Final Cut Studio 5.1 on an eMac? at DVinfo.net

Chris Hocking · April 26th, 2006, 07:22 PM

Will Final Cut Studio 5.1 run on an eMac (17"/1.25GHz/768MB)?

Will it be able to handle HDV?

(I know it will be slow - but will it work at all?)

Thanks!

Chris!

Chris Hocking · April 28th, 2006, 06:43 AM

Short Answer: Yes

Also see: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=66032.

Chris!

Chris Hocking · May 17th, 2006, 11:47 PM

I have been using FCP on my eMac for a few days now and it runs fine.

Editing HDV works too.

Obviously Motion doesn't run on the eMac, which is a bit of a shame.

Rand Blair · May 18th, 2006, 01:28 AM

Chris,
I seem to recall you need an extra gig of memory to run motion and that the processor speed has to be 833 mhz or higher. I was set to buy an e-mac a year ago but added the cig for a 17' G4. It has been a great tool .

Rand

Chris Hocking · May 18th, 2006, 01:47 AM

According to the Apple site, "Motion requires the standard graphics card in any Power Mac G5, iMac G5, PowerBook G4 (1.25GHz or faster ), or flat-panel iMac (1.25GHz or faster)". Unfortunately, eMac's just don't have a sufficient graphics card. With a limit of 1GB of RAM, even if they had a good graphics card, Motion would be really, really slow.

Eitherway, if you are a serious video editor there is NO WAY you would even concider PURCHASING an eMac for editing. No firewire 800, only supports up to 1GB of RAM, no way of expanding/upgrading and no multiple monitors! It's just not an professional machine.

Having said that, back in the day they were "cheap as chips" and great for education purposes. Schools & Students loved them! But now with all the new Intel stuff out (like the Mini Mac and iMac), I wouldn't even concider purchasing one. Maybe Apple will release an Intel version of them with heavly updated specs? I'd guess not, as they have pretty much been replaced with the iMac (in my opinion).

Unfortunately I'm suck with an eMac at home until I can gather together enough cash to purchase an PowerPC (or Intel PowerMac when they are released in a few months).

Nathan Brendan Masters · May 27th, 2006, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Hocking

Eitherway, if you are a serious video editor there is NO WAY you would even concider PURCHASING an eMac for editing. No firewire 800, only supports up to 1GB of RAM, no way of expanding/upgrading and no multiple monitors! It's just not an professional machine.

I have to say you wouldn't consider an eMac for HDV editiing maybe but FCP 4 works fine on them and so does AE 6.5 (before After Effects went all PC). And you can do pro work on them. My G4 desktop dual 1 gig has only one gb of memory and it works fine. Not being able to run "Motion" does not stop one from editing nor doing music with soundtrack nor any of the other things to my knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong. My friend and I started editing on DV iMacs when they still had colors.

-Nate

Chris Hocking · June 19th, 2006, 11:08 PM

Thanks for your reply Nate!

HDV editing on the eMac actually works fine. Bit slow, but it works!

FCP5.1 and Soundtrack seem to run great.

Jason Van Cleave · June 26th, 2006, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan Brendan Masters

(before After Effects went all PC).
-Nate

After Effects 7 is available for the Mac

Maybe you are thinking of Premiere which is now PC only...

April 26th, 2006, 07:22 PM	#1
Chris Hocking Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 595	Final Cut Studio 5.1 on an eMac? Will Final Cut Studio 5.1 run on an eMac (17"/1.25GHz/768MB)? Will it be able to handle HDV? (I know it will be slow - but will it work at all?) Thanks! Chris!

April 28th, 2006, 06:43 AM	#2
Chris Hocking Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 595	Answer Time! Short Answer: Yes Also see: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=66032. Chris!

May 18th, 2006, 01:28 AM	#4
Rand Blair Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Uganda Posts: 44	apple emac Chris, I seem to recall you need an extra gig of memory to run motion and that the processor speed has to be 833 mhz or higher. I was set to buy an e-mac a year ago but added the cig for a 17' G4. It has been a great tool . Rand

May 17th, 2006, 11:47 PM	#3
Chris Hocking Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 595	I have been using FCP on my eMac for a few days now and it runs fine. Editing HDV works too. Obviously Motion doesn't run on the eMac, which is a bit of a shame.

May 18th, 2006, 01:47 AM	#5
Chris Hocking Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 595	According to the Apple site, "Motion requires the standard graphics card in any Power Mac G5, iMac G5, PowerBook G4 (1.25GHz or faster ), or flat-panel iMac (1.25GHz or faster)". Unfortunately, eMac's just don't have a sufficient graphics card. With a limit of 1GB of RAM, even if they had a good graphics card, Motion would be really, really slow. Eitherway, if you are a serious video editor there is NO WAY you would even concider PURCHASING an eMac for editing. No firewire 800, only supports up to 1GB of RAM, no way of expanding/upgrading and no multiple monitors! It's just not an professional machine. Having said that, back in the day they were "cheap as chips" and great for education purposes. Schools & Students loved them! But now with all the new Intel stuff out (like the Mini Mac and iMac), I wouldn't even concider purchasing one. Maybe Apple will release an Intel version of them with heavly updated specs? I'd guess not, as they have pretty much been replaced with the iMac (in my opinion). Unfortunately I'm suck with an eMac at home until I can gather together enough cash to purchase an PowerPC (or Intel PowerMac when they are released in a few months).

June 19th, 2006, 11:08 PM	#7
Chris Hocking Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 595	Thanks for your reply Nate! HDV editing on the eMac actually works fine. Bit slow, but it works! FCP5.1 and Soundtrack seem to run great.