Converting DVCPro HD frame rates

Hello again mon saviors,
I have DVCPro HD 1080i60 files shot from an HVX-200.
How do i convert them to 720 24p?
Can I do it in Final Cut with the compressor settings on export or do I need a Kona or Decklink HD?
Thank you again - misha

I did the same and I just opened a timeline, dropped in the first clip and clicked "yes" when asked if it wanted me to change my timeline settings to match that of the clip. I've been able to work my project on my MBP without rendering everything every time I change something. The downside to this is that I seem to have had trouble importing photoshop files for video as it only exports to 23.98fps which seems to have a weird effect on the dimensions of the photo.
To get around that, I found that I could set it up with HDV 720p25, import it into FCP, keyframe as required, then export to a DVCPro HD 720p60 movie using export to quicktime movie and it works great.
Now, I've probably done this all wrong as I'm the furthest from and expert and this was just trial and error, but it's worked for me so far. There'll be people on this board who'll probably give you much better help.
Good luck,
Lawrence

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