Final Cut Pro/Motion Shut Off/Render Errors

I have Final Cut Pro Studio 7. I work mostly with Final Cut and Motion. I have three problems that are occuring on a common basis and I desperately need help.
1) Final Cut Pro constantly shuts down when attempting to render. Mostly when I am rendering Motion files.
2) Motion also shuts down when working in it or it completely locks up.
3) When the Motion files render in Final Cut Pro and I go back to review what I just inserted, purple files show up saying "Render Error In Motion".
I have been trying to figure out how to fix the problem, but everything I do, does not work. Can anyone please help. I have 5 projects I need to get done by the end of next week. Two being due by Tuesday. Any assistance will be helpfull.
C

First of all, got a crash log? That'd help identify the problem...
When you crash, you get the option of Reporting to Apple? Take that and copy the section of the log with the crashed thread:
Command: Final Cut Pro
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro HD.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
Parent: WindowServer [117]
Version: 5.1 (5.1)
Build Version: 4
Project Name: FCPApp
Source Version: 602161028
PID: 1460
Thread: 0
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000004
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061eea90 KGSetQTRtResFile(unsigned char, short*) + 72
1 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061f5b08 RTEffectComponentRegister() + 96
2 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061e521c PluginStart + 2028
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x001b23e0 DispatchRegisterMessage(void*, void*) + 104
. - buncha info -
25 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x002c10a8 main + 64
26 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002c24 _start + 340
27 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002acc start + 60
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002c128 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 8
That's the kinda thing we need...
Second, what system are you running? What graphics card, how much memory, what kind of projects are you doing? Can you post one of the problematic projects?
More info, please...
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