#How to make my mac powerbook g4 run faster software
#How to make my mac powerbook g4 run faster Pc
#How to make my mac powerbook g4 run faster free

#How to make my mac powerbook g4 run faster Pc

People will immediately say things like, 'well, what about PC viruses.?' If your edit system doesn't touch the 'net - and it shouldn't - then it's a non-issue.ĭon't get me wrong, the FCS suite of apps has certainly proven itself to be a worthy professional application, unfortunately Apple in the past 2 years has done little to really support it's professional user-base and sometimes worse, hurt it's users by *purposely* not addressing professional needs while the PC side has all but been given every grace of technology available. In fact, unless you're tied-at-the-hip to using FCP there's no compelling reason to stay in the Apple-camp anymore - especially now that the hardware components have 100% parity on both PC or Mac. You could get very set with a workflow that you're happy with only to find out that buying a new Mac would force you to redo that workflow completely because the hardware connections are no longer available on the machine of your choice.Īt least with the PC side you're guaranteed you can get exactly what you need either from an off-the-shelf manufacturer or DIY and for significantly less money than an Apple system. The main issue on the hardware side is that you just never know with Apple what they'll choose to add - or take away - from the next iteration of their hardware either. FCS3 is supposedly just around the corner but it's a complete crap-shoot as to whether it will just be a small core-tweak a mini-feature-upgrade like Snow Leopard or a complete re-work of the suite.

#How to make my mac powerbook g4 run faster software

The past 2 years Apple has disappointed the loyal *pro* user-base consistently with boneheaded decisions both in software and hardware (no need to rehash all the points well documented all over the 'net). One thing to consider before plunking down more cash for a newer Mac-based system is whether or not staying on the Mac is wise - especially if you're already thinking of putting a PC into the mix. She may be too slow for AVCHD, but she ain't ready for the glue-house, yet!įeedback from former clients and other indie producers from the past 4 months has indicated that there is a strong movement building away from professional Apple applications and has given me reason to post this response to your thread:

180hrs transcoding per 1hr footage, or over a week running 24/7. That 3hrs transcoding for 1 minute footage. My Powerbook G4, 1.5Ghz, 2GB ram, is taking 30 minutes to transcode 10 seconds of AVCHD footage. Sneaky man edits HMC-150 footage in FCP4 Mac copies files to Mac-OS-Formatted External HDD Transcoded files go to an external HDD, probably NTFS AVCHD source files copied to fast/cheap PC Most important question: do you guys anticipate that I will encounter file formatting issues?

Let the cards settle, let reliability become determined, and THEN I'll buy into the rest of the HD chain. While waiting for the processors to catch up, why not buy a fast multi-core PC just to convert AVCHD into nice old fashioned SD, for now. I don't want to buy a tape-based cam on the cusp of tapeless workflow becoming dominant and increasingly feasible.

#How to make my mac powerbook g4 run faster free

AVCHD Footage (via Panasonic HMC-150 camera)ĭual/Quad-core PC for conversion to SD DVCPRO (a $500 converting box w/ free Panasonic utility)