Hey there best and brightest. New to group, need help. I have a large grey bar obscuring capture of HDV footage, and it appears on the timeline as well. In playback the bar is not there, but any time I add an effect, it gets pixelated and I see flashes of the bar. Problem started when I downloaded some decoding software for XDCAM HD. I've tried deleting the software, I think I have done so, but still have the problem. Upgraded to FCP7 and Snow Leopard today, STILL have the problem, even after deleting preferences. Any suggestions? I have show to cut!
Thanks very much,
Rodney

Check with the decoding software maker- they should send you proper uninstall instructions. I'd guess some sort of plugin is still in your QT player prefs or whatever.

Noah

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LOL ... not sure what Noah is on about with the "some sort of plugin is still in your QT player prefs or whatever." line but I'd say he's generally on the right track as in you've not actually uninstalled the quicktime component that is causing your issue.

It sounds like you may have installed Calibrated Q's XD Decode component (which is NOT compatible with FCP installations as it directly conflicts with Apple's own HDV codec bundle) ... if you "manually" uninstalled by deleting the XDOptions app and associated docs then the codec is still installed. Go into your /Library folder (at the root level of your hard drive) and then look inside the QuickTime folder therein ... do you see a file named CalibratedXDDecode.component ? If so then you need to trash it. If not then please list for us all the codec you do see contained inside that Quicktime folder.

Or... if you're the give me an easier way kinda guy (and aren't we all) then go ahead and check out the free demo of Jon Chappells excellent FCS Maintenance Pack ( [www.digitalrebellion.com] ) which contains a tool called System Toolkit; launch that app and switch to the Quicktime tab and you'll see a list of all the QuickTime components you have installed, spot the culprit, select it from the list, and click either the "Disable" or "Remove" button :-)

Best
Andy

Andy and Noah Oracles, you have saved my butt. Took a couple of restarts, but the maintenance pack did it. Thanks so very much. It was exactly as you said. It was the hidden component of the Calibrated decoder that was vexing me, but now, the tumor is removed, smote, banished and gone and I am up and running. May much profitable, easy and / or fulfilling work come your way.
Rodney