FCP with Canon XH A1 on G5??? urgent

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ixsilver

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Hi,
Great forum, I will be here more often :)

I am in need to buy a computer, and I need to know to what point is G5 mac tower updaitable. below some data of a possible mac i am thinking of.

How much more RAM memory can I put on, etc to make it smoother for the HDV edit with FCP?

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An Apple Power Mac G5 with awesome capabilities
1.8 Ghz processor
2.0GB of RAM
Dual Core
80GB of Harddrive
Apple comes with a whole host of software as standard including
ichat
iMail
iTunes
iPhoto
Address Book etc

Hardware Overview:
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Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 900 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.8f7
Serial Number: CK438HC9QPQ

GeForce FX 5200: Graphics

Chipset Model: GeForce FX 5200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0321
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 2060

HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4082B: CD ROM drive

Firmware Revision: C03D
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds​




Grateful,
J
 
To edit SD, that should work fine...but for HDV, it is recommended to have at least 2.0 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, and a decent graphics card. Anything above HDV (DVCPRO HD, XDCAM, etc.) you should probably have at least 2.5GHz, 2 GB of RAM, and one damn good graphics card.

If your concerned about price, take a look at some of Apple's refurbished computers. They're basically like new. I know a guy who lives by them...Apple puts great care when the refurbish a computer, so your gonna get a new quality computer for a little less money. iMacs will handle FCS as well (though not as expandable).
 
The GFX card isn't used very much by FCP although when you are talking about Color or Motion the GFX card becomes more important. DVCPro HD is actually easier for a computer to handle than HDV or XDCAM HD because DVCPro HD is less compressed.

A G5 tower is a very big dead end and should be considered a 'throw away' purchase, IMO. Many 3rd party hardware and software providers no longer support the G5 and there are functions in FCS that are Intel only as well.


-A
 
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