On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 09:29 PM, Joe Jones wrote: > We use DVD Studio Pro and Discreet's Cleaner 5 to encode - our Dual G4 > is a dual 450 "mystic" - somewhat more aged than a dual 1Ghz! :o) If it takes 6 hours on a 450, it would take 3 hours on a 1 Gig and 1.5 hours on a 2 Gig machine....relatively speaking. And memory is also a factor so it might be fun to see what the top end G5 with dual processors and eight Gigs of Ram might do... ! It will probably take a while for all of the software companies to become G5 compatible in terms of maximum output. For those applications that need the speed, video in particular, it should make a big difference. --- Is it fair, legal or ethical for a doctor to charge one patient more than another simply because they pay cash? <http://www.JackRodgers.com> <http://www.lobatelacscale.com> JackRodgers at earthlink.net