• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Imac g5 2.0 for HDV

  Posted by Dc Ethan on September 8, 2005 at 1:02 am

  Everyone has been talking about processing power for HDV editing. I am considering buying FCP 5 suite. Is an Imac G5 2.0 with a Ram upgrade to 2 gb enough power? Has anyone used or seen this configuration?

  Thanks,

  Dan

  Jeff Carpenter replied 20 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Jeff Carpenter

  September 8, 2005 at 2:14 am

  Dunno, but I’ve done a little playing around with my dual 2.0 Powermac (with 256 MB of VRAM) and I’d call it “just enough” for serious working. I’m sure the iMac could get the job done, but I’m not sure how much fun it would be. You’d probably have minimal real-time performance for things like color correcting and exporting and conversions might be overnight affairs.

  How long would your projects be? How much would you use HDV? Would it be a hobby or a business?

  I’d say that the iMac COULD work for you, but you’d have to decide how critical this all is and how much waiting time you can spare. I can’t really be more helpful as I don’t have an iMac. Maybe someone else here does and can give you actual experiences with that.

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