Newly captured clips need rendering

Hi,
I'm having a problem with a project, with the clips I'm capturing they need to be rendered before I can view them in the sequence.
This has only started happening today, previously there were no problems, the clips I've already captured play fine, it's only new clips that need rendering for no apparent reason.
What do you think the problem is?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4)

you have a mismatch between your captured clips and the sequence settings.
something has changed in your capture settings since before when it was working
select one of the new clips in the browser (or timeline) and press Cmd-9
take a look under the Format tab ... what Compressor is it using? What Frame Rate? note down all thesed settings
now select one of the older (good) clips in the browser (or timeline) and press Cmd-9
take a look under the Format tab ... what Compressor is that one using? What Frame Rate? note down all these settings
... compare the two lists, somewhere there will be a mismatch
you need to change your capture settings to match the older clips settings
equally, you could select the sequence in the browser (or just select the timeline window) and press Cmd-0...what are the settings here?
these settings need to match the properties of your source media, otherwise you will need to render
to change your capture settings, the easiest option is to use Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup..
just choose the correct setup from the list and then recapture the new footage

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