Quicktime movies wont play properly in fcp

hi there,
i am editing a animation movie on fcp. the animation is being done on 'maya', where they export it as 'avi' files. then they open these avi's in premier and export it as .mov and upload it. (the animation company is located in another city. when i edit these movies in fcp, it doesn't play properly at the cut points. what is wrong? please, can someone help?

What are the properties of that .mov?

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