Can't Trust FCP on Export to QT

I am experiencing a frustrating problem with Final Cut Pro 6. I have an HDV sequence that is being exported to a Quicktime. But then I check the exported file, I find that one video clip has slipped as much as one second while the audio stayed in sync. I went back to the sequence (where it still looks fine) and deleted the clip, re-inserted it and re-exported it. But the exported Quicktime once again has moved just that one video clip so it's out of sync.
I have had this happen numerous times with audio where music will suddenly be linked to the wrong place on the master clip. On those situations I have been able to relink the media and fix the problem. But this video issue is quite frustrating, because you don't know it's going to happen until you check the QT AFTER export. On long projects, this is a huge headache and time waster. Basically, I can't trust that Final Cut is going to output what I have edited.
Any thoughts on what might be going on? This has happened at some point on all four of my machines. Two are G5s running 6.0.1 and two are Intel MacPros running 6.0.5.
Thanks - Ken

Not sure this is your solution...but if not, it will at least bump your post back to the top.
In the past, I've experienced odd behavior something like this, which turned out to be some type of file/render/project corruption. The situation was similar in that...no matter what I tried to do...I kept getting video showing up that wasn't supposed to be where it was.
One possibility was that a render file was being 'retained' by FCP, regardless of whatever troubleshooting procedure I tried.
Possible solutions could include:
-trash all renders (using Tools/Render Manager and manually)
-trashing prefs
-running Disk Utility/Repair Permissions/Repair Disk
-create new project and retry...see if behavior follows
-create new user account and open the project there...see if the behavior follows
I don't know that any of that will help, since you're working with HDV on a different setup that I was, when working with DV on a G4...but they're all pretty basic troubleshooting steps.
Give them a shot and post back. Others may chime in as well.
K

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