Jun 03, 20 the big news of note in the hardware department was the display. The powerbook g4 easily runs everything from microsoft office to final cut pro to adobe photoshop. Video editing setup on powerbook g4 krazy kens tech misadventures duration. It goes without saying that dualprocessor g4 systems deliver the. Macintosh computer with a powerpc g4 867mhz or faster or g5 processor. Dual g4450 gigabit ethernet, powerbook g4500 titanium, solo g4500. I cant stop thinking if thats the right choice if im going to be spending a lot of money on a mac i want to make sure i get the one that fits me best. Any real world experience as to whether the pb17 has enough horsepower to run the final cut studio apps at a decent pace. Powerbook g4 with the titanium powerbook g4 and final cut pro 2, students can record, capture, and edit news stories in any location using a true professional sourcerecord editing model to. If you bought a new macbook pro you cant run powerpc apps. Jan 19, 2009 hello, i have a powerbook g4 that i bought in 2004.
Final cut pro express keyboard covers are compatible with final cut pro 7, studio 3 and earlier. Now im hoping that i can comfortably run final cut studio, because im pretty sure a g5 will not be floating my way anytime soon. Mar 14, 2001 final cut pro 2, running on our blazingly fast power mac g4 or powerbook g4, offers the specialized features and robust editing workflow sought after by video professionals, without the expensive price tags, said david moody, apples senior director of applications marketing. It also connects to just about anything, from wireless networks to digital cameras to the stunning apple cinema display.
Hd features require 1ghz or faster single or dual processor g4 or g5 authoring hd dvds requires a g5 processor i have. There are many places that will charge you to do this service which is nice if you are a technotard. Dec 16, 2016 video editing setup on powerbook g4 krazy kens tech misadventures duration. Final cut pro 3 has identical features on os x as it does on os 9. Mar 17, 2001 the g4 comes with imovie software, which, along with a digital video camcorder, allows you to create your own movies. The batteries for the aluminum powerbook g4 and ibook g4 were recalled for safety. I recently put in a new hard drive and it continues to run well. Final cut pro 2, running on our blazingly fast power mac g4 or powerbook g4, offers the specialized features and robust editing workflow sought after by video professionals, without the expensive price tags, said david moody, apples senior director of applications marketing.
Kb covers final cut pro express versions 5, 6, 7 keyboard. I am new to this forum, new to post anyway and i have searched through some of the posts but did not find exactly what i was looking for. Employing the supercomputer processing power of the 500mhz motorola powerpc g4 7410 processor, the nupower g4 pismo will add years of usability to your existing investment. Final cut pro 5 a macintosh computer with a single 500 mhz or faster powerpc g4 or g5 processor 550 mhz for powerbook g4, any macintosh computer with dual powerpc g4 or g5 processors, or any macintosh computer with an intel core duo processor. Essentially i want to go mac but have only a limited budget. Final cut proexpress keyboard covers are compatible with final cut pro 7, studio 3 and earlier. The mobile newsroom containseverything needed to compose and edit digital video footage wirelessly, freeing you from traditional postproduction and classroom environments.
Macintosh computer with an 867mhz or faster powerpc g4 or g5 processor. The powerbook g4 runs on the riscbased powerpc g4 processor, designed by the aim appleibmmotorola development alliance and initially produced by motorola. I grant you the smaller screen may put off some, but if you you never use the ibook for final cut pro or photoshop lots of palettes, altivec code, the small size can be a bonus. Components of a professional final cut pro editing system. The latest version of os x that any powerbook g4 can run is mac os x leopard, released in 2007.
Superwarehouse apple powerbook g4 mhz laptop, apple. Dc30 xact driver is a driver for the popular old video capture card dc30dc30plus, with real time support for final cut pro. Whats new in final cut pro 3 a first hands on look. I will be using photoshop 7, and a little bit of final cut pro but mainly photoshop. Apple ibook and powerbook g4 battery recall by mack, macriot. Upgrade your powerbook g4 hard drive final cut producer. System requirements for final cut pro apple community. Which version of final cut pro will work apple community. Final cut pro 2, running on our blazingly fast power mac g4 or powerbook g4, offers the specialized features and robust editing. Final cut pro 2 is an early version of apples video editing software. The mobile newsroom editing station includes a titanium g4 powerbook, canon gl1 minidv camcorder, airport card, airport base station and final cut pro 2. I will mostly be using my new mac for lots of word.
The optibay was created by mce for users who want as much storage capacity inside their system as possible. Last week i upgraded my hard drive from an 80 gb to a 160 gb for my 17 powerbook g4. Video editing setup on powerbook g4 krazy kens tech. Truly a study in contrasts, the powerbook g4 gives you a gorgeous 15. Final cut studio features stateoftheart tools that complement final cut pro 5. I hope some of the members of this forum might be able to offer their advice.
If it really is a killer, go for a macbook pro, it is 23 times faster than the g4 running final cut pro universal binary. If youre using a previous version of the final cut pro trial, youll be able to use this version free for an additional 90 days. The g4 comes with imovie software, which, along with a digital video camcorder, allows you to create your own movies. So this powerbook is great for runing older powerpc apps. Last week i upgraded my hard drive from an 80 gb to a 160 gb for my 17.
I am doing video editing using short video clips and stills from my canon. The first couple revisions of the powerbook g4 had an 1152. Mar 14, 2001 final cut pro 2 takes advantage of the supercomputing performance of apples new power mac g4 and powerbook g4 lines, and the new quicktime 5 architecture, to deliver dramatic gains in video editing productivity. I have some video that i would like to edit using final cut pro and am wondering if it is worth adding more ram and buying an external hard drive and using my powerbook or if i would be better off investing in a more recent computer. But dont worry, if you want to take a stab at it check out this fixit guide series that has do it yourself instructions for macs and ipods.
Final cut pro 2 takes advantage of the supercomputing performance of apples new power mac g4 and powerbook g4 lines, and the new quicktime 5 architecture, to deliver dramatic gains in video editing productivity. Dc30 xact driver is a software driver for miromotion dc30 and dc30plus video capture cards. Compatible with the macbook pro, macbook, powerbook g4, imac, and mac mini, the optibay replaces your systems internal superdrive dvd drive optical drive with a high performance sata hard drive, or ssd solid state drive, of up to 2tb. Which version of final cut pro will work on a powerbook g4 under osx10. The titanium powerbook g4 provides reasonable editing capabilities in final cut pro and everimproving firewire drives allow for efficient capture, storage and portability to the big desktop system when youre back in the studio to tweak those ontheroad edits. Unless you are forced to edit in the field, the powerbook g4 is a bad choice for a final cut pro editing station. The powerbook g4 is a series of notebook computers manufactured, marketed, and sold by apple computer, inc. Squared 5 dc30 xact driver for the dc30 and mac os x. The dvi model upped that by 23% according to apples pr. Video editors on 15inch macbook pro will benefit from render performance that is up to 20% faster while editors using imac pro will see gains of up to 35%. It became an instant hit so much, that supplies only trickled to customers well into march 2001. Motorola 500mhz powerpc g4 7410 processor newertech. With g4 realtime effects, the highcapacity offlinert format and professional color correction tools, final cut pro 3 raises the bar for the industry once again, said david moody, apples senior director of applications marketing. It runs on my powermac g3 and has an os 9 and os x version.
How do i upgrade my mac pro 2009 so i can install mac os. Final cut pro 3 introduces g4 realtime effects, the softwarebased, realtime playback. You can also combine realtime effects, although on slower g4 systems final cut pro may be unable to render them in realtime. In other words, the ibook is 2 inches narrower than a tibook, thanks to the smaller screen. It was built later by freescale, after motorola spun off its. Would a powerbook g4 run final cut studio macrumors forums. Is the revision b titanium powerbook g4 really improved.
Lees recensies, vergelijk klantbeoordelingen, bekijk schermafbeeldingen en lees meer over final cut pro. The nupower g4 pismo is fully compatible with all of your existing peripherals and. But the kitten has learned to roar and increasingly professional editors are appreciating the costsavings they can enjoy by coupling the new final cut pro latest version 3. Within nine months of shipping final cut pro 2, apple delivered version 3. Which version of final cut pro will work with powerbook g4 osx10. Through june 30, 2001 apple is offering a powerbook mobile newsroom bundle including the titanium powerbook g4 500 mhz, canons gl1 minidv camcorder, final cut pro 2, and airport wireless technology in one package. But dont worry, if you want to take a stab at it check out this fixit guide series that has do it yourself.
Tibook is a nickname for apples titanium line first revision of the powerbook g4. Hello everyone i was almost definate i was going to buy a 15 combo powerbook. Hello, i have a powerbook g4 that i bought in 2004. Accelerate your apple powerbook g3 pismo to the max with the nupower g4 pismo.
I have just bought a new imac and will trade in my powerbook g4. Apple mobile newsroom deal, powerbook battery faq, firebox. While the number of changes in final cut express hd 3. Final cut pro 3 should put to rest, once and for all, any questions about how serious apple is in building final cut pro as a professional editing and finishing tool. The powerbook g4 is a series of laptop computers from apple. Im a video editor who uses avid media composer at work, but i was hoping to get an older and cheaper version of final cut to mess around with, and get a feel for the program. However, a number of the replacement batteries also failed.
The titanium powerbook g4 was introduced in january 2001 as a laptop that was one inch thin and had a superwide display. Dec 04, 2001 with g4 realtime effects, the highcapacity offlinert format and professional color correction tools, final cut pro 3 raises the bar for the industry once again, said david moody, apples senior director of applications marketing. Hi all, had a quick question about my new used ibook g4 1. I am considering a powerbook g4 17 and final cut studio hd.
Optibay hard drive and ssd drive for macbook pro, macbook. The big news of note in the hardware department was the display. Actually, since you have an ibook with 32mb of vram, then you can run final cut pro 4 as well. Creative cow s final cut pro forum is headed by many of the top authors in the fcp world community along with other respected leaders that make for a topflight professional community. Ken takes a trip down memory lane as he installs mac os x 10. Apple introduces final cut pro 2 with realtime editing. Does my macbook fit the system requirements for final cut pro. It became an instant hit so much, that supplies only trickled to customers well into march 2001 tibook is a nickname for apples titanium line first revision of the powerbook g4. Hd features require 1gb of ram or more 2 gb recommended have. The features in this release are clearly aimed at the high end of the market as well as providing features every working editor will value. Mac osx leopard, snow leopard, ilife, final cut studio en meer kopen en verkopen. I got the computer to do video editing, and the extra resolution definitely came in handy when i would run final cut pro. Final cut pro 2 is a powerful, allinone editing solution, featuring realtime editing, breakthrough power mac g4 performance and a scalable architecture that allows users to output content into any video format. Nov 27, 2010 i have just bought a new imac and will trade in my powerbook g4.
Final cut pro software may be purchased and also used with the g4 powerbook. All you need is 300mhz, built in firewire, 256mb of ram, and 40mb of hard drive space for insallation. Final cut pro 2 installation sensation power mac g3 krazy kens. On computeintensive operations, final cut pro 2 is up to 30% faster on g4 systems and 70% faster on dualprocessor g4 systems. Add in a powermac computer although even a used g3 imac or powerbook can perform basic editing. Apple introduces final cut pro 2 with realtime editing and. The powerbook g4 is the last generation of the powerbook series, and was succeeded by the intelpowered macbook pro line in the first half of 2006.