Scrambled font output in Final Cut Pro 5.0.4

Hi all,
I'm using Final Cut Pro 5.0.4 in Mac OS 10.4.3 on a 2005 Dual 2.7 Ghz G5 with 1.5 Ghz of RAM.
When I use certain fonts (for example, Apple's Hoefler Text) in any of FCP 5's text filters, the text appears scrambled. Either the material appears in the wrong font (I think it's Apple's "LastResort" font) or it's the symbol/dingbat version of the font. The scrambled output obeys my commands about italic, bold etc. but it's still the wrong font. With other fonts, the correct font is not selected from within the font "family"; I'll choose "Roman" and get italic and then chose "italic" and get an artificially bent-over "false" italic that's obviously the italic font canted to one side.
I've tried fixing permissions, switching to different versions of the Apple fonts (from previous system install discs), deleting FCP's preferences, deleting FCP's multiple font caches. Nothing works. The same fonts look fine in TextEdit and other applications.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Reconnect the offline media and life should be good.
Still, the best solution is for everyone involved with the project to be using the same version of FCP/Color.
x

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