"Missing Media in Motion" warnings in FCP

I recently downloaded a FontManager and installed it and ever since all my Motion files in FCP projects are no longer recognized. When I open the files in EDITOR from FCP they are all there and fonts in place but save and return and I still get the PICK WINDOW that says "Missing Media in Motion"...does anyone know what I did to cause this and how I can correct it? I'm desparate ... and have not idea where to go from here?

Linotype express... Motion finds the fonts just fine though... and when I go to TEXT insert in FCP I see that all the fonts are recognized in that list... it is such a mystery...thanks for the response though...I was feeling pretty alone out here with this puzzling dilemma.

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http://www.locationstudio.net/missing-media.jpg
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OK, so I've been importing motion projects into FCP (for a while now) and rendering them each time they're changed...and finally wondered: why? If I click "open in editor", change something and go back to FCP, I should only have to re-connect it, right?
Unfortunately for us, whenever the source media - a video clip, still image, Motion or LiveType project file - changes, FCP trashes the associated render files. As far as I am aware, it's a hardwired 'housekeeping' thing within FCP.
The usual advice is to render only as a last resort, but I take it your workflow doesn't allow for that?
I busted open the FCP manual and it only said that LiveType and Motion clips must be rendered (red render bar)...but not why. Is it because they are inherently motion effects/graphics intensive?
It's because Motion or LiveType files typically do not match the codec - what FCP terms 'Compressor' in your Sequence Settings - that you're working in. Sure, the files may match the frame size and rate - for instance, 720x480 at 29.97 fps - but Motion and LiveType files are 'interpreted' as Animation codec files. If you're working in DV, for instance, you'll have to render files that are not DV. Another issue is that no machine/setup I've ever worked on can do Animation files - at Full Quality - without rendering (they are simply too data intensive). However, beefier machines can get some amount of RT playback, depending on the settings and number of tracks being composited.
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I'm not a noob...just trying to understand the tech side of things. That way I can be happier with my software.
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