Disappearing frames during crawling text on background elements

Hello all!
I am still learning the ropes for Motion so I apologize if this is a redundant question.
In Motion 3 I used the NTSC Curves background template for a lot of short little credit crawl sequences. Never had a problem. However since upgrading to 4 I am having a big issue with the Curves Steel Background - NTSC template. I don't know if this issue affects others with custom projects or just me.
When I added a scrolling text box either by keyframing or via a pre-made behavior the Curve 2 Gradient would disappear at random points leaving a jarring flicker. I thought it might be becuase of all the groups so I trashed everything and started from a fresh template. I put the crawling text in first and the problem was there again.
Finally, I went to my laptop which I don't use for editing and I installed a fresh copy of Motion 4. The problem persisted there as well. I wiped the computer (as I do not know how to uninstall all the Motion files) and reinstalled Motion 3 and the problem was not there so I am going to say it is a glitch in Motion 4 either in the template or the program.
For now I am using Motion 3 for this, but is this a known issue with others? Thanks much!

When you say "my browser" do you mean Firefox?
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