iMovie captures the DV stream as is, FCP captures it and wraps it up as a .MOV – very different!
Now, for any 24p material that’s causing bother, I suggest capturing with the most basic NTSC DV preset (no pulldown stuff) and see if you can get that in ok. And then try the remove pulldown tools in FCP and cinema tools once you’ve got it in ok.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP