Color Matte Glitch...

I am using the matte color in FCP5 for a music video. I basically am using it to create flashes of color... the problem is when I playback... in the timeline viewer the color either doesn't appear or it glitches and instead of the color it shows a quick snapshot of a clip further down the timeline.
When I export the video it is basically fine... but there is no way for me to know what the final product will look like because of these glitches.
Any ideas what the problem it?

I don't have an external NTSC monitor... but I might get one.
I don't believe my system has changed prior to this behavior...
This is the first time I have seen this problem but its also basically the first time I have used the color matte in this style.
I will try in another project and see if the problems accur again.
Thanks for the help. Heres the clip I am working on.... The places that I have problems with are where the red flashes at the title text and towards the end with the white flash and the yellow flash...
http://imaginary-factories.com/dvxnature.mov

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