Comb like lines on Quicktime movies

Hi
I wonder if anyone can shed some light on a phenomenon that has plagued me for the past couple of years with FCP 4.5.
When I monitor (preview) in FCP there is little comblike lines usually from anything white regardless of exposure. Also when a film is rendered using any compression setting the same thing occurs- comblike lines.
I get these results with Panther and every OS up to 10.4.8.
I am using single processor G5 with a variety of cameras.
Any thoughts?
G5 single processor Mac OS X (10.4.8)

You've used Final Cut Pro for two years and you never read up on interlacing?
Unless I'm misunderstanding you, that's what it is: interlacing. There's a lot more to it, but if you don't care and just want to get rid of the interlacing, add the deinterlacing filter (in FCP) to any of your clips.
If you're authoring something for television you should leave the interlacing intact.
That's the shortest answer I can give.

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