e-Mac for FCP or FCExpress
Anyone here use Final Cut Pro or Express with an eMac? I plan on getting the Express soon and wonder how it would perform on my eMac.
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I use FCP on a G3 iBook 800 and it works great! A 1.25 gHz eMac will run it even better. As a matter of fact I plan to get am eMac as well. You can get a refurbished 1.25 gHz with Super Drive for $849 at the Apple Store.
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I'm using 4.5 on a 1.25 ghz eMac with no problems. I use two firewire drives for capture and render (giving me about 200 gig).
A couple of months ago I used a 700 mhz eMac with Final Cut Express and never had any problems with that setup either. But the renders are faster with the 1.25 ghz. |
Thanks Jeremiah...
That's good to know. My eMac only has 700mhz. Thanks Dave... that is where I plan to shop when I make my next upgrade! |
Just wanted to add that I use FCE on an emac with superdrive...and I'm really happy with it!!!!!
eMac's rule! |
I can't wait to get my eMac. They are great machines and pretty much put to rest the "Macs are too expensive" misconception.
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I've run FCE on an eMac 800 w/Superdrive and 512MB RAM for almost 2 years now: never had a problem (although rendering composite images can take a bit longer than with the newer, faster machines).
What I've found helpful is to have the application on the startup drive, and the video and media stuff on a second drive. That way you have two drives working in concert for rendering and playback. |
Thanks guys...
My eMac originally came with only 128 ram... I've since upgraded it to 384 ram... still a bit slow. And, as I said.. it's processor is 700mh. I don't have a super drive, so I have to add that on. My mac is the older versin of the eMac. It's good to know these things. Before I buy FCE, I will need to add on a drive, at the very least. Thanks again! |
You might also want to max out the ram. I was running my first machine with 768 megs, then maxed it to a full gig and got better results from rendering and playback.
It's nice to know I'm not the only one running FCP and DVDSP on an eMac. |
I used an eMac in a FCP workshop a few weeks ago. Rendering was time consuming, but thats coming from a dual G4 user...
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