Really bizzare things happening

Help! I have some really strange things happening.
1. If I manually drop a transition (any transition) in the timeline, it only shows for one frame and I cannot extend it past one frame (the default is one second).
2. Audio is showing green even though preview settings are default NTSC/DV.
3. If I drop a .tif in the timeline, it shows green instead of red. Would indicate it needs to be rendered.
4. If I drag a clip over to the canvas from the viewer, only the audio will show on the timeline---no video.5.
I'm running an older dual G5 with the latest QT and OS update. FC is V4.5 It has been a while since I've used FCP .
Regards,
Jerry Pine
final cut HD (4.5) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Wrong forum so you get the short answers.
1. If I manually drop a transition (any transition)
in the timeline, it only shows for one frame and I
cannot extend it past one frame (the default is one
second).
You need "handles" to make aq transition. You are too close to the beginning or end of the clip(s).
2. Audio is showing green even though preview
settings are default NTSC/DV.
Huh? That doesn't make any sense, sorry.
Edit__Okay, figured out what you mean--your sequence audio sample rate does not match that of the material. Ideally, use 48 (that's dv sample rate) and convert any music, etc. that is 44.1 to 48 using iTunes or Quicktime.
3. If I drop a .tif in the timeline, it shows green
instead of red. Would indicate it needs to be
rendered.
Yup, it needs to be rendered for final output but green means it'll display in real time.
4. If I drag a clip over to the canvas from the
viewer, only the audio will show on the timeline---no
video.
Your video source tab is disconnected, look over to the left on your timeline.
5. I'm running an older dual G5 with the latest QT and
OS update. FC is V4.5 It has been a while since
I've used FCP .
Regards,
Jerry Pine
I'll add #6 for you.
6. Should I read the manual?
Yes, definitely.
Sorry, just some newbie hazing:)
Good luck.

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