Question Final Cut Pro Viewer Window 4.5

I Have a problem with my 4.5 Final cut pro viewer window , I'am working on a project and when I Dbl click on an icon in the Browser window It gives me a white screen on the viewer window and only when I press play it will show me the clip if I push stop it will go back to the white screen, when I toggle with the curser a black x appears on the upper rt. hand corner of the white screen and nothing else. I've tried just about everything . Hope someone out there can help me

#15 White or Black Canvas or Viewer
Shane's Stock Answer #15: White or Black Canvas or Viewer
Make sure the canvas or viewer are selected then go to VIEW>CHANNELS and set it to RGB. It might be set to ALPHA.
Shane

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