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Is it worth it to Upgrade a G4 to run Motion
We just upgraded to the FCP Studio Suite. Unfortunetely our video card to old to allow us to install Motion 2. My question is, would it be worth it for me to upgrade the video card on a G4 to run motion or will it run so slow(on a G4) anyway that it wouldn’t be worth using. Anyone else out there running Motion from a G4?
Any suggestions on which card to get? It seems like most people are going with the ATI Radeon 9800. Thanks for your help.
Andrew
G4 dual 1.42
2GB Ram
GeForce 4 Ti 4600 128MB VramOSX 10.4.2
FCP Studio 5.02 -
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If you can afford the upgrade to a new G5 and you need Motion’s capabilities it’s awesome. On the G4 not as much but still better than nothing.
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If you’re earning enough money on the system and you really want to take advantage of Motion, then yes, upgrade. If you just want to use Motion from time to time, the G4 should be fine.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Regarding what card to get – the 256 MB NVidia 6800 Ultra seems to blast through most Motion projects nicely. On a sidenote it does add additional fan noise to your G5 all of the time. It’s not noisey and after a while I’ve stopped noticing it altogether.
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[Jay Kinghorn] “Regarding what card to get – the 256 MB NVidia 6800 Ultra seems to blast through most Motion projects nicely.”
The only downside is the loss of the a slot in the G5. I’ve just replaced my Ultra 6800 with an ATI x800XT to regain that slot.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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That’s a good point Walter. Since they both cost around $500.00 maybe the ATI is the way to go. Does it also make that constant fan noise?
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Love my x800. Don’t hear it, especially over the G5 fan which occasionally kicks in. Don’t work in the quietest ennvironment when doing MoGrfx.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com
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