Importing Screen Capture into CS3

I use Jing to capture screen images.  When I take those images into Photoshop, the size is shown at around 2megs at 72ppi  and the.png image looks pristine and sharp.  When I import the screen captures into PPro they fall apart in the timeline.  Can this be corrected?  Thank you.

Jim,
The Project Settings:  720/480; D1/DV NTSC (0.9); Lower Field; Display- 30fps, non- drop;  Edit Code: DV NTSC; Timebase: 29.97.
Hunt,
I don't know where to begin to do what you suggest.  You are brilliant with this.....me not so much.  Any easier way to explain it so that I can try your suggestion?  By the way, I do scale in Photoshop so that is not the issue.
Thanks to you both.

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