My mac is pausing and choking when playing video files

Hi guys.
I have a mac book pro 13 months old. I have been using it successfully with final cut studio 2 for a while now. But now it will not play vdeo files without choking all the time. This is with all applications like a canvas in FCP, a QT movie, even avi files when viewed in movie maker on paralells. I have done a sweep with "OnyX" but no improvement.
I have empties the trash even.
Can anyone help?
PS the only way I can view video files is after they have been converted through flash to flv and then viewed in th "mpeg streamclip" application.

68 GB free is more than enough for the system to write its temporary files.
External storage is always the better option for media. Are you at least using a FireWire drive?
Do you surf the web whilst watching movies and burning DVDs and playing a 3D shooter?
That could take its toll.
Run Disk Utility > Verify Disk on your internal drive. Post back if it reports errors that can't be fixed.
Quote exactly what you see in the Disk Utility window.

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