Why is my HDV coming in at 720x480?

Not even sure where to look in the archives on this one -

I'm capturing HDV 1080i 30p footage but it's all shows up as 720x480 in the browser, under "Frame Size." It's obviously 16:9 format when viewed on FCP's Monitor. When I drop the clip into a 1080i Sequence Setting - it asks to change the sequence - and turns it into 720x480.

My Easy Setup says HDV (all rates) and HDV 1080p30 FireWire Basic

Audio / Video settings are
Sequence Present HDV - 1080p30
Capture Present HDV
Device HDV Firewire Basic (the Sony Camera)
and no playback.

I'm connected to my G4 with a Firewire 400 cable. I've used both Batch Capture clips and Capture NOW. The CLIP method has been problematic, with FCP wanting to capture some clips but telling me "Unable to Find TimeCode" on others.

Any help is greatly appreciated... I've already wasted 2 days with the batch capture problem - only to find this stuff claims to be 720x480 - in a 16:9 ratio. (?)

Thanks -really appreciate the forum.






Dennis Dean
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