Panasonic AG-HVX200 + MacBook Pro + FCP5 = Bliss or Nightmare?

Hello all,
I am planning my first HD shoot on the Panasonic HVX200 and am very excited. I aslo have a million nagging questions, so...
1. How do I get the media out of the HVX200 memory sticks and into a external firewire drive hooked up to my MacBook Pro?
The DP told me the Panasonic memory chips plug into a PCI/M card that is apparently only on PC's. I spoke to AppleCare and they said Apple's Express Card 34 slot is not compatible.
The AppleCare tech said to buy a PCI to USB adapter. Is there any simpler way?
2. Is my system capable of handling all this big ton HD data?
a. MacBook Pro 17" with Tiger 10.4.6 and 1GB RAM
b. Iomega Silver Series 320 gb Triple Advantage (USB2/Firewire400 & 800) Desktop Hard Drive
3. Could you recomend settings inside Final Cut to optimize the quality of the HD without blowing out every single gig of my drive?
That's it! Would appreciate any helpful feedback.
Mr. Reilly
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1. Well, if you have a Powerbook G4 you could use the PCMCIA slot. It accepts P2 cards. The MacBookPro has PCI express slots, so the cards do not work in them. The only options you have here are to:
a) Attach the camera via firewire and dump the card. Drawback, you lose the camera during production.
b) Get a P2 Store. GREAT solution. Hard drive that you can dump the cards to. No laptop needed.
c) Get the 5 card P2 reader. Costs as much as the P2 Store, but the P2 store is more useful.
There is no generic reader for the P2 cards, as they are very different than other PCMCIA cards.
2. Yes, it can. DVCPRO HD only requires a 1Ghz G4 or better. BUT, you will need a Firewire 800 drive or eSATA drive. There are PCI Express card adaptors for both solutions.
3. Just use the DVPCRO HD Easy Setups that match the format you shot and you shoudl be good to go.
Click on Underdog for my experiences with DVCPRO HD. It is my blog.
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