Final Cut not recognizing transparency

For some reason all of a sudden Final Cut stopped recognizing transparency in images I import. It doesn't matter if they are PNG, TIF or PSD they all import with either a white or a black background.
Here is the strange thing: if I import the same image into LiveType it shows up with the transparency as it should.
Any suggestions?

If you double-click a Photoshop image in the Browser, it should open in the timeline, just like a sequence.
Drag the Clip (not the sequence) back from the Timeline to your Browser, double-click it to open it in the Viewer, then add it to your Timeline as normal.
Transarency ?
Andy
Quad 8GB. 250+500 HDs. G-Raid 1TB. NORTON. FCP 5.1.2. QT 7.1.3. Sony HVR Z1E Mac OS X (10.4.7)
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tomorrow and I'm freaking out that this doesn't work, I wasn't quite sure what program's fault it was.< </div>
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