Animation codec monitor preview

Hi,
Wondering if anyone can address this issue. When working with Apple Motion using animation codec, playback is shown on my external monitor fine. When I playback a sequence with an animation codec in FCP, however, it goes black until i stop and it updates to current frame. I'm wondering if this is to do with Motion's use of the graphics card. If so, anyway of getting FCP to do this?
thanks
G5 Dual 2.0gig
FCP Studio 5
Sony External monitor
Canopus ADVC110 Firewire Capture/Playback

"Black?" That's not right.
But, yes, Motion's use of the GPU is a huge benefit when processing alphas. FCP simply doesn't have the hooks. Yet. Maybe today's announcements form Macworld will change that?
bogiesan

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