FCP importing LiveType movie at incorrect frame rate

Hi all...working at a client, using OS10.4.8, FCP 4.5, PowerPC dual 2.5...
My problem...I'm exporting a movie from LiveType...a simple moving background. I know nothing about LiveType, all I'm doing is selecting "Export Movie" and selecting a video only DV/DVCPRO NTSC 720x480 29.97 export, and exporting.
The movie appears to export fine. When I open it up in Quicktime player and check the properties, sure enough, it's a DV movie 720x480 running at 29.97.
When I import it into FCP, however, FCP insists that it is a DV NTSC movie - running at 25 fps.
Ya know, is there some sort of little chromium switch I forgot to throw before importing? Is this a toss prefs and re-import problem? Or should I just go into the hotel-motel mismanagement business?
G5 dual 2 (2 g)/G4-733 (1 g)/iBook 1ghz (.5 g)   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   older slower Macs

No. Like I said, I'm a LiveType ignoramus.
I'll be back there next Wednesday, and I will attempt this.

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