• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Editing HD Footage

  Posted by Nate Hanson on November 10, 2008 at 6:09 pm

  I’m considering buying a Canon XH-A1. Will I need a computer upgrade to handle editing the HDV footage?

  Current:
  iMac
  2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
  ATI Radeon X1600, 256 MB

  Also a MacBook Pro with slightly lower stats.

  Do I need a better machine, or will these work?

  Nate*

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  * Author has no real-world experience; he works in the plastic-bubble world called “Public Education”.

  Mirela Bogdan replied 17 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Shane Ross

  November 10, 2008 at 6:27 pm

  Nope…that will work fine. HDV has the same data rate as DV…it is the rendering and outputting that make HDV a bear. But you have an Intel Mac…should be fine.

  Shane

  

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  Mirela Bogdan

  November 10, 2008 at 6:48 pm

  Hi Shane,

  Thanks for the quick response. With regards to my computer I own an iMac, only bought it in June. Will this work OK? .. do you think that website I found the Final Cut Pro 5 upgrade is a trusted site? and £489 a good price for it or do u think I could get it cheaper elsewhere?

  thanks

  Mirela
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  Mirela Bogdan

  November 10, 2008 at 6:53 pm

  Shane, please ignore my response to your last post, got mixed up in the wrong thread.

  Mirela

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