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Motion on a Mac Mini
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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With a RAM upgrade, would Motion run on the new Intel Mac Minis? (More to the point, how well would it run?)
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iMac G5 17in 2.0GHz , 512MB RAM , ATI Radeon 9600 128MB , Mac OS X Tiger / FCE HD / Soundtrack Pro
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2000
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Motion requires a powerfull graphic card since Core Video depends heavilly on the GPU.
I doubt that the Mac Mini would have enough graphic muscles to handle Motion.
Per example, I never got more than 18 fps on a year old PowerBook with 2 Gig of RAM.
But I didn't test it on a Mini...
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Hmm. Thanks. I have heard that it won't run for lack of Core Video support.
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iMac G5 17in 2.0GHz , 512MB RAM , ATI Radeon 9600 128MB , Mac OS X Tiger / FCE HD / Soundtrack Pro
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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The Intel Mac mini does indeed support Core Video... very slowly. It'd be interesting to see how slowly it ran on that machine once the Universal Binary is available.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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i dont think it will run very well for the fact that the mac mini does not even have an ati card...
thus i wouldnt say it would be the best machine out there for motion..
i think the imacs have a better chance at that...and at $1000 more, i think the imac is the better way to go when it comes to choosing a machine to be used for motion, or visual graphics in general
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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I have a good mind to think that the min specs for Motion will be 'at least a dedicated graphics chip', and I reckon, like aperture if you have less than 1 gig of RAM, Apple will prevent you from running Motion on a system with integrated graphics.
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iMac Core Duo 1.83 Ghz | 1.25GB RAM | 160HD, MacBook Core Duo 1.83 Ghz | 13.3" | 60HD | 1.0GB RAM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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i would say for you to go to the apple store and see if they can test it out for you...
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you may be able to run it, it's just you won't be able to do anything with it.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2004
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In theory it is perfectly possible. In practice, however, you'll end up throwing you Mini out the window for a faster machine.
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I repeat, it won't even install...and if I'm wrong and it does, you won't be able to do anything remotely useful with it.
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