Error Message When Rendering/Writing Video

Trying to render my timeline and I get
"File Error: The specified file is open and in use by this or another application."
I uninstalled and reinstalled all of FInal Cut Studio- no help.
I unplugged my external drive and used all internal drive settings- no help.
An hour with Apple tech support- no help.
Anyone? Bueller?
In order to render a timeline, I need to watch it and re-hit Option-R every 10-30 seconds or so...
It's frustrating... because the rest of the system is smokin'! I just want to render like a normal renderer!
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   BRAND NEW COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE

I have seen this error many times. Restarting usually solves it for me. I suspect that the Preview Column in the Finder may be considered an application that is using a file since QT player might be running the movie. Do you perhaps have a Finder window open somewhere?
I have no other advice to offer, sorry.
Reinstalling FCP rarely solves anything. re-instaling your system again is equally silly on a Macintosh. These are last ditch practices and serve no realy purpose, in my experience with OS10.
bogiesan
Message was edited by: David Bogie Chq-1

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