[Roger Amory]

Thanks, Shane. 5.0.4 can’t do it. Okay. I feel better. Sort of. P2 log looks like, on the Panasonic web site, it will only give you one in point and one out point per P2 clip. True? In FCP 6 can I chop up a P2 clip into multiple, discrete clips, prior to capture/import, as if it were a tape? If I did pony up to FCP 6 wil my rig handle it? dual 2.3 power pc, 2.5 gigs ram, ATI 9650. I really appreciate the help.

[Roger Amory]

Thanks for the response. So, I really need to upgrade? I purchased FCP as a student and Apple will not allow upgrade to FCP6 with an academic lisence. What stability issues do I face running 720p 24pn through 5.0.4? Back to importing files: how do I not capture/import footage I know is unuseable? For example: a ten minute take from a sit down interview where the first two minutes is me framing my question to the subject. How would I set in and out points in that clip to just capture the subject’s response? And yes, I am backing up to an external drive prior to importing. Any guidance appreciated.