Motion Project Not Working In FCP

Here's what happens:
In FCP, I send a clip on the timeline to Motion. After I'm done with it in Motion, I save the project file and quit Motion. When I go back to FCP, the Motion project file in the timeline is unrendered (like it should be). If I put the playhead over the clip, I can see a frame from it, but when I render it, all that plays is black. Any idea why it does that? I end up having to export the video from Motion and import it into FCP, which is a real pain.
Specs:
Motion 3
FCP 6
MacBook (2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.5GB RAM)
Mac OS X 10.4.11
Sorry if this should be posted in the FCP forum. I figured the problem is associated with Motion.
-Kevin

I still hold the opinion that when trying to use an unsupported hardware/software configuration, problems will arise. From the Final Cut Studio 2 Tech Specs page:
An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
While some things may work, your configuration is not officially supported. It seems that you've already discovered a work-around for your situation by exporting directly out of Motion. In my limited experience with Motion, particle generators require a lot of processing power, in this case, a hefty graphics card. Even with our ATI x1900s at work, adding particle generators can really bog that card down.

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