[Mitchji]

Hi,

You can stay with QT6. Download the last installer for QT6 from Apple.

First, Move Quicktime 7 out of the App folder. Put it on the desktop.

Now, install the QT6 from Apple you just downloaded. Once installed, rename it something so that you know it is QT6.

Put new quicktime back in the App folder.

Launch the QT6 and enter your QT6 serial number. Now you have QT6 pro.

Of course you could always just pay the extra $30 for QT7 Pro. Either way its not a big deal.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

[walter biscardi] “FYI, G5’s run their best with matched RAM so whenever I purchase a mew Mac, I purchase with the bare minimum RAM, then replace all of it with Crucial’s.

For instance, I picked up a Dual 2.0 last month and then ordered 4GB RAM from Crucial. When the G5 showed up, I pulled out the RAM supplied by Apple and put all Crucial RAM in.
“

Hi Walter,

I think that refers to matched PAIR’s of RAM chips. Not every single RAM chip in the computer.

I always add Crucial RAM to the RAM that comes with the Mac and have never had a problem.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi,

Text and a Table with the Model Numbers is here:
https://www.barefeats.com/quick.html

This is the text:
May 4th, 2005 — Some of you have asked which G5 Power Mac models are most desirable. Whether you buy a new, refurbished or used G5 Power Mac, be sure to get model with 8 memory slots and 100/133MHz PCI-X slots. The table below gives the model number, etc., of these desirable G5s.

All other models have only 4 memory slots and 33MHz PCI slots. If you can’t find the 2003 and 2004 models at Small Dog or Power Max, go to Froogle.com and search on the model number.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi,

Check here for recent and current deals:
https://dealmac.com/categories/41.html

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

[Craig Seeman] “My concern about PCI vs PCI-X is that I am thinking that a year down the road I might be dealing with DVCProHD “

Hi Craig,

1. If you shop around PCI-X won’t cost that much more. I got a refurb REV A Dual 1.8 with 8 RAM slots and PCI-X for $1,800. I could have bought a REV B Dual 1.8 for $1,700. Not a big additional expense.

1. I think 4 RAM slots are more likely to bite you. If you use 512 MB Chips on a four slot machine you will be maxed at 2 gigs. You can go higher with 1 gig chips but if you compare the prices of 1 gig chips vs 512MB chips using the bigger chips for the same capacity will probably cost as much or more than the difference in price between a model with PCI-X a model without.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

[Graeme Nattress] “No I’ve not – do they not supply before and after footage??”

I don’t think so.

Thanks!

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi Craig,

I’m pretty sure the Decklink HD card requires PCI-X. The other potential use for PCI-X would be a card for a fast SATA array. Neither of these is required for DV.

Getting a discontinued model as a refurb is excellent advice. Then replace it with another refurb in 12 to 24 month’s. Macs hold their value so well that if you purchase a refurb of a discontinued model you can replace it with another refurb for a minimal outlay. In November I sold my DP867 on Ebay (very nice add with nice pictures) for $1,400 and bought a DP 1.8 refurb for $1,800.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

[Craig Seeman] “In short what is the potential need now for PCI-X? “

Hi,

If you are working exclusively with DV I don’t think there is any need.

I think you should as a minimum get a Dual G5 with 8 RAM slots. A lot of these models have PCI-X. If you watch the Apple Special Deals section you can get a good price on a refurb (full waranty) G5. You can also check local Apple stores for demo (full waranty) units.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi Graeme,

Have you compared with the Algolith (($30 for a one week license). If their Format conversion is as good as their noise reduction it should be pretty good. Their noise reduction is about 30:1 on a Dual G5. They told me their standards conversion is about the same.

Format Conversion Weekly License for After Effects
https://shop.algolith.com/product.php?productid=16182&cat=253&page=1

Format Converter for Command Line Tools
https://shop.algolith.com/product.php?productid=16194&cat=259&page=1

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi,

The following was posted in the DVDSP Forums the other day by Adolfo. He posted a couple of followups to his first post which was in reponse to someone who got poor results using Compressor for Standards Conversion:
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Apple said it was going to provide hardware quality conversions. And the quick tests I could perform suggest that’s completely true! I don’t have Production Suite yet, but someone kindly allowed me yesterday to do a few tests. To say it’s impressive would be an understatement. The key parameters are the ones in the Frame controls tab (the default for frame rate resampling is poor). If you choose the high (not the highest) option for each setting (resizing, deinterlacing if needed, frame rate conversion, etc), the results are outstanding. If you choose the really highest ones, encoding times could be huge and I didn’t have the time to test that.

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Jeff: Sorry I can’t read your other thread now (about to begin a class here) but it seems like the “factory” standards conversion preset don’t work well.
Just set it manually:

1) Select the source entry (not the setting) in the Batch window, double click it and make sure in the inspector that the original field dominance is interpreted correctly. If not, change it. For example, I have a lot of PAL progressive animations which, being PAL, Compressor didn’t recognize as progressive.

2) Select a preset with the video format and standard you need, like DV NTSC or DV PAL, DV50 NTSC or PAL, etc. This is, your “target” standard and format. The Motion graphics preset group have most of these, for instance.

3) Go to Frame controls and set it to “custom”.
Then:
“Resize filter”: better or best.
“Output fields” should be lower for DV25/DV50, upper for uncompressed. Or progressive for either, if you want that. I couldn’t try any HD <> SD down or upconversion, obviously, it was a reseller computer without any HD capabilities.

“Deinterlace” (if wanted) better or best (One thing I could not check in my tests, is if Compressor correctly bypasses deinterlacing if the source is interpreted as progressive. I have a small concern here, but I am not sure).
“Rate Conversion” (the KEY PARAMETER!): Better or Best, if you can afford a long wait.

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Mitch: I can’t give you good time estimates, because I tried several settings without taking notes or anything. When at the very best, it takes more or less like Graeme’s great plug-in. But I could be way off. I tried really small sections on that computer. I believe I remember a one minute uncompressed PAL animation took an hour to convert to NTSC with everything at “best” (Dual 2.0 G5). The “better” options are not that slow, apparently.
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Please don’t trust my memory too much. I was testing quality, not speed. And it wasn’t really testing, it was just some time with a system 🙂

But FWIW, the “better” settings seemed really faster. And according to what I saw, Compressor 2 with “better” settings could be “better” than anything I’ve seen so far in software. I would probably only choose “best” for the frame rate conversion itself, but I need to experiment more.

Best Wishes,

Mitch