Photograph Blurs when watched/"Played" - Clears when "Paused"

I'm wondering if this is a problem...or just the way it is.

I've imported some BW photos. When I insert them into the timeline, and then play/watch the photo blurs. When I pause it, it goes back to being clear.

???

Oh, and I'm having the very same problem with the titles I've created in FCP.

OS 10.4.7
G5 Mac / Dual 2.0 / 2.5GB Ram / 155GB Mac HD System Drive / 250GB Hitachi HD & 1TB SATA
Version: FCP 4.5 HD,
Ext. HD: 1TB G-Raid

1) Render All

2) Try watching on an external NTSC monitor

-MW

#2 Playback is blurry

Shane's Stock Answer #2:

ONLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR MATERIAL ON AN EXTERNAL NTSC MONITOR, OR AT LEAST A TV.

1. Disable overlays on the canvas
2. Make sure you've rendered everything (no green bars at the top of the timeline

[docs.info.apple.com]

DV footage requires large amounts of data and many computations. In order to maintain frame rate and be viewable at a normal size, only about one-fourth of the DV data is used in displaying the movie to the screen. However, the DV footage is still at full quality, and is best viewed thru a TV or NTSC monitor routed thru your camera or deck.

Don't forget, the viewer is a viewer, it shows you what you have. The canvas is also a viewer AT THE RESOLUTION YOU SET.


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I almost started my post with a tongue-in-cheek "Shane's Stock Answer #647", but wasn't sure anyone would see the humor. :-)

Well, I am up to 48 answers...I think the FAQ here passed me up not too long ago.


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