In a message dated 1/20/03 1:54:20 AM, MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com writes: << Ive just installed FCP 3 in my Mac...trying to do tutorial and I cant seem to play the captured clips back. They just appear in orange on the screen. When I scrub through the clips without playing them I can see them ok. What am I doing wrong? was the software not installed properly? Thanks, Vikki >> In my experience, trash the FCP preferences. If that doesn't work then reinstall FcP. If that doesn't work then reinstall the OS. BTW - shut down and then turn on after trashing preferences. Try Ken Stone's list for various discussions on this. JM