[Adam Claude jones]

Thanks James.
What I’m trying to figure now is if I would get the same level of real time functions and have the same features from FCP 5 on an Intel machine if I run it on a G5. I know rendering would be slower, but for that I can just leave it rendering over night. I’m more worried about editing performance, real time features, if a G5 is enough to take advantage of all features available in FCP 5 etc. Basically I’m asking what would I be losing editing on a G5 as opposed to on a Intel Mac besides rendering times?
Thanks again.

[Adam Claude jones]

Conforming?

But all the real time functions and features from FCP 5 would work on a G5 then? Or would you get the same features and real time functions on a G5 as you would on a Intel Mac?

[Adam Claude jones]

So quality wise I lose nothing? Great to know! One thing down.
I don’t really mind rendering time, as I can leave it overnight.
But how about real time performance and features?
Thanks again.

[Adam Claude jones]

I want to edit HDV1 (720p) which I think only FCP 5 supports.
I know any old Mac will do in terms of specifications. My question is more what do you lose by editing on a G5 tower instead of in a new Intel Mac.

[Adam Claude jones]

For example this G5 tower:

Dual 2GHZ (PowerPC 970 2.2)
1GB Ram (I would most like expand the RAM to at least 2GB maybe more if it would help)
ATI 128MB VRAM
160GB drive

Would it be a good machine for professional HD editing?

[Adam Claude jones]

No, I actually don’t an iMac. I’ just weighing the options of one over the other as you guessed. But a laptop is out of question for me. I’m just pondering if it’s worth it to get a G5 tower over an iMac. What do you think? They seem to have basically the same specifications but the tower are much more expensive on the sole fact they can be expanded. But do you think G5s run FCP 5 fast enough. What do you get extra when running FCP 5 on a new Intel Machine like the current Macs? Or what do you lose running it on a G5?

[Adam Claude jones]

Do you think a G5 Powemac 2Ghz or 2.5Ghz would do much better?
What MBP do you have and what are the main differences you notice?
Thanks.