Quicktime movies become 10fps when imported into FCP7

Hello,
I have a bunch of Quicktime files I created using Snapz Pro, and they all play normally in Quicktime at 30fps with no problems.
Then I capture them into FCP 7.0.2 and they become 10fps. I put them on the timeline and the audio plays at 30fps and the video plays in super slow motion (I'm guessing 10fps).
Strangely, when played in the viewer, they play back normally.
Any idea what could be causing this?
Thanks!
Marc

The codec is DV/DVCPRO - NTSC, IMA 4:1
Sequence Settings:
720x480 NTSC DV (3:2) NTSC-CCIR 601 / DV 720x480
Lower (Even) 29.97
Compressor DV/DVCPRO-NTSC 100%
48 kHz 16bit Channel Grouped

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