[Aaron Bean] ". if its all from one video do i still need to convert?"
Yes. FCP doesn't work with H.264 well at all. All sorts of issues, including the one you are experiencing.
[Aaron Bean] "what a pain in the ass..."
Don't want to convert, use a different editing app that can deal with it native...like Adobe Premiere. But it only deals with it native if you throw a lot of RAM and a kick ass graphics card that enables the Mercury Engine...and fast processors. Resources...throw a lot of resources at it. H.264 isn't an easy format to edit. it's a delivery format.
[Aaron Bean] " and my imovie that i usually use (for simplicity) is messed up and keeps freezing"
Yeah, iMovie wants it in a different format too...Apple Intermediate Codec.
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