an MPEG streamclip forum, but there is a FCE question embedded in my post somewhere. I'm converting M2T HDV files in MPEG Streamclip to edit in Final Cut Express. I've used several different export options in MPEG Streamclip, but all of them are requiring rendering in FCE. What is an export format in MPEG Streamclip that I can edit natively in FCE?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Katie

When I select export to Quicktime there isn't a 720x480 Anamorphic frame size. There's 854x480 in both the 16:9 and unscaled options, and there's a 720x480 DV-NTSC frame size, but there isn't one that says both. Also, the default compression is Apple Motion JPEG A: I don't see a DV-NTSC codec in the drop down menu for compression. Is there something I'm missing?
Thanks for enduring!
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