Must I upgrade for iMovie HD?
I have a flat panel, 800mhz, 756mb Ram, 80 Gig, 17 inch iMac G4.
I'm getting the Sony FX HD video camera in a couple of months and was wondering if upgrading the Mac was absolutely necessary for HD support.
I can boost my Ram to 1gig and get a large external firewire but according to the iMovie specs my processer is too slow.
I'm not bothered about render times or vast multi layered projects. just simple cut's and transitions on projects of between 20 and 45 minutes.
Will iMovie HD work on my machine?
I'm getting the Sony FX HD video camera in a couple of months and was wondering if upgrading the Mac was absolutely necessary for HD support.
I can boost my Ram to 1gig and get a large external firewire but according to the iMovie specs my processer is too slow.
I'm not bothered about render times or vast multi layered projects. just simple cut's and transitions on projects of between 20 and 45 minutes.
Will iMovie HD work on my machine?
Comments
Originally posted by MacCrazy
Apple says you need a 1GHz machine to edit HD movies in iMovie HD, as I haven't got a G4 under 1GHz or a HD camera I can't test this for you. BUT you could give it a go and then record in DV or upgrade.
But will I be locked out of out of the HD functions or will it just run slowly?
Originally posted by womblingfree
But will I be locked out of out of the HD functions or will it just run slowly?
knowing Apple - locked. If you're going to buy a new computer if it doesn't work it's worth trying it first, right?
I can't imagine an 800mhz G4 with 1 gig of ram being that much different from the recommended 1ghz.
I'm really not in the market to upgrade my iMac at the moment as I'm perfectly satisfied with it.
I need someone with a sub 1ghz processor and a copy of iLife 05 to check it out.
Originally posted by womblingfree
Locked! That would be terrible.
I can't imagine an 800mhz G4 with 1 gig of ram being that much different from the recommended 1ghz.
I'm really not in the market to upgrade my iMac at the moment as I'm perfectly satisfied with it.
I need someone with a sub 1ghz processor and a copy of iLife 05 to check it out.
If it doesn't work will you stick to iMovie 4?
Originally posted by MacCrazy
If it doesn't work will you stick to iMovie 4?
I'm planning to get an HD camera so iMovie 4 wouldn't do the job.
Then again, I just tried the same thing on my G5 tower with 20" screen and the same HDV options were disabled there too.
Also, now I get the 1.0.1 component QT update. W00t!
Originally posted by womblingfree
I have a flat panel, 800mhz, 756mb Ram, 80 Gig, 17 inch iMac G4.
I'm getting the Sony FX HD video camera in a couple of months and was wondering if upgrading the Mac was absolutely necessary for HD support.
I can boost my Ram to 1gig and get a large external firewire but according to the iMovie specs my processer is too slow.
I'm not bothered about render times or vast multi layered projects. just simple cut's and transitions on projects of between 20 and 45 minutes.
Will iMovie HD work on my machine?
if you can afford that sony camera, you can afford a new mac.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
if you can afford that sony camera, you can afford a new mac.
What a stupid thing to say - if it's an expensive camera there's all the more reason for not wanting a new computer as well. Although it is a ridiculously expensive camera.
Originally posted by MacCrazy
What a stupid thing to say - if it's an expensive camera there's all the more reason for not wanting a new computer as well. Although it is a ridiculously expensive camera.
The camera is 390,000 yen (I live in Japan) which includes 25% 'points' at the shop I use which means I'll have an additional 90,000 yen to spend on accessories.
The starting price is already a little less than what I paid for my VX1000 almost ten years ago.
So taking into account the fact that the price hasn't risen with inflation and i get 25% cash back it's a bargain!
And you're right a new Mac and videocamera is too much to buy at once. I already have a perfectly capable editing machie in my current Mac, I just need it to edit HD for a while.
Originally posted by womblingfree
And you're right a new Mac and videocamera is too much to buy at once. I already have a perfectly capable editing machie in my current Mac, I just need it to edit HD for a while.
I'm not always right but I'm never wrong! Somebody must have an HD camera and a sub-1GHz processor so we can test?