DVDSP 3 on PowerMac G5 Quad Processor

Hi,
I have installed DVDSP 3 with the upgrades on my PowerMac G5 (Quad Processor) running OSX 10.5.8. The installations runs smoothly without error.
However, when using DVDSP3 it crashes frequently. Sometimes when I try to preview the project or when working with assets.
I tried installing DVDSP3 on a bootable external drive running Tiger (same computer), but encountered the same problems.
Has anybody had any success running DVDSP3 on G5 hardware? Especially a quad- processor model?
I installed the product on my G4 (450MHz AGP graphics) and it runs fine (no crashes) albeit slow.
SyB

do a clean install:
back up work files to CD or external drive
insert the Mac OS install CD and select clean install from options menu
this formats the drive and installs the Mac OS
copy over the saved workfiles
re-install applications from original discs
up date as necessary
takes about an hour and a half

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