Capture problem: TCBreak creates 1 frame clip

Hi,
I am capturing 1080i59.94 DVCPRO HD footage in FCP 5.1.4 from a Panasonic HD1400 via firewire. I use the CAPTURE NOW function. Everytime FCP get to a timecode break, stops and tries to find the break and starts to capture again from that point. The problem is that even if the previus captured (before timecode break)clip was 3 minutes long, it is saved as a 1 frame clip (00:00:00;01)in the bin (browser). When I look at the size of the clip in the Finder, the size match the captured time (3 min) and I can watch the full clip in Quicktime.
When I try to bring back the 3 minute clip in FCP, it still gives a 1 frame clip even if the link file is 3 min long. And it's not me in/out points and I trashed the prefs several times.
It happenned with many tapes shot with the HDX-900 with 1 min, 2 min and 30sec clips.
Thanks

The timecode break happen 'cause we shoot in freeRun so the 2 cameras start to shoot at 8AM if they stop at 8:30 and start back at 9AM, so will the timecode. And they are linked with a BNC so that they have the same timecode when they shoo
If you can "jam" code to the cameras, then I'm not sure why you are using Free Run code.
2- It would sure work with log and capture but I ain't got time to log everything
Not sure why you're getting the one frame clips but other than going "non-controllable" the only way around the time code breaks is to cut around them in the logging process.
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