Trying to Import HD into FCP Studio 1.5 Suite

Hi Gang
I have FCP Studio 1.5
I have a Power Mac G5 2.0 Dual Core
I have an nVidia GEForce 7800GT Video Card
I have 5 Gigs of RAM
Can you tell me how I can get HD QT footage onto the timeline? It's there but the Browser and Canvas Screen are black.
Thanx
Mike

Hello Jerry & Zak
I have QT Version 7.6.2 (518)
The HD footage I believe is HDV
It appears part of the problem is because I don't have the correct QT component to playback HD. But I sure don't know which of these to download and install;
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/components.html?os=OSX&ctype=696d6463&c subtype=78647664
Once I find the right component, I'm concerned that my QT playback functionality will be unaltered (as I'm editing mostly standard Def).
And yes I'm using FCP Studio 5.1.4 (I've had the Studio 2 version upgrade package), but I haven't loaded it in yet, as I'm mid-stream through an important project.
I'm wondering if this problem may also be due to sequence settings. But 95% of my captured footage is from Mini DV 720x480. Perhaps I need to open a separate project (new sequence), devoted to compatible settings for HD. Then convert the HD footage for the bulk of the project back into the other standard Def projects.
Thanx
Mike

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