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Luke Oliver · February 11th, 2009, 03:56 AM

how much RAM is ideal for for magic bullet and motion and so on

i currently have 4 GB of ram but motion somtimes struggles when im doing alot of effects,i also notice my whole system slows when i use MB looks

will Ram make it all run smoother

using G 5 Mac Pro

luke

Ken Civian · February 11th, 2009, 12:04 PM

Luke,

4 GB of ram should be plenty for running Motion. I can speak for Magic Bullet though because I don't use it.
If I'm not mistaken Motion's performance is linked more to your graphics card than ram.
Are you using a G5 or a Mac Pro? What graphics card are you using?

Noah Kadner · February 11th, 2009, 05:19 PM

More than RAM a Mac Pro will make all the difference. Today's apps and OS X are optimized for Intel machines, not PPC. Also a faster graphics card, older G5s typically have fairly slow ones compared to what's out today. But again, an older G5 won't be able to use the latest cards anyways... so

Noah

Steve Oakley · February 11th, 2009, 10:17 PM

its the graphics card, not ram that powers motion. you'll find it runs out of gas pretty quick once more then a couple layers are invovled.

February 11th, 2009, 03:56 AM	#1
Luke Oliver Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Guernsey , Channel Islands Posts: 242	how much RAM??? how much RAM is ideal for for magic bullet and motion and so on i currently have 4 GB of ram but motion somtimes struggles when im doing alot of effects,i also notice my whole system slows when i use MB looks will Ram make it all run smoother using G 5 Mac Pro luke

February 11th, 2009, 12:04 PM	#2
Ken Civian Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alaska USA Posts: 32	ram Luke, 4 GB of ram should be plenty for running Motion. I can speak for Magic Bullet though because I don't use it. If I'm not mistaken Motion's performance is linked more to your graphics card than ram. Are you using a G5 or a Mac Pro? What graphics card are you using?

February 11th, 2009, 05:19 PM	#3
Noah Kadner Better than Halle Berry Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 435	More than RAM a Mac Pro will make all the difference. Today's apps and OS X are optimized for Intel machines, not PPC. Also a faster graphics card, older G5s typically have fairly slow ones compared to what's out today. But again, an older G5 won't be able to use the latest cards anyways... so Noah

February 11th, 2009, 10:17 PM	#4
Steve Oakley Trustee Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,158	its the graphics card, not ram that powers motion. you'll find it runs out of gas pretty quick once more then a couple layers are invovled.