Final Cut Express Export problems

I am trying to export a .dv file into a .avi format but it only seems to export 9 mins of a 1 hr file.
What am I doing wrong.

I am not sure what is going on, but i would be inclined to do the following,
a) check to make sure that you have not set the in/out markers to limit the export to only 9 minutes.
b) empty your render cache, you will need to do this manually via the finder.
c) re-render the timeline.
d) but to eliminate the .avi conversion, try exporting as a movie reference 1st, then using quicktime pro export to another format, such as mp4 and see if the same limitation happens. if not try again with the .avi export.
Message was edited by: peterjohndean
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