Final Cut Pro Problem: Green Horizontal Lines

Ok first of all i am using Final Cut Pro 7 and i have an iMAC with 2.66 Ghz Intel Core i5 processor and 4 GB Memory although i store my Final Cut Pro files on my 1 TB external hard drive.
These green horizontal lines show up when i add and render a transition inbetween two clips. It happens consistently everytime i add a transition.
It really looks bad and if someone could tell me how to fix this it would be great. Thanks!!!!

details of source clip formats, sequence settings etc? specific transition settings? screen shots displaying issue?

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Hi guys,
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I make the easy setup with 108060i and now is working good and printing to tape, but is so slow...
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B-Man Productions wrote:
I have been shooting with a Panasonic HMC150 HD camera for a few months right now.
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let final Cut choose the Sequence settings for me.
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I generally shoot at the 720p setting.
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