FCPX & iMovie import bug

While watching a preview before importing a video clip I get this weird flicker. an example is here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18942925/No%20idea.mov
It appears to only have started to happen after the 10.1 Update.
I'm using a Canopus ADVC-55 over a FW 800 -> FW 600 adapter and has worked successfully in the past.
•iMac (21.5-inch 2011
• CPU: Intel Core i5-2500S (4 Threads, 4 Cores) @ 2.70 GHz
• Memory: 12.00 GB (Third Party)
• OS: Mac OS X 10.9.1 (Mavericks) (Build 13B42)
• HDD - 256GB SSD (Third Party) / 1TB Platter Drive (Stock)
Any advice would be appreciated

Appears on all clips that i'm previewing (eg. Clips that are playing through the import window but are not being imported as such).
It does not appear on the imported video so no its not such a drastic issue but it should be resolved if possible.
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