Hi,
maybe this is a stupid question, but when i shot with the A1 at 25f (PAL) which preset should i use in FCP?
1080i50 because the 25f is anyway transported in a 50icodec or
1080p25 because there are 2 kinds of HDV (50i and 25p)?

NOTE: In the FCP settings folder there are only 2 HDV codecs (50i and 60i), but when i choose the capture preset FCP presents HDV 1080i50, HDV 1080p50, HDV 1080i60, HDV 1080p30...)

I did a test, apparently the 2 files look exactly the same.
Thanks.

For XH A1's 50i-mode use HDV 1080i50 (Firewire basic) preset and for A1's 25F-mode use HDV 1080p25 (Firewire basic) setting. From Easy Setup you should find all these settings.
Only by using 1080p25 preset you can edit your material in real progressive mode.

Thank you very much!