FCP, EDLs, 24f and AVID = one big headache

Posted this over in the FCP forum but it applies here too, perhaps even more so. Please delete if this is some sort of awkward forum faux pas...

Hi there,

Had a wee search around but couldn't find any threads with quite the same question as mine. Hopefully someone can help me out because I don't have too much hair left to pull out.

The situation: We're just starting out as a company and have self-funded a small project. Ended up with about 40 hours of footage for a 10-minute promo (with the potential series intended for TV). Found an editor willing to do us a big favour cost-wise, and we have cut down a (very) rough cut on our Macbook/FCP - leaving perhaps a couple of hours worth of footage for him to play around with.

Now comes the problem. Our editor is using Media Composer. We knew we could export an EDL and reconnect the timeline with the media by batch capture. Only problem is, we shot in 24f on our A1. No Avid support for this.

I'm now desperately searching for workarounds. We don't have the $$$$ for Automatic Duck. We want to keep the editor's workload as light as possible, given his bargain rate.

Has anyone struck this problem before? More importantly, has anyone found a decent solution? Please ask me for any details I haven't made clear - a little frazzled ... !

Cheers in advance,
Jimmy