Accurate Clip Info?

Hello-
In the attached image, I've clicked on the info tab while having a REDcode clip selected in the timeline.
My question is, why is the info always wrong about the clip I have selected?! In this case we shot a 2K clip at 240fps. The clip has not been transcoded either before or after import. The panel does show 240 under Shooting Rate, but a lot of the other info is wrong, including frame size. This happens not just with Red clips, but if I import a ProRes clip, the info panel might say its H.264?
Maybe there is an obvioius explanation for this I am missing??
Thanks for any help.

I too have inaccurate information in the clip info window of the inspector.  I had the files optimized on import, so I expected the codec in clip info to be ProRes 422.  Instead it says H264.  When I open the package contents of the library in the finder, the ProRes files are there, but it seems FCP is not using them.  This happens with both a Sony Handycam and a Canon DSLR (70D).
Also, the rendering time for the anti-noise filter from neat video seems excessive (about 2 days for a 90 min video clip), which I assume is because the clip is H264.  Maybe it's because of my underpowered iMac?  It's a 3.06 GHz intel core 2 duo, getting close to 5 years old now.
Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.

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