Capturing Varicam Footage

hey guys
we are trying to capture Varicam footage shot at 40fps and 60fps through a AJA LHE card when we capture it not all the clip is there, we have tried setting in and out points, capture now and nothing works, and the preset is at DVCProHD 720P 23.98 Varicam. so what are work around is capture everything at DVCProHD 720P 59.94 and use the Varicam plugin to convert everything. but we should be able to just capture it, and the Deck we are using is the 1200A and it is outputting 720P 59.94.

so then what is the 23.98 Varicam setup for.
For when you shoot 24p at 23.98 with the Varicam. FCP will remove the redundant frames from the 59.94 frame rate to get you the proper footage.
if we want the other frame rates we always have to capture at 59.94 and then convert.
Then you need to do that. Capture them at 59.94 and convert to 23.98...meaning that both will be in slow motion. Unless you shot 59.94 24p (another possibility), in which case you can have the FRC remove the pulldown...redundant frames...for you.
But if it is 60 and 40 for the sake of slow motion, then you need to capture at full frame rate and convert later.
Shane

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