Can't open master templates in FCP

I have FCP-2 version 2. When I open master templates in FCP all I get are empty frames and nothing in the viewer. Even after rendering everything is black. If I go into motion and create there and click "Save as template" the same problem. So far all I can do is save my creation as a quicktime movie...is there another way?

Hi
Thanks for asking..
Indeed. We've been trying to use an HD-Connect SI box in conjunction with a Decklink HD Extream card to import 720/50p but it's been a nightmare. So when FCP 6.0.2 was released (As they promised back in October at the IBC) we were over the moon that it supported 720/50p. But as I mentioned, now Motion, Compressor and FCP are all playing up. I haven't even looked at DVD Studio yet.
I'm doing a complete reinstall of FCS 2 as I've got to get on. Incidentally I have been searching for a comprehensive way to uninstall FCP?
Anyway, with FCS 2 back to it's original version at least I can keep working, the 720/50p footage will have to wait, unless there's a fix for the bugs?
Jake

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