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Amos Kim · June 3rd, 2006, 01:11 AM

What is the lowest performance mac I can use to comfortably edit hdv using FCP? I currently have a powerbook g4 1ghz , 1gb ram.

Steve Benner · June 3rd, 2006, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Amos Kim

What is the lowest performance mac I can use to comfortably edit hdv using FCP? I currently have a powerbook g4 1ghz , 1gb ram.

I have a Powerbook, G4 1.33 GHZ, 2 GIG RAM and is works great.

Bin Chen · June 11th, 2006, 09:38 AM

I have a G4 1.67 Powerbook with 2 gigs of RAM, and am about to buy a DVX. That is comforting to know.

Chad Terpstra · June 11th, 2006, 09:49 PM

PB G4 1.25Ghz + 2GB RAM. Runs very smooth.

Render times not superb and of course once you want to transcode to other formats or encode for DVD you'll be waiting a while (true of SD as well), but as far as typical editing, you should be in the clear.

June 3rd, 2006, 01:11 AM	#1
Amos Kim Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 335	HD100 and Mac using FCP What is the lowest performance mac I can use to comfortably edit hdv using FCP? I currently have a powerbook g4 1ghz , 1gb ram.

June 11th, 2006, 09:38 AM	#3
Bin Chen New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 15	I have a G4 1.67 Powerbook with 2 gigs of RAM, and am about to buy a DVX. That is comforting to know.

June 11th, 2006, 09:49 PM	#4
Chad Terpstra Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 320	PB G4 1.25Ghz + 2GB RAM. Runs very smooth. Render times not superb and of course once you want to transcode to other formats or encode for DVD you'll be waiting a while (true of SD as well), but as far as typical editing, you should be in the clear.