Gordon, Very interesting as we have the same setup. I'll check the frame count tonight to see how many. I know it moves a couple of times per second, which to me is not excruciatingly slow. I can live with it. It's not smooth like water flow, but it's not herky jerky either. Geno > > I thought I'd take this opportunity to respond to your survey. > > On my iMac G4 800 (15-in flat panel) with 1GB RAM, playing a > 16-second clip in iMovie 3, the playhead and frame count move at a > consistent jerky rate of about 11 frames per jerk, but the clip video > and sound play smoothly. > > -- > Gordon Alley <*> > <mailto:galley at texas.net> > <http://galley.home.texas.net> > > ---------- > <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. > Send a message to <MacDV-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest version. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>