Do I need to pre-convert 1080i files to 1080p in Compressor before editing in a FCP X Timeline?

I'm working on a project that's shot in 1080p, 23.97fps. A friend gave me some footage to add that was shot in 1080i, 29.97fps, on a Canon Vixia. FCP X will accept both, of course, as an event, and will even accept both in the same timeline, but what will happen if I try to edit or export them? Should I convert the 1080i to 1080p, 24fps. Final output only needs to be in 24fps. Thanks for any help!!! I can't seem to find a straight answer on this.

Difficult question to answer - if you convert it first, you'll be recompressing it - so you'll lose quality that way. I guess the best idea would be to de-interlace and save uncompressed.
I'd be inclined to let FCP X take care of it but why not try a small section using both methods? If you can't see any difference in the result, I wouldn't worry.
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