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Is 80G of HD video too much to expect out of my computer.
I have a G4 Aluminum Powerbook 1.5 Gz with 2G RAM running OSX 10.4.11 but I’m ready to upgrade to Leopard if that factors into my question.
I have an opportunity to edit 80G of HD video. I have edited standard video in the past with no problem using FCP 5.1 but I wonder if this is asking too much of this particular machine.
I have 75G of free space on my startup drive and plenty of external storage so that isn’t an issue. I welcome any opinions on this.
Thanks,
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I think the bigger question that you need to be asking yourself is what kind of video format are we talking about? It doesn’t matter if there’s 80 gigs or 1000 gigs as long as you have the external storage for it. What matters is the codec of the video in question and whether or not your computer has the processing power and is up to date enough to handle it.
I think your machine might be able to handle DVCPRO HD material as well as HDV material. Uncompressed or Pro Res footage would not be possible. You might just need to give it a shot and see if it works.
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