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    Which I-Mac for FCP ?

    Posted by Glenn Romano on December 9, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    Can anybody suggest what model and configuration of I-Mac would be appropriate for running FCP 7 and beyond?

    Do I really have to buy a tower or would a lower cost I-Mac suffice?

    Thanks.

    Glenn Romano replied 14 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Shane Ross

    December 9, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Any iMac will work.

    Shane
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  • Chris Nguyen

    December 10, 2011 at 7:39 am

    A lot of people think that they need a high powered system to edit.

    I do have a desktop that is fully built as my main system but during emergencies, I use my 2.16 ghz 15″ MBP w/ only 3 gigs of ram to edit P2 material. It runs fine.

    When you start doing a lot of multi-tasking, and be honest yourself, thats when you need a fast system.

    Generally, when I am editing for a client, I would have multiple applications running and I’m constantly switching between them

    FCP – Obvious
    AE – Titling
    PS – Titling
    iTunes – Audio for the piece
    MS Excel – Notes

    Hope this helps.

    Chris

  • Glenn Romano

    December 11, 2011 at 4:36 am

    Thanks guys.

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