[Mike Kujbida]

David, my guess is that it’s Vegas that’s doing some kind of interpolation.
I just loaded in an avi file shot with my Canon digital still camera (320 x 240 @ 15 fps).
I applied the timecode FX and then stepped through it on the Vegas timeline.
What’s interesting is that, while the Vegas time display shows it incrementing frame by frame, the timecode FX only displays the odd frame numbers. That is, it shows 00:00:00:00, 00:00:00:01, 00:00:00:03, etc. with each odd frame number being displayed twice.

[Mike Kujbida]

Is the animation rendered as a series of frames or as a sequence?
Either way, what file format was used?

[Mike Kujbida]

Odds are that you need an MJPEG codec.
Google it and you’ll find several links.
Most of them are in the $20 price range.

[Mike Kujbida]

…hookup a DVD player to your passthru…

Be advised that, if the DVD is copy protected, this won’t work.

[Mike Kujbida]

“How can I start capturing a signal that’s just passing through my firewire deck?”

In the Capture window:
Options – Prefs – General:
De-select Enable DV device control.

[Mike Kujbida]

That should read Match Output Aspect.

[Mike Kujbida]

Try opening Pan/Crop on the still and selecting Match Aspect Ratio.

Mike

[Mike Kujbida]

Edward is right so you won’t be (legally) able to rip a Godfather DVD.

[Mike Kujbida]

Is it possible that you’re using a mono cable?

[Mike Kujbida]

Unfortunately Ultra is now bundled with Creative Suite 3 Production Premium for a mere $1699.
And DV Rack HD is bundled with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for the low low price of $799.

🙁