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New Apple iMacs good for Final Cut Studio?
Sorry, I don’t know computers very well at all. I was wondering if Apple’s new iMacs would run all the programs in Final Cut Studio very well. I imagine that they would all work fine, but would it run slowly because of how much memory video takes? Would it be best to save my money for a MacPro tower instead?
Basically, I was wondering what people would say to a student who would like to have his own computer to start earning money for video jobs. I’m thinking that the iMacs are a lot cheaper than the MacPro tower. Would the iMacs work well enough, or would it be best to save my money in the long run for a tower? Any input would be appreciated thanks.
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You wouldn’t have any trouble with most material using a 24″, especially if you topped up the RAM.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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You’d have to check compatibility with the graphics card with programs like Motion3 and Color as well.
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The 24″ has a Radeon HD 2600 Pro with 256MB. It meets Color’s specs.
Color Tech Specs: The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, 17-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac with Intel Core Duo, or 2.5GHz or faster Power Mac G5 Quad
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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Then there it is….
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I would also take in consideration how many projects you do and what’s your average deadline. I have FCP on both a MacPro and an iMac. Smaller clients for the iMac (while the MacPro is rendering bigger projects). Just my extra 2 cents.
Enjoy what ever you choose
Raymond Tuquero
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Thank you very much for your prompt feedback Tom. Your posts were very helpful. Thank you.
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Thank you for your feed back.
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The biggest drawback to using a iMac is that it only has one Firewire bus on it and no other drive connections that are suitable for video (USB should never be an option for video). So your media drives and camera will have to share the same firewire bus.
I am a big fan of eSata I wish that they had put an expansion slot on the new model. Then one could add a eSata Card.
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The new iMac has 2 firewire ports. “Peripheral connections
One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port;”KB
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