I just upgraded my PowerMac G5 1.8GHz tower (2003) from 1GB RAM to 5GB RAM, today. I was hoping that with more memory that the would process video better.
I am running Leopard on the thing, 10.5.8, and iMovie still plays back video I take on my iSight attached to that Mac with scant tracking of audio and video. I thought adding the RAM would increase the speed with which it can process video. If it doesn't, and this is normal, at what speed did G5s tackle video properly? This is goofy. I mean, it's only an iSight video. We're not talking about high-quality video here. Even my nano's video shots have a jumpiness to them. So is there any way to get this G5 to process video? (I have a copy of Final Cut Express, but couldn't get it to load on my G5. Don't know why. Some software discs just get rejected by the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. Don't know why.) I really would like to use this as a video editing device as well as my MacBook Pro 13, recently purchased. Please advise. Thanks. twv -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
