Video glitch on Quicktime Export

Hi,
I am attempting to export a self-contained Quicktime of a 15-minute sequence. Every time I do so, I get a strange glitch I have never seen before. It lasts about 15-45 frames, where the entire frame breaks into multiple pixellated colors (See below for what it looks like. Very cool, but unfortunately not for this project ; ) ).
The glitch happens about once per sequence export, and is never in the same spot. I have tried numerous sequences in this project, and it happens on all of them. The sequences are pretty effects heavy, and are anamorphic running at 23.98 fps.
I recently upgraded to OS 10.4.11/FCP 6.0.2/Quicktime 7.3-- could that be an issue? Everything else seems to be working fine. Or the complexity of the sequence for my laptop? Also, I have been trading the project back and forth with my co-editor-- could it have gotten corrupted?
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks!
!http://orgoworld.typepad.com/glitch.jpg!

Is the drive you're exporting from set up for Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?
I am currently testing this on our systems to see if it makes a difference with our HD exports. One of the help pages on the apple site has this blurb about setting up drives as "journaled" or non-journaled.
"If your server contains high-bandwidth usage data files, such as large video, graphics, or audio files, you may want to weigh the benefits of using journaling against the performance needed to access your data. In most cases, the impact of journaling upon data access performance are unnoticeable to users, but its implementation may not be practical for servers where data access demands outweigh its benefits."
If you think performance is the problem this might be worth a check.

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