Premiere CS4 crash when import

Hi.
I'm having trouble with premiere. I start it and when i import file, it imports, and then strarts workin and freezes.. I'm using Mac Leopard 10.5.6, QuadCore q6600, 4gbRAM, 620GB sata2 hdd, gef9400gt..
It's quite annoying i cant edit my jobs, could someone help me?
thx

Don't think that the machine specs did attach, or not that I could see.
Since you're on a Mac, I'd *guess* that you're working with .MOV files. Please furnish all the details fo those files. The CODEC's contained within the .MOV wrapper are necessary. Also, can you tell us where the files came from? This might yield a clue, about them. Did you Capture from a tape-based camera, via PrPro, or other?
The more detail that you can furnish, the better. Some of your problem might be Mac-specific, but some might not. For the Mac-specifc stuff, you'll need a Mac user to help. For the rest, maybe some of the PC folk can assist you.
Good luck,
Hunt
[Edit] Harm's comment in the other thread on having one HDD is a good one, regardless of Mac, or PC.

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