Exported video plays choppy

I exported my video from Final Cut Express and when I play the .mov file, part of it plays choppy. I'm not sure what to do at this point, can anyone help me out?
File footage is from a Canon 7D
1980x1080
24fps
H.264 compressor
My export settings are:
Export using Quicktime Conversion
Compression Type: H.264
Frame Rate: Current
Key Frames Every 24 frames
Compressor Quality: Best
Dimensions: 1920x1080
Deinterlace Source Video is checked
Audio settings - AAC, quality "Best"
This is for a music video so I have an audio track with it.
The quality of the exported video is good but at different points in the exported video, the video seems to stuttering, kind of like a strobe effect. I've tried other export settings, but I lose quality with them. Any help would be really appreciated.
I don't know if this matters, but I changed my sequence settings to 1920x1080i60, but whenever I go back to the sequence settings, it seems to be back on DV NTSC 48kHz

Ok, sorry for the questions, but I am new to this.
To avoid having to recreate the video in Pro, would I be able to:
- Open the FCE project in Pro in order to keep my cuts and effects how I have them
- Reimport the file footage thru ProRes in FCP
- Match the media files in the timeline to the newly imported footage
- Adjust the sequence settings to match the file footage
Or do I just have to recreate the video?
Thanks for the help

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