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Bill Kinkle
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Apr 24, 2005, 09:45 PM
 
I am going to buy a new Powermac G5 over then next month or 2. Does it matter which graphics card I buy for using Motion? Will the more expensive card speed things up that much? Thanks.
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macanon
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May 2, 2005, 12:54 AM
 
According to the Apple site...

"Motion 2 requires the standard graphics card found on any Power Mac G5 or iMac G5, a 1.25GHz or faster PowerBook G4 or a 1.25GHz or faster flat-panel iMac. Any of the following graphics cards is highly recommended: NVIDIA GeForce FX 6800 Ultra DDL, NVIDIA GeForce FX 6800 GT DDL (NV40), ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (RV M11), ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350) or ATI Radeon 9800 XT (R360)."
     
Cei
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May 27, 2005, 04:14 AM
 
With Tiger offloading to the GPU, yes, a faster card is good. Motion2 also makes extensive use of the GPU, so get the best you can afford.
     
 
   
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