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January 29th, 2008, 12:51 PM | #1 |
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Will my PowerMac be able to edit HDV?
I have a PowerMac G4 dual-867 MDD with 768 MB of RAM. I've been humming along just fine for DV (FCP 5.1.4), believe it or not, but have a project that was shot on HDV that is about to be handed over to me.
If I max out my RAM, which means taking it up to 2 GB, would I be OK for working with HDV? Or do I absolutely need a processor upgrade as well? I've been avoiding spending any money to upgrade this machine since I want to replace it with a Mac Pro, just waiting for the right job (that pays enough). ;-)
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January 29th, 2008, 05:33 PM | #2 |
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Mike,
I have an older MDD with upgraded Dual 1.42 dual processor and 2GB memory and a 9800 ATI graphics card. My MDD would edit HDV (in FCP 5.1) but it was sometimes a slow process. Unfortunately HDV needs processor speed and bus speed. The MDD is now my legacy Media100 machine. |
January 29th, 2008, 06:09 PM | #3 |
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Remember that processor upgrades in a G4 can be a real crap shoot... I've done it, had a lot of issues - the most common seems to be wake-from-sleep issues and problems with dual-monitor setups. It can be a frustrating experience.
On the other hand, used G5 Dual 2.0's are getting down around the thousand mark... |
January 29th, 2008, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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Cuts only could be bearable, but once you need to start rendering things you might want to have a book handy 'cause you won't be doing anything for a while. ;)
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January 30th, 2008, 11:33 AM | #5 |
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Yeah… that's what I thought the case was going to be.
Thanks everyone!
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