Duration indicators in the Viewer and Canvas

Usually, when you place and IN and OUT point in either the Viewer or
Canvas/Timeline, the top left window (in the Viewer or Canvas) shows you the duration of the time between those IN and OUT points.
But sometimes it's giving an entirely different number.
Can anybody explain what it's showing when not the duration between the IN and OUT (or the entire clip length if no IN's or OUT's)?
And what makes the difference between why it's showing the duration or not (when IN AND OUT points are present).
Thanks.

I'm not sure what else it would be showing you. Only thing I can think would mess it up is you have a time code break within the clip that is messing up the count.
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Shane's Stock Answer #8:
A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv
Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.
Then go View > External video > all frames
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1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.
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4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.
5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices
6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed
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Okay, you know that one. Good.
Background set to black. <</div>
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