Randomly frame offset when capture!

24.07, 24.97, 24.72... this is what I can see in my QT-player when reviling info. My attention is to capture an 25 fps QT. How is this possible?
This is my specs:
codec: AJA VUY
tape: digibeta
capture card: aja cona LH
FCP: 6.0.4
Protocol: Sony RS-422
QT: 7.5
My info in FCP timeline is telling me that it is a 25 fps video.
The capture preset is set on 25.
In the device control preset my Time source is set on LTC, frame rate: 25, capture offset: 00:00:00 and capture offset on -2.
This leads to serious problems when trying to sync the material.
Please help!
/Tobias

I have just given this a quick browse but I think it just explains how to make slides match the frame size. I used keynote to make the slide - probably not the best but I don't have photoshop. But the principle should be the same?
But using an incorrect slide size shouldn't affect the aspect ratio of the final video should it?
After I create the .mov file from FCE I use MPEG Streamclip to produce an .mp4 version to upload to the internet. If I use Streamclip to view the stream info it still shows a frame size of 720 by 480.
Am I missing something?

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