Problem outputting AVI video

I've had no problems outputting clips from FCP5 as AVI files before but suddenly when I try to export using QuickTime conversion to AVI my clips are only outputting as audio files – the video is missing! everything is rendered; what am I doing wrong? thanks. Ric

And is this now the case with every AVI you export or is it specific to particular source footage?
What happens if you create a new clean user account and test the Export Quicktime Conversion to AVI using that account?
You might want to take a moment to do some basic system maintenance too, just in case.

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