FCP: Capturing 120 fps slo-mo?

A friend has a Canon camera and has shot some 120 fps video. It looks gorgeous in the camera. How can this be imported in FCP? Don't see frame rates that high for capture....
thanx!

Search the forum for the camera model. It \probably shoots a proprietary format at that speed. You will need the Canon software, likely PC-only.
bogiesan

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