Just a thought that might help. Every once in a while, I’ll have some really strange issues pop up while I’m capturing or exporting through firewire. I’ll double-check my settings, but it still won’t do what I’m asking it to. (ie: improper formating like you’re experiencing or no timecode, etc.) After banging my head against a wall, I’ll usually remember that trashing my preferences works when all else fails. You can do it pretty easily yourself. However, there’s a free, simple program I found that is perfect for this, plus it lets you backup your settings from a time when all is working well with Final Cut (and the rest of FCS 2). It’s called Preference Manager. Hope this helps, even if not in this case.