Transitions crashing FCP

Hi Guys:
this morning, someing wierd started happening. Whenever I double click a transition, and it apears any transition, FCP quits suddenly. I can add the trans from either the effects tab or the effects menu; fine. But if I doule click, so I can adjust the parameters, boom. I tried FCP to trash settings, same result. any other suggestions?

your profile says you have FCP 5.1.2. Have you updated to 5.1.4 since then? Make sure you have. If that does not fix, try FCP rescue (google it). Also, do the transitions work without trying to adjust them? You may have another program that has conflicting components or plugins.

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