Tina - you hit the nail on the head here. I was running Dual 1.25GHz MDD G4 which I still love, 3 of them helping to keep my house warm. The only thing they are slow at is the video encode. You Tube, no issue. But the encode? 2-4 hours per hour of video depending on the format change. I bought the same Mac Pro you have, and it flies, less than 1/10th the time to do the same encodes. Truth is, I am not a power user, but as the G4s were nearing 8 years old, it was my family that pretty much told me I need to spend some money on myself. And yes, it's cool to take a video off a camera and see it on the tivo a few minutes later.
On Mar 22, 12:41 am, "Tina K." <penguir...@gmail.com> wrote: > And if you don't believe this, try running Handbrake on a VIDEO_TS > folder. It should be done in a day or three, whereas a Macbook Pro will > probably finish in about half the time, maybe less. > I have a sentimental attachment to my PPC Macs, and was sorry to see > Apple switch to Intel (AMD anyone?), > Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
