I recently got a DVX100a and i'm having trouble getting started with capture settings and timeline frame rates and just general information. any info would be helpful.
Thanks.
Depends on what you're shooting. FCP should be set to DV-NTSC. If you are shooting standard video, you need to set both camera and FCP to match drop-frame or non-drop. If you're shooting 24p in standard video mode, you're locked into non-drop and should set your FCP project to match.
No matter what, keep your camera set to 16-bit audio, and make sure that your FCP project audio is set to the standard 16-bit, 48kHz audio... which should automatically come with the DV-NTSC easy setup.