Motion project tiny on canvas

I just imported a motion 2 project into FCP 5 and it is a small square in the middle of the canvas. All of my video takes up the entire canvas. Any Ideas?

NTSC DV would be appropriate throughout. You should start your Final Cut session by loading an Easy Setup -- DV NTSC. That way, your sequence, capture, and device control setups are all done for you and they will be compatible. Only if you have specialized hardware will you have to modify those. If you don't start with an Easy Setup, all sorts of complications can result. Sequences will have the wrong settings, video won't display properly, etc. To change the settings for a Motion project, go to the menu bar, Edit, Project Properties.

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