Im not entirely convinced its your graphics card. Maybe try the advice on 
discussions such 
as the following to make sure it isnt a codec & quicktime/fcp/OS X isue?

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6413218

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In [email protected], John Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks Jose, FCP runs ok. It's just it wonks out with
> HD files and is saying "codec not found. You may be
> using a compression type with out the corresponding
> hardware".
> 
> I think I may need to replace my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
> video card with AGP Quartz Extreme video card.
> JC
> --- Jose Nuno Pereira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Hi John,
> > 
> > 
> > I am using a Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz the older GPU
> > version, with Tiger  
> > and 2GB of memory and it works great on FCP (FCS2
> > and also tried the  
> > older one before). I have the last QT/iTunes
> > installed.
> > 
> > Maybe you could try to reinstall the FCP. I also
> > worked with FCP 5.x  
> > on a PPC G4 Mac mini 1GB ram, so your configuration
> > has to be more  
> > than enough.
> > 
> > Rgds,
> > ZN
> > 
> > 
> > On 2008/01/28, at 15:43, John Coffey wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm stumped on getting HD footage shot on a Sony
> > > HDR-FX1 into either FCP 5 or iMovie HD. The Brian
> > > Maffit tutorial states that I need AGP Quartz
> > Extreme
> > > graphics card to work with their files. Odd
> > because my
> > > system worked these HD files before, albeit on
> > another
> > > hard drive but same computer. That hard drive has
> > been
> > > reformatted to Leopard but the other hardrive
> > (Tiger)
> > > won't display HD either. Raw HD footage I shot on
> > FX1
> > > won't import into iMovie either.
> > >
> > > My Specs G5 dual 2.0 ghz, 4 g Ram, ATI Radeon 9800
> > Pro
> > > and Lacie FW 800 external scratch disk.
> > > Do I need a new video card or easier work around.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > >        
> > >
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