Editing HD Footage


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Editing HD Footage
by Nate Hanson on Nov 10, 2008 at 6:09:35 pm

I'm considering buying a Canon XH-A1. Will I need a computer upgrade to handle editing the HDV footage?

Current:
iMac
2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
ATI Radeon X1600, 256 MB

Also a MacBook Pro with slightly lower stats.

Do I need a better machine, or will these work?

Nate*

* Author has no real-world experience; he works in the plastic-bubble world called "Public Education".

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Re: Editing HD Footage
by Shane Ross on Nov 10, 2008 at 6:27:32 pm

Nope...that will work fine. HDV has the same data rate as DV...it is the rendering and outputting that make HDV a bear. But you have an Intel Mac...should be fine.

Shane

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Re: Editing HD Footage
by mirela bogdan on Nov 10, 2008 at 6:48:50 pm

Hi Shane,

Thanks for the quick response. With regards to my computer I own an iMac, only bought it in June. Will this work OK? .. do you think that website I found the Final Cut Pro 5 upgrade is a trusted site? and £489 a good price for it or do u think I could get it cheaper elsewhere?

thanks

Mirela

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Re: Editing HD Footage
by mirela bogdan on Nov 10, 2008 at 6:53:26 pm

Shane, please ignore my response to your last post, got mixed up in the wrong thread.

Mirela

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