[fisherKing]

do-able?
i'm running imovie in os10.2.6, and it's pretty sluggish on a G3/400.

will final cut pro work on this? or is a G4 processor essential?


thanx!

[fisherKing]

okay, it's a bad idea.

how does fcp3 run in os9??


thanx
(will continue to research this)

[neighwoo]

Hello,

Yeah I have a G3 imac 400mhz and the imovie playback and export can run juddery sometimes. I have just started using imovie and have found this out.

I use OSX 10.2.8 , with the RAM at around 1000k (maxed out)

The video is juddery an would appreciate some info - such as

Should I be using OS9 ?, and whats that program called for OS9 movie editing ?

what causes the judder , lack of processor power for the osx with imovie ?

Thanks,

[NYCFarmboy]

I was unable to install Final Cut Pro 4 on a 500 mhz G3 iBook.

I think you need to check, I think FCP4 may ONLY work with G4 and G5 chips?

[scottiB]

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs.html

FCP 4 requires a 350mhz G4 processor, at the least.

Soundtrack (which comes with FCP4) requires a 500mhz or dual-450mhz.



Final Cut Express needs a G3 running @ 300mhz, but you need to run at least 10.2.

Depending on you needs, I'd find a used version of FCP2 or 3 or use FCE and upgrade to OSX.

[scottiB]

Originally posted by neighwoo:
Hello,

Yeah I have a G3 imac 400mhz and the imovie playback and export can run juddery sometimes. I have just started using imovie and have found this out.

I use OSX 10.2.8 , with the RAM at around 1000k (maxed out)

The video is juddery an would appreciate some info - such as

Should I be using OS9 ?, and whats that program called for OS9 movie editing ?

what causes the judder , lack of processor power for the osx with imovie ?

Thanks,

If you can find it, you can use iMovie2 for OS9, apply all memory to it, and you should be fine. I've used iMovie3 on my iMacDV/400/512MB, and the interface can be a bit unresponsive.