DVD video/audio rip to FCP but skipped frames, why?

Dear Pros.
I am having an issue with frame and audio skipping on me through out the clips that I ripped from DVD video. DVD video is created by Panasonic DMR-6070. It is an educational lecture that we create at the university. We use DMR-6070 to master the video. DMR-6070 creates MPEG2 video in 325x480. I am able to rip the video using MPEG Streamclip as 720x480 QuickTime DV/DVCPRO NTSC video/audio with 29.97 FPS.
When I bring the DVD ripped footage to FCP and start to edit, I noticed that every10 seconds or so, video and audio skips. I don’t know why it is doing this. The original DVD video does not have this issue. When I tried to export from DVD, I specified to 29.97 FPS. FCP is set to edit with DVD/NTSC settings with 29.97 FPS. The video should come into FCP without any hitch. But I am stuck…
Also I shot the same footage with DV cam in different angle. I am trying to edit two footages using Multiefootage edit mode. The footages were cued up by IN point. However, videos start to become out of synch after 2 min. of footages past. So I am assuming that some issues with dropped frames.
How do you work with DVD video and bring the footages into FCP? Do you see any dropped frames? Can you Multifootage edit with a mix of video sources?
Thank you in advance.
Reed
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There is something very strange about the size of the MPEG2 files you say the recorder produces; the file size you quote is MPEG1 video not MPEG 2. this is the start of your problems I would think. I have a number of Panasonic recorders and they all produce 720x540 in standard mode PAL
I trust you are NOT using the Extended Play mode on the recorder, the 6hr setting?. This will really muck things up if you are.
I get excellent results from video recorded on the Panasonics, taking account there is a quality drop by converting from DVD.
I convert to DVD to Quicktime using DVDxDV, edit in FCP then output to DVD again and never have problems.
Try a test using the free DVDxDV tryout application and see what results you get.
As to dropped frames in editing the DV cam I assume you have the basic configuration for using FCP:
- you are capturing to external media drives, not the system drive
- have the correct version of QuickTime for the version of FCP and the OS you have
- you have the same AV settings for both sets of footage you are trying to edit on the timeline - FCP will not edit different setups in the same timeline
see this link: www.DVDXDV.com
regards
Gary

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