Shot one frame short after import

I'm having a weird problem with 10bit uncompressed quicktimes imported into FCP being one frame shorter then they should be. I'm working with OS 10.4.11, FCP 6.0.3, Quicktime 7.4.5. The shots were originally shot on 35MM film then telecined at 1080 23.98 on HDCAM. I digitized them on a Kona LH at 1080 23.98 at 10 bit uncompressed. When my edit was completed I exported shots as self contained 1080 23.98 10-bit uncompressed quicktime files which we passed on to the VFX company on a FWHD. They did their work in Nuke/Shake and delivered the finished shots as self contained 1080 23.98 10-bit uncompressed quicktime files. After moving the files onto my media drive and then importing them into my project I find some of the shots are one frame shorter then the source shot. If I take one of the shots from the VFX render, open it with quicktime 7.4.5, and then save as an image sequence, the resulting folder imported into FCP and lined up with the VFX quicktime is now the correct length. It's one frame longer then the VFX quicktime but now matches the frame count of the source shot. I also opened the offending shot in a few other apps (After Effects 7 and Kona DPX translator) where they were the correct length
I suppose this could be related to the 23.98 frame rate however the compositors were working with quicktime files sent from FCP at the same frame rate.

Depending on what software the VFX house used, the media may have been modified in a way that is causing QT to mis-interpret the frame count, frame rate, or duration of the clips. It sounds like the frames are all there, but QT thinks the clip is 1 frame shorter than it's supposed to be. The media is ok, and it's just the QT metadata that is funky.
The frame sequence process sounds clunky, but I bet there is another batch process you can do with FCP or compressor to fix the files. These would still require exporting a new set of files and reconnecting. Sometimes placing each clip in a sequence and re-exporting will restore the missing frame(s). You can also use dumpster to edit the QT metadata, but this is also a one-file-at-a-time process.
Hope this helps -
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