[MacDV] Re: FCE 1.0 and G3 iMac

[R B Williams]

The frame drop isn't related to the processor chip. I capture on a g3 beige 266mhz all
the time while I work on a faster Mac.

David Crump wrote:

> > Noticed someone mentioned the FCE 2.0 won't run on G3 machines. I
> > can't get
> > FCE 1.0 to run on my 500mhz G3 iMac. It will install, but program quits
> > every time I try to run it. Anyone with first-hand experience that can
> > tell
> > me possible culprits? I thought my machine met the minimum
> > requirements.
> >
> > 500mhz iMac DV SE
> > running Panther (10.3)
> > 512mb RAM
> > 120gb HD
>
> FCE 1 runs on my 466MHz G3 iBook, but I haven't really used it
> unfortunately because I can't get it to capture without dropping a
> ridiculous amount of frames.  This is both when capturing to the
> internal 10GB HD or my external FW 100GB 7200RPM HD from my Canon ZR10.
>   I'm beginning to wonder if it's something wrong with my system, as I
> can't capture in iMovie without noticeable dropped frames either.
> Dave.
>   466MHz iBook SE
> OS 10.2.8
> 320MB RAM
> 10GB internal
> 100GB 7200RPM FW external
>
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