Magic Bullet Plug-in & FCP

Hey,
I've got a slight problem that I hope isn't a really big problem.
I installed some "Magic Filter" Plug-in filters into FCP,
and they loaded into my plug-in folder fine,
and look great in my effects folder,
but when I go to use some of those newly installed filters...
my FCP application closes out.
The literature said that the filters were for FCP4.5 & up,
and I am presently running FCP-5.1.4,
but could that be where the problem is?
Are these plug-in filters too old to be using?
Has anyone had problems like this after installing additional filter plug-ins?
If so what do I need to do to remedy this?
Some of the filters are pretty cool, but if it is gonna cause problems with FCP,
then I don't need them that bad.
Thanx,
Todd
G5 Quad   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   4.5 Gb / FCP - 5.1.2 / Shake 4.1 / Panasonic DVX 100B

Go to www.redgiantsoftware.com and look for any updates they might have. I seem to recall that you needed to get updates for the Magic Bullet Suite in order for them to work with the most current version of FCP.
I know I had to, but a while back.
Shane

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