Cross Dissolves and Rendering Issues

I am having trouble with FCP 5. My cross dissolves don't work. When I put on in (to fade up from black), they don't do anything. This is not a huge deal because I can just use opacity key frames.
However, I am having another issue. I have three layers of video set up to make a sort of "grid effect" . I have three layers of video, on the left, middle, and right. They are cropped so they do not overlap each other.
When I play back the timeline in preview mode (without rendering) everything plays back fine, but at lower quality.
However, when I render my sequence, the middle box vanishes.
I am using Unlimited RT. I have tried setting the sequence in all three video processing options (RGB, YUV, and high precision YUV).
I have tried making a duplicate copy of my sequence, I have made a duplicate copy of my project as well.
I have trashed my preferences and have restarted my computer about 10 times.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Hey there Jim--thanks for the thought,
yeah, I'm famailiar w/ that mode of attack--
essentially, the images are scans of a childrens book made into a DVD---all of these images will be 'deep-etched' and 2.5d'd in AE then re-imported so for all intents and purposes, I'm just slamming together a rough, (pre-photoshop/AE) and just trying to get an approximate timing/flow of each image. So it's easier/faster for me to have 'snap' toggled and be able to slam clips/slugs next to each other as opposed to 'stacking' them, 'checkerboard' style, and approximating where to place them---
I guess if it's just a rough, it doesn't matter either way, to each his own.
I was just looking for a shortcut--but what a cool feature that would be eh? ..being able to lock keyframes to crossdisolves?
so, how are things in Milford??
thanks for re:

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