960x720 video from shooting 720 24pn? shouldn't it be 1280x720?

I'm confused, i use to shoot footage on an HVX in 720 24pn, and when i'd edit it and export it in final cut it was always 1280x720.
now all of a sudden, all my footage is coming into final cut as 960x720. what's the deal?
I'm shooting onto P2 chips and using the 'log and transfer' feature in final cut.
is 720 footage suppose to be in 1280x720 or 960x720?

The 960x720 is part of a compression scheme. If you were to output a self-contained QuickTime movie of a 960x720 clip, it should come out as 1280x720.
Try exporting a test clip
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