Will an iMac G5 work with HDV?
For editing weddings, will my iMAC G5 (1.8 Ghz and 756MB RAM) be able to handle it with FINAL CUT EXPRESS?
Is it really hard to edit HDV? Is it hard for me or is it hard for the computer? -EDWIN |
Based on reports I've seen from Mac users, I'd say you could only do limited HDV editing on your current computer. With a fast dual-processor Mac and FCP5 your HDV editing experience should be like editing DV now, but HDV needs a *lot* of processing power to get that result.
One thing you can do with some HDV cameras is record in high-definition for future use but capture the video to your computer as widescreen DV, so you can edit on your current setup and then re-use the footage in HD later when you get a better computer. In other words, start building up an HD footage library now even if you can't afford a computer to edit it, and do all your editing and delivery in SD for the next year or two. |
I've tried on my G5 iMac it's very sloooooooow! but it does work! I wouldn't like to do it every day though
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I have a single processor G5 1.6 ghz Power Mac and I know I need to get something faster. I just wish the dual dual-cores from IBM would ship (unless Apple is planning on waiting for the Intel switch).
heath |
I have to disagree with the rest of the fellas- the iMac G5 using iMovie works great.......just max out the ram and the machine will surprise you. I also have a G5 dual 2.5ghz so I have a baseline and the iMac version does fairly well. If you use iMovie you'll be using the AIC codec- if you have FCP5, you'll be editing natively- keep that in mind!
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I agree with Steve. The iMac G5 will handle HDV fine. As a matter of fact, it's made for it. It's not considered a "pro" machihne but it is very capable. HDV actually has a slightly lower data rate than DV, however, the strain on the system comes from editing GOPs (group of pictures) rather than frame based editing for SD formats.
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We use an iMac G5 2GHz with 2gb of ram. Editing HDV in final cut pro 5 is pretty smooth as long as you don't do too many filters/effects/video layers.
If you can afford to upgrade to FCP 5, I believe it is well worth it for the native HDV capabilities. I can't wait for HD DVD (Blu Ray or whatever), because when you work with HDV in FCP, on export it is HD MPEG-2 ready to be put onto the dvd. |
Fyi, you can already author HD DVDs with DVD Studio Pro 4 using HD Mpeg2 or H264 - that will work with future HD dvd players (the spec is already established - the hardware/media isn't).
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iMac G5 2.0gz 1GB ram, working perfect. FCP5 DVDSP4
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Awesome.
heath |
New annoucements on Apple products are due on Wend the 12th of October. One of the rumors is that a bump-up in G5 speeds and perhaps even the dual-core will be announced.
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1306 |
We'll see what happens, but I'm optimistic.
For now, good to know a G5 2.0 ghz works with HDV! heath |
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