Video editing on the new PB 12" ?

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nessienessie
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Does anyone have any thoughts on using Final Cut Express on the new PB 12"? I'm looking to do some pro/am editing and wondering if I could get by with the 12", upgraded to 512MB RAM, rather than going with the more expensive 15". Not only performance, but heat and noise, too.

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    howyoudoinhowyoudoin Posts: 118member
    Well according to Apple's requirements you have a pretty decent computer.



    From Apple:



    Macintosh computer with a 300-MHz or faster



    PowerPC G3 or G4 processor and built-in FireWire



    A 500-MHz or faster single or 450-MHz dualprocessor Power Mac G4 or PowerBook G4 is required for G4 real-time effects.



    A 667-MHz PowerBook G4 is required for mobile G4 real-time effects.



    Mac OS X v10.2



    QuickTime (included)



    256MB of RAM (384MB recommended for G4 real-time effects)



    40MB of available disk space required for installation







    So you almost double the requirements and have more then the recommended ram. I use FCP 4 on my new 1.25mhz and I would have to say going from a 550ti to it makes a huge difference. (I think the L2 cache at 512k, is a huge helper)
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    nofeernofeer Posts: 2,427member
    why not use iDvd instead? does fcpe allow you to burn to a non superdrive dvd burner and what format -/+?
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    ryukyuryukyu Posts: 450member
    It may have the horsepower, but I sure wouldn't want to edit on that little screen.

    Seriously, if you plan to do any editing with FCE on that machine, plan on an external display.
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