[Damon Packard] “A client is sending me a project in the Pro Res 422 HQ format”
[Damon Packard] “I’m still using a last generation dual 2.3ghz G5 PPC, it just doesn’t have the processing power.”
Not just lack of processing power. The ProResHQ codec is part of FCP 7 which your computer cannot run because it does not have an intel processor.
So you will not even be able to play the footage on your machine.
Your ether going to need to get a newer machine and the FCP 7 or your going to need to have the footage converted on a different machine.
**Hindsight is always 1080p**