Aaron Check out the white paper on working with RED files in FCP on the red site. It mentions to NOT use the redcode codec. Try changing the codec to pro rez. Also I just did my first RED project and I would recommend using Red Rushes to transcode your RED files to use in fcp. Try 720p for the rough cut stage then uprez your final version to 2K or whatever from the red raw files. Tough job for a laptop though. Good Luck.