I'm still pretty new to all of this. I've rendered a portion of a video clip as NTSC DV .avi. However, when I try to write that clip to tape, I find that the DV device will start to record but that all it records is black and white boxes that flash on and off, sometimes going to a white screen. Eventually, the DV device just shuts off.

Sometimes, the tape will begin to write correctly before starting the whole checkerboard thing.

I've played with the numbers in the preferences like I've read about in other postings and although that may have helped slightly, it never seems to make a real difference and many times just makes it worse.

Does anyone have any idea what to do? Is there a way to kind of estimate what those number settings should be in preferences?

Thanks for whatever help you can offer.

Rodd