Rendering Interlaced Targa Sequence - Frames Missing

I have an AE CS3 project.
I'm using a transition in my project - Dissolve - ripple.
I've previewed my comp and everything looks just how I want it.
I setup the render queue to export my comp as a Targa Sequence (24-Bit) Interlaced. The render runs fine. However when I previewed my targa sequence in both bridge and in Premiere Pro CS3 - the frames containing the Dissolve - ripple are totally black. All I see is the text layer that was above the layers that had the Dissolve - ripple transition.
As a test, I exported to a DV-AVI Interlaced - previewed it in PPro CS3 and I'm having the same problem with the AVI file.
Does anyone know why that won't render to a Targa Sequence or AVI (for Interlaced Vide)?
Thanks
FOO

I can repro this. The source footage has to be interlaced and you have to render to interlaced. I played around a little- it doesn't occur if you reorder the effects. It seems to have something to do with the animated Opacity control on the Solid Composite effect in the preset. I can also make it happen with completely different effects (Bulge and Fractal Noise), as long as the second effect has an Opacity control that is animated.
I filed a bug with Adobe about it.

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