I have no problems log n transferring 1080i footage from a new HMC150, but everytime I try to transfer 720p footage FCP just crashes. Has anyone had similar problems?
I had the exact same problem as the original poster, but on FCE4. Getting rid of perian seemed to make no difference. I think that maybe FC is incapable of converting 720p into AIC, and can only do this for 1080i (there is no easy setup for 720p, not sure if that is relevant).
I ended up using Voltaic which seemed to work ok. It is quite slow as it only seems to utilise 1 or 2 cores, but it can work on large batches so at least you can leave it to do its thing while you sleep. Just going to shoot 1080i from now on though.