Installed latest, I didn't get a crash this time while placing an effect, but did get one when I closed the app (without saving). Tried a second time, it didn't crash.
Gil, I mentioned before how when placing effects on windows as a group the effects are not the same. Please try and duplicate this with the files I sent the last time. Simply place the bar effect and notice how the lower windows are different than the upper (the effect isn't symmetrical). Now, the windows are different, but I don't remember this being a problem with XL3.
James