i'm running FCP6 on a dual 2.3 PowerMac G5 (M9591LL/A). i'm way behind the ball, but i recently read that FCP6 can downconvert a HDV timeline to SD in realtime for external viewing on a SD monitor. i have a Sony HVR-M10U deck and a Sony Z1U camera...but i can't figure out how to do this?

when i'm working with HDV footage (in a ProRes timeline), i go to Audio/Video Settings, AV Devices...then i don't have any options. everything is grayed out...even when the deck or the camera communication checks out.

so how is this possible?

...i guess i'm one of those dudes that posts a question and then finds out the answer a few minutes later. the deck or camera has to be in DV mode (not HDV mode). ahh...

and man, it looks pretty bad on the SD screen when you do this, eh? bummer..