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- Power Mac G5 Dual, Powermac G5 Quad, Mac Book, Powerbook, eMac, and a PC.
I need advice from experienced FCP users regarding hardware. My computer (PowerPC G5, 2 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache) lacks grunt for capturing HDV. It drops frames.
I am considering spending a small fortune and buying the latest Mac... about AU$5,000.
But then I thought... hey, maybe I should just up the ram on my existing Mac. It only has 2.5 GB ram at the moment, and it can take 8 GB.
My question is... will this much Ram make a notice-able difference? Will it be able to handle HDV capture without dropping frames?
I am considering spending a small fortune and buying the latest Mac... about AU$5,000.
But then I thought... hey, maybe I should just up the ram on my existing Mac. It only has 2.5 GB ram at the moment, and it can take 8 GB.
My question is... will this much Ram make a notice-able difference? Will it be able to handle HDV capture without dropping frames?