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minimum computing power
I have access to a Mac Book 2.16 GHz Core Duo 2 machine with 2GB RAM. Is this robust enough to do my editing? I mostly cut hour-long documentaries and the occasional museum piece. Never any compositing or overly complicated stuff. Am I overlooking something?
Thanks,
William Bearden
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You will need an external storage device to hold your footage.
If you are going out to broadcast, you will probably need some additional gear, dependent on the requirements of the recipient.
If your final output is to the web, DVD or back to DV, you have what you need.
You can upgrade the gear for output later if your needs change.
Best,
Tom
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Keep in mind that on a MacBook your camera/deck will have to share the same FW bus as your hard drives. Doing this can cause dropped frames. I would recommend at least a MacBook Pro with your media on eSATA drives connected to the express slot.
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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That system is not rated for install and will be blocked by installer
Richard M. Harrington, PMP
Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork
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Richard,
I used this document to confirm my advice:
https://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/specs.html
I also recently did an install of FCS 2 on a G4 Power Book – FCP works well with DV footage on this machine and DVD Studio Pro works. I haven’t tried the other apps on this machine, but I would not expect them to work well.
Best,
Tom
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