Un-smooth playback Final Cut pro X

Hi everyone,
I was working on a video on Final Cut Pro X (shot with mixed cameras, a Flip Mino and a Canon 5D) when my hard disk, where all the data was, stopped working. I've done data recovery and now relinked all the project files to the original ones.
Now, playback is not smooth anymore. It jumpes at some points, but before the hard disk broke it used to play perfectly.
The videos properties are: 1080p, 1920x1080 25p
I am still a beginner with Final Cut, please help me!
Thanks,
Giada

Wrong forum.
Please post here:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_pro_ x
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