Might be your video card. How recent of an os install is it?

-Jonas

On 4/7/10, Timo V <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
>
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