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Is this good enough for video editing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nightblade" data-source="post: 34113"><p>Well, I don't know much about the speed comparisons between the G5s and G4s and all that stuff, but what I do know is that Final Cut Pro High Definition definitely seems to be the best video-editing program existing, and if you want to do video editing it's best to get a Mac. Here are the system requirements for FCP HD: <a href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs.html" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>All I know is that if you're getting a Mac for video editing, use FCP instead of iMovie. From what I've heard, iMovie 4 really isn't that great, and a lot of people actually seem to feel that Windows Movie Maker 2 on WinXP is better.</p><p></p><p>Another thing to take into mind is the new video animation software, Motion. I really don't know too much about it, but as far as Apple Pro applications go, it's really not that expensive. However, its requirements are absolutely through the roof.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/motion/specs.html" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/motion/specs.html</a></p><p></p><p>And although this doesn't have to do with video-editing, but as long as we're in the subject of movies, I'd thought I would mention Shake 3.5. I think it's purpose is for actually creating movies, and from what Apple says, Shake was used to make Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as well as other well-known movies. But don't expect to buy it for your home, as it costs $3000 (US), making it the most expensive piece of software from Apple. Only studios can really afford it, since few individual people would pay that much for a program. But who knows? Maybe you DO work in a studio. And if you run Linux, no prob, since Shake is also made for Linux. Unfortunately, it costs a couple grand more than the Mac version.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightblade, post: 34113"] Well, I don't know much about the speed comparisons between the G5s and G4s and all that stuff, but what I do know is that Final Cut Pro High Definition definitely seems to be the best video-editing program existing, and if you want to do video editing it's best to get a Mac. Here are the system requirements for FCP HD: [url]http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs.html[/url] All I know is that if you're getting a Mac for video editing, use FCP instead of iMovie. From what I've heard, iMovie 4 really isn't that great, and a lot of people actually seem to feel that Windows Movie Maker 2 on WinXP is better. Another thing to take into mind is the new video animation software, Motion. I really don't know too much about it, but as far as Apple Pro applications go, it's really not that expensive. However, its requirements are absolutely through the roof. [url]http://www.apple.com/motion/specs.html[/url] And although this doesn't have to do with video-editing, but as long as we're in the subject of movies, I'd thought I would mention Shake 3.5. I think it's purpose is for actually creating movies, and from what Apple says, Shake was used to make Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as well as other well-known movies. But don't expect to buy it for your home, as it costs $3000 (US), making it the most expensive piece of software from Apple. Only studios can really afford it, since few individual people would pay that much for a program. But who knows? Maybe you DO work in a studio. And if you run Linux, no prob, since Shake is also made for Linux. Unfortunately, it costs a couple grand more than the Mac version. [/QUOTE]
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