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Joseph, you should read the readme.doc that comes with 3dsr3. Search for a section on the targa+64. It concerns a known problem with the targa+ 64 which can switch between it's 2 buffers randomly, causing black frames to be layed. The workaround is to use diaquests's tplusloa.exe utility or action animator for dumping frames, instead of 3ds. Other than that, having used exactly the same setup you have for a couple of months and had similar problems, I'd say you may have a dropout or corrupted timecode in that frame. If you've tried to do a single frame insert at that timecode and nothing has helped then that could be the problem. I suggest laying the entire sequence again using diaquest's software, but on either a different, freshed blacked and striped tape, or in a different area of your existing tape. Let me know if that helps.