Strange 'Ghost Lines' on Widescreen Matte in FCP 5

Since upgrading to FCP 5, I've noticed that whenever I use the Widescreen Matte on a clip in the timeline with another clip layered underneath it (which has the same WS matte on it), I see these strange white fuzzy lines around the edge of the matte. They're very faint, but were obvious enough to have a client point them out. If I eliminate the clip underneath, it usually gets rid of them. But it makes it very troublesome to do layered dissolves and such. At times, I've had to use two black slugs to 'cover up' the edge of the matte, and essentially create my own WS matte. Has anyone else noticed this? FCP 5 bug maybe?

probably better to nest the layered dissolves sequence and apply the widescreen matte to the nest
alternatively, as you suggest, just create your own widescreen matte with slugs, or make a matte in photoshop (or you can download a widescreen matte generator plugin from Dave Slater's ProAppTips website at http://proapptips.com/tips/filemgmt/singlefile.php?lid=23 ... i think you'll need to register to access the page)
hope it helps
Andy

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