Cannon Mark II footage mixed with HVX for editing

Hello!
I am editing a music video and my source files will be from both the Mark II and the HVX...
I have been doing lots of testing and can't seem to come up with a good answer.
Should I make the Mark II files Apple Pro Res and mix them into my DVCPRO HD timeline?
Should the DP shoot the HVX footage at 30pn or 24 or 60?
I'm kind of driving myself crazy here - over thinking it.
The HVX footage will be about 75% of the video so it seems like the timeline should match that.
ANy thoughts on mixing Mark II footage?
Thanks!!

That is great thanks
My steps are these:
1. From my card I add DCIM folder to FCP Events folder.
2. Then I go to FCP X and import but then he is creating original media folder with (id) so then I guess I can delite DCIM since I can use for future editing that (id) raw footage .Is that corect? My hard drive is backing up everytime I add new footage to HD.
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