FCS On iBook G4

Depends which version- but in general it's not too happy there if it even loads depending on your graphics card...

Noah
 
You'd want Intel because of improved render abilities. Just Google around for benchmarks. There were numerous articles on the subject once the first Intel's hit. As for it working on your G4, just check out Apple's minimum requirements specs:

  • Macintosh computer with 867MHz or faster PowerPC G4
  • HD features require 1GHz or faster single or dual processors
  • Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later
    Final Cut Pro 5.1.3 requires Mac OS X v10.4.7

But also remember, more often then not, if you just meet specs, your machine will be working awfuly hard to get by. This can then create stability issues and a lot of difficulty in outputing the project (if its going somewhere besides DVD).
 
Well for one thing Apple makes only Intel machines now- PowerPC's are completely phased out. That's fairly clear writing on the wall for the longevity of a purchase.

Noah
 
VaricamLife said:
You'd want Intel because of improved render abilities. Just Google around for benchmarks. There were numerous articles on the subject once the first Intel's hit. As for it working on your G4, just check out Apple's minimum requirements specs:

  • Macintosh computer with 867MHz or faster PowerPC G4
  • HD features require 1GHz or faster single or dual processors
  • Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later
    Final Cut Pro 5.1.3 requires Mac OS X v10.4.7

But also remember, more often then not, if you just meet specs, your machine will be working awfuly hard to get by. This can then create stability issues and a lot of difficulty in outputing the project (if its going somewhere besides DVD).
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Do you think a PowerBook would be OK? 2GB of RAM? External HDD?
 
Could you get the job done, period, I would say yes (SD footage). But it might just not be as smooth a ride as you'd like. Myself, I'd probably only use a Powerbook as an offline editing solution, but what you're willing to tolerate in decreased performance is different for everyone.

Also, hard drives are only reliable for so long. So if the PowerBook has been under constant usage for several years now, pushing FCP on it and then cutting daily on it, well how long is that internal hard drive going to hold up? I've had some hard drives last me years and years (to my surprise), but I've had plenty die after about 4-5 years of heavy usage. Just something to keep in mind.

cheers.
 
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