FCP, Beta SP and Blackmagic Multibridge Extreme capture card

I'm having problems getting a video signal into FCP via a Multibridge Exteme capture card by Blackmagic Design. I currently have device control and am able to view footage already in FCP on an NTSC monitor so it appears as though the capture card is working. I have my capture setting set to blackmagic NTSC-10 bit (i've tried several different settings). I have the deck connected to the card through the component ports. Here are the specs on what i'm working with:
Mac Pro dual 3.0GHz Xeon
10 GBs of RAM
Blackmagic Multibridge Extreme capture card w/ breakout box
Sony PVW-2650 Beta SP player
FCP 5.1.4
Quicktime 7.1.6
OSX 10.4.10

Under System Preferences go to the Decklink Preferences.
Change the input from SDI to Component and XLR audio
Problem solved.
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