DVCPRO HD 720p60 960x720 confusion

Hey all,
I am working on a short film. all the footage was shot super16 and telecined to DVCPROHD 720p60. I am bringing it in Firewire to FCP6.0.4 using the easy setup for DVCPROHD720p60.
I was told that DVCPRO is 1280x720 (and that is what the capture preset reads in the DVCPRO HD easy setup) but when i capture all my footage is coming in 960x720
what is that about. do i edit in a 960x720 sequence or a 1280x720 sequence?
when i played back some clips in the viewer out to an HD monitor (via the DVI out on my laptop using the Digital Cinema Preview in the playback settings) the image was floating in the middle of the screen.
i plan on screening with an intensity pro HDMI out to a Dell HD monitor but have not installed that hardware yet. just digitizing and hoping everything is kosher.
thanks for any help.
best
MB

DVCPRO HD can be either 1280 X 1080 or 960 X 720. Both are, in effect, anamorphic. The 1280 X 1080 displays as 1920 X 1080, and the 960 X 720 displays as 1280 X 720.

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