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  • Is imac Quad i5 enuf for Prores project ~ or do I need an i7

    Posted by Milton Ginsberg on December 8, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    About to start a stills-heavy doc, lots of compositing, use of motion function.
    Will an imac quad i5 with 4gigs be enough to handle project or do I NEED i7 with 8 gigs?
    Getting started soon is the issue not price difference. Can go to apple store today
    or wait a couple of weeks from Shanghai hoping there are no traumas to navigate.
    (A thanks to Tom Wolsky who gave me good advice here on importing stills
    and whose excellent DVD eased the path from Avid.)

    Milton Ginsberg replied 16 years, 5 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  • Milton Ginsberg

    December 8, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Sorry, my first post on CCow and I inadvertantly copied an early draft.
    Should have read:
    About to start a stills-heavy doc, lots of compositing, use of motion function.
    Will an imac quad i5 with 8gigs be enough to handle project or do I want an i7?
    Getting started soon is the issue not price difference. Can pick one up apple store today or wait a couple of weeks to get i7 from Shanghai, hoping there are no traumas to navigate.

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