MPEG Streamclip Settings for Canon 7D

I'm struggling to successfully render the raw Canon 7D video into an acceptable codec for Final Cut Express. I imported the video to my hard drive via memory card. We shot 1080i.
In MPEG Streamclip I use the following settings:
- Export as Quicktime
- Apple Intermediate Codec
- 24fps
- Uncheck interlacing
- Tried both sizes of 1080i and 1920 X 1080 (unscaled), and also unlikely sizes
-Other settings are default
When I import the video into FCE, the monitor says "unrendered." Any help is much appreciated.

Final Cut Express does not support 24fps; never has. If you must work with 24fps material, then you need Final Cut Pro.
To use the material in FCE, you can change the frame rate in MPEG Streamclip when you convert to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec. You will have to experiment to see what the results are. It will be better if you shoot your video in 60i since you are in Canada (an NTSC country).

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