Multiclip DVCPRO HD 1080i60

Hey folks, this is my first post.
I'm trying to edit a multi camera show via multiclip in the timeline and it keeps giving me the red "needs render" line. The clip plays fine in the viewer and the sequence settings match the clip settings.
It's DVCPRO HD 1080i60 footage. I'm connected eSATA to a Lacie d2 Quadra via an express card adapter on my Mac Book Pro 17". OSX 10.6.2 Final Cut 6.06 Is it a matter of having to stripe the drive for more speed?
I'm working around it by editing all cameras into the timeline and match framing wherever I want to cut and editing onto another track, but I love doing multiclip editing. It's much faster.
Peace.

Make sure that your RT settings are set to UNLIMITED RT...
How many clips are grouped?
Shane

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Yes, thank you, Tim! That is very clear. It doesn't make me like it, though! I did a test and it looks normal in the place I am rendering it to..so even though it looks odd to me, it still works.
I'll send your note to the team so everyone knows why this happened.
Have a great day!
K E L L Y S T O C K D A L E V R A N E S I C
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:01:23 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: DVCPro HD 1080i60 codec mismatch in CS5
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