Thanks guys!!!
beenyweenies your light info really helped me decide on my next lighting kit. I am trying my PC first, so the current codec is DV .avi. I have not tried encoding on my mac yet for FCS 2.
I know what you are talking about with the hi quality function in Quicktime. In the past, I have imported the files into FCP 5 and AE 7, the quality goes back to the normal mode. Even if I have saved the footage as hi quality. Am I missing something?