I have not imported video from pinnacle, but I am able to capture from my DV camcorder. So far I have only set it to capture 2 x 15min video. I thought I would then be able to pull the bits I want to use from that as I then go along building my story.

I decided to try and insert an entire 15min scene into the timeline and then I pressed preview, the scene played in about 10 secs flat, I have the timeline view set on seconds.

In pinnacle when you press capture you are are allowed set capture to a maximum of 17 minutes continous video, but once captured the program automactically breaks it down into a number of thumbnail scenes of various lengths where you can pick a piece to edit or trim before putting it into your timeline.

I think I need a dummies guide or just some guidance.