Good move geno... jt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geno Kearney" <geno.kearney at mindspring.com> To: "Macintosh Digital Video List" <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:29 PM Subject: [MacDV] Re: What Computer > I'll go one further. If you decide to go with an 800mhz, flat panel, make me > an offer. I'm ready to upgrade. > > Geno > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geno Kearney" <geno.kearney at mindspring.com> > To: "Macintosh Digital Video List" <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:14 AM > Subject: [MacDV] Re: What Computer > > > > My .02 > > > > I have an 800 mhz flat panel, 1 gig memory. I use iMovie, iDVD. If I had a > > do-over, I'd go as strong as I could with a powermac. I spend too much > time > > waiting on the processing. If you can afford it, go overkill. > > > > Geno > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Winter" <winter at mac.com> > > To: "Macintosh Digital Video List" <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:47 AM > > Subject: [MacDV] Re: What Computer > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, April 17, 2003, at 12:22 AM, Charles Martin wrote: > > > > > > > Really pretty hard to say based on such a bare description, but I > > > > guess I'd recommend a 15" or 17" flat-panel iMac with Superdrive. An > > > > eMac might also do the job, and costs significantly less, but isn't as > > > > cool. :) > > > > > > I'll second that. > > > > > > It really depends on what she wants to do. Our iMac DV (400 MHz G3, 512 > > > MB RAM) is sufficient for video capture, simple editing, and exporting > > > back to camera. > > > > > > OTOH, if you apply a lot of effects, export to Quicktime or use iDVD, > > > I'd recommend a 1 GHz or faster G4. In general the iMac won't be > > > significantly slower than a dual-processor system with the same clock > > > speed since I've yet to find an operation that actually uses both > > > processors (the caveat being if you want to do something else with the > > > computer while iMovie is churning away dual processors rock!). I found > > > out last weekend that I can even capture video and play computer games > > > simultaneously on my dual 1 GHz box (just don't put the game in > > > full-screen mode where it switches to a monitor resolution iMovie > > > doesn't like). > > > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > <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> > > > > > > ---------- > > <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> > > > ---------- > <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>