9.0.2 Doesn't play well with FCP 7

Works just fine for me. But I'm using prores and an assortment of proxy formats, though mostly photo jpeg. Was fit working in the past and you've made some change? Or are you starting fresh? We'd have to know more about your setup, particularly the paths and locations of files.

Non-linear: all the time and nothing but.

I'm on the way out the door. But the short answer is " you're doing it wrong." help is on the way.

Non-linear: all the time and nothing but.

Ok, I don't have time to do a screen capture video, but I hope this works. It's kinda funky because it's supposed to be used for video files rather than still screen captures, but it will explain how to do this step by step. I need to do some videos, however, because I'm teaching several people here how to use CatDV.

First, make sure your project is open in Final Cut. Then open CatDV.
Here's the link to the screen shots and explanation. The images should be in order, but I seem to have little control over this.

http://www.screencast.com/t/wSNDcRkZ6

Note that I use this all day ever day. I don't bother to load lots of footage into FC. I just find what I need in CatDV and dump it into FC as I need it. I work with my proxies loaded on the network. Not from just one shoot, but from everything. You can force CatDV to use the proxy by holding down the Option key (I think) when doing the drag and drop. Happens automatically when all you have are the proxies.

Non-linear: all the time and nothing but.

Actually no, you're not stupid at all. In fact the software is rather complex and because of the amount of data available and presented the user interface is not particularly user friendly for those not intimate with it. It has tremendous features that a buried deep inside of it. Much like the proverbial onion metaphor: just keep peeling back the layers. The more I work with it the more I can't live without it. I wish I knew a small fraction of what Bryson and others know. Maybe someday.

Gotta redo this thing and get it posted.

Non-linear: all the time and nothing but.