DV imports - iMovie vs Final Cut - Another question

Question

I'm importing NTSC VHS content through a Canopus ADVC-55.
1) Audio
Capture via iMovie produces a DV files that works well in iMovie. If I use this same DV file (produced by iMovie) in FCE, audio will not render in FCE (red line above the track). Taking a look at the file property from within FCE tells me the following for the file: 48Khz and 32 bits floating.
When I capture the same content directly from FCE, a .mov file is produced with audio at 48Khz and 16 bits format and audio is rendered fine (and also works in iMovie).
Is the 32 bit floating format the reason why it's not working in FCE?
Why that difference in format?
2) video
Capture from iMovie is fine. Capture from FCE seems to be at 720x480 although the true format from VHS is more around 640x480 (I think but I'm not expert). This results in a black vertical bar on each side of the picture to fill the complete screen when using FCE.
Why is that and can that be solved in FCE?
Why is iMovie capturing as dv and FCE as mov for the same imported content?
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP !!!
Message was edited by: yvonarchambault
Message was edited by: yvonarchambault

Answer 1

when you export you have a choice of where you get audio. try a different setting.