Snapz Pro and FCP

Hi all,
I did a screen record with Snapz Pro that I would like to edit in FCP:
dim: 800x600
ramerate: 10
codec: animation
How do I set up a sequence in FCP so that I don't have to render the original. I have tried to set up a custom sequence and I was able to set the codec to animation and the dimension to 800x600 but I cannot change the framerate to 10. The lowest it goes is 23.98 (its actually called "editing timebase" in FCP).

http://web.mac.com/steelepro/iWeb/steelecuts.com/fcs%20detective/6FD1D5FD-0C56-4 F06-992C-902D00556549.html
Shane

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