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  • Minimum system for AE6.5?

    Posted by Paul Campbell on November 13, 2008 at 4:30 pm

    Hi, guys. What’s the minimum Mac you’d recommend to run AE6.5? I’ve been researching this for a while now, and thought I’d settled on one, but then was persuaded against it. I posted this question on the Final Cut forum as well, since these are the two primary applications I’d like to use. I’m sorry for “double-posting” like this, but I’m quite anxious and unfortunately budget-conscious.

    Thanks!

    Paul Campbell replied 17 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • David Bogie

    November 13, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    Are you sure you’re using AE6.5?
    Any G3 or G4 you can find that has a decent amount of RAM. You don’t need a terrific graphics card because AE6.5 is all CPU-based (OpenGL is still a lame joke). You’ll need to add drives.
    A good Macintosh to run AE6.5 on OS10.1 to 10.4 should be $300-600, dirt cheap, buy two.

    bogiesan

    This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

  • Paul Campbell

    November 13, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    Hmmm, now I’m confused. I was originally thinking about using a Mini Mac, but a couple of gents on the Cow steered me away from it because the video output wasn’t so great.

    I’ve got a super-sweet 24″ HD monitor at home ready to go…I just need a computer to hook up to it! How backward is that??? Ha! I’ve already got an old G4 at home, and I just ordered 2GB of RAM for it. I guess I’ll see how that goes. Maybe it’ll work. I only want it for practice.

    Thanks,

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