• Apple OS X

  HD Editing Computer Specs.

  Posted by Chris Craine on November 15, 2010 at 5:34 am

  I recently bought an HDR-FX1, i have an old Power Mac Pro G4. (which cant handle the HD footage)

  I would like to know what Computers Apple Or Windows i should get?

  Im thinking an Apple Powere Mac G5. Dual Core (idk what speed) and 4gb?

  would this be good with FCP and 1080i Footage?

  my budget is around 500$ so i think a quad core is out of the questions.

  Chris Craine
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  Chris Craine replied 15 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Thomas Morter-laing

  November 20, 2010 at 12:18 am

  Get a mac not a pc- that way you don’t have things like antivirus and a billions-of-times-overwritten operating system slowing you down. Other than that: get the best you can afford. Sounds obvious but it’s true: if I were you I’d save and wait until I could afford at least an intel mac- they’re faster processors and also allow you to run snow leopard: so 64 bit, open gl and gcd make it faster again.

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  Tom Morter-Laing
  Freelance Editor
  Certified Apple Product Proffessional, 2010
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  Sony Z5, with Rode NTG2.
  iMac 27″ intel i7 2.93GHz, 12GB RAM, ATI HD5750 [1GB GDDR5], 2TB Int. SATA with 2TB External HDD; (FW800), with Elgato Turbo H264HD.
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  Chris Craine

  November 20, 2010 at 1:31 am

  what kinda of specs should i look for.. (Minimum)

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