Trouble Importing Clips To Timeline

I view a clip in my list of clips that are in the upper left hand corner. I then highlight the clip that I want to edit. When I try to drag it into the editing area down below, I often lose it or it just doesn't go down there. Does anyone have any tips to help me to my clip more easily into the timeline?

I only know of one cause for that:
When you have finished importing the video do not go straight to editing but first save the project, close iMovie, then open the project again.
Now the clips should behave themselves!
I hardly ever use the clips pane except for occasionally 'parking' a clip for later use. I always import straight into the timeline.

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I only know of one cause for that:
When you have finished importing the video do not go straight to editing but first save the project, close iMovie, then open the project again.
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I am facing a new problem with my FCP 5. When I capture about 2 hours of video, in the browser it shows only 5 mins. duration of the clip however when I look inthe Hard Drive where it is captured I can see the complete 2 hour video. When I import or open the same video in browser, again it shows only 5 Mins.
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OK .. that IS weird. No INs or OUTs set on the clip, and its full length when played in QT. Try this; import the captured QT file (File->Import) and see if it shows full length in FCP. If it does, I' try trashing FCP's preferences.
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I can't figure this out.I have used FCP 3 many times before but now I have imported an H264.mp4 clip into my timeline using FCP 4.5. Now I have to render it to watch it in the timeline?It appears that I have to render any clips I import into the timeline including .mov files.
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I am operating a Dual 867 G4 with 2 gigs of Ram. 10.4.6 OS.
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http://a.imageshack.us/img832/7708/screenshot20100827at715.png
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Nowhere is it advertised that iMovie is compatible with FCP.
One is a consumer format, with less features, like lack of timecode. The other is a professional format, which relies heavily on timecode.
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#20 Using iMovie to Capture for FCP edit
Shane's Stock Answer #20:
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The DV/NTSC specification (the one FCP uses) also calls for seperate tracks for audio and video, even if you capture it as one clip. iMovie' DV stream format is muxed audio and video, which means that they are tied together (I can't get into specifics because I ain't no engineer or programmer). FCP is a bit more demanding and captures the seperate audio/video tracks, either in a single media file or as seperate video and audio files. With FCP you could capture video only or audio only because each is defined by the DV specs. while with iMovie you can't.
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Welcome to the forum!
The image is imported and the movie looks correct when played, but in the
clip (or timeline) view below all imported clips are just black.
Very strange.
To make sure we understand what you see... The imported image plays okay on the timeline after it's imported, but its thumbnail in the timeline is black. Instead of the thumbnail showing the imported image, the thumbnail is black. Correct?
Does the imported clip play black too?
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To unset the pan so Ken Burns is centered over the image, do this:
1. Click on any image in the iPhoto library.
2. Turn ON the Ken Burns checkbox.
3. Click in the "Start" half of the Start/End thingy.
4. Drag the zoom slider (the slider with the small/large face profile) a bit to the right, then all the way to the left.
5. Click on the "End" half of the thingy and repeat #4.
Now the import is centered. If the pan was causing the problem, that should fix it.
Karl

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I think it is called " Video Play Through Camera ", Karsten.
Language barrier, I think.
no, it's called...
"Video eines DV-Projekts auf DV-Kamera anzeigen"
.. to be korrekt...
thanks, Sue, for correction.. indeed, I toggle between English and German interface, just to post here the correct terms.. I was sure, I remember right.. nope.. where are my pills...? the red ones.. are for the brain...

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Hello Samantha3232,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4485
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