Apple HDV Support coming 1/11?

Heath McKnight · January 6th, 2005, 11:48 AM

Robert,

We know HDV is coming, Apple announced it would nearly a year ago. And many of us are assuming it will be announced shortly.

heath

Andres Lucero · January 11th, 2005, 12:06 PM

SJ just announced HD support in iMovie at the MacWorld San Francisco keynote. More info will probably be available on Apple's website shortly...

John C. Chu · January 11th, 2005, 01:00 PM

Apple does it again.

Unbelievable...

Besides iMovie...looks like FCP Express is also HDV capable.

The cost of entry to HDV editing has gone waaay down.

Yipppeee!

But I wonder if you can export back to camera?

One more thing....the famous cube has been reborn...

in the shape of the Mac-mini!

Hayden Rivers · January 11th, 2005, 02:44 PM

What are the minimum specs required to edit HDV on the Mac? I mean, if you could pick up one of those Mac Mini's for $500 and a copy of Final Cut Express for $300....

John C. Chu · January 11th, 2005, 02:53 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Hayden Rivers : What are the minimum specs required to edit HDV on the Mac? I mean, if you could pick up one of those Mac Mini's for $500 and a copy of Final Cut Express for $300.... -->>>

According to the FCE HD page...

You need a 1ghz g4 or g5...

so that will do it...

Just need more memory and more hard drive space...

But do the math...a refurb iMac g5 goes for $1,000.

Hayden Rivers · January 11th, 2005, 03:00 PM

The refurb iMac is $1000. The Mac Mini is $500.

$1000-$500=$500 cheaper.

John C. Chu · January 11th, 2005, 03:08 PM

What I meant was...[and I'm not knocking the minimac] is that if you already have a monitor and everything else...it's a pretty cool deal...

But by getting a iMac g5 for $1,099 refurbished..you get a nice 17" LCD screen keyboard, mice and the faster cpu...[and yes--five hundred bucks is five hundred bucks more than I have right now..."-)]

Of course...style means a lot too...the mini-Mac is a nice sequel to the Cube..

I have to upgrade also...the minimum 1ghz speed has made my 2 and half year old 800mhz eMac a candidate for some kind of upgrade...to edit HDV.

January 6th, 2005, 11:48 AM	#16
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Robert, We know HDV is coming, Apple announced it would nearly a year ago. And many of us are assuming it will be announced shortly. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 11th, 2005, 12:06 PM	#17
Andres Lucero Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 75	SJ just announced HD support in iMovie at the MacWorld San Francisco keynote. More info will probably be available on Apple's website shortly... __________________ "Oy... Aim it downhill."

January 11th, 2005, 01:00 PM	#18
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	Apple does it again. Unbelievable... Besides iMovie...looks like FCP Express is also HDV capable. The cost of entry to HDV editing has gone waaay down. Yipppeee! But I wonder if you can export back to camera? One more thing....the famous cube has been reborn... in the shape of the Mac-mini!

January 11th, 2005, 02:44 PM	#19
Hayden Rivers Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 53	What are the minimum specs required to edit HDV on the Mac? I mean, if you could pick up one of those Mac Mini's for $500 and a copy of Final Cut Express for $300....

January 11th, 2005, 02:53 PM	#20
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	<<<-- Originally posted by Hayden Rivers : What are the minimum specs required to edit HDV on the Mac? I mean, if you could pick up one of those Mac Mini's for $500 and a copy of Final Cut Express for $300.... -->>> According to the FCE HD page... You need a 1ghz g4 or g5... so that will do it... Just need more memory and more hard drive space... But do the math...a refurb iMac g5 goes for $1,000.

January 11th, 2005, 03:00 PM	#21
Hayden Rivers Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 53	The refurb iMac is $1000. The Mac Mini is $500. $1000-$500=$500 cheaper.

January 11th, 2005, 03:08 PM	#22
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	What I meant was...[and I'm not knocking the minimac] is that if you already have a monitor and everything else...it's a pretty cool deal... But by getting a iMac g5 for $1,099 refurbished..you get a nice 17" LCD screen keyboard, mice and the faster cpu...[and yes--five hundred bucks is five hundred bucks more than I have right now..."-)] Of course...style means a lot too...the mini-Mac is a nice sequel to the Cube.. I have to upgrade also...the minimum 1ghz speed has made my 2 and half year old 800mhz eMac a candidate for some kind of upgrade...to edit HDV.