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  • Tue, May 6 2008 7:21 PM

    • mojovideo
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    Running MC on the new imac

    Hey All- Im running Xpress Pro V. 4.8.4.3 on a G4 933MHZ. I havent pugraded to MC, since it wont run well on my G4. Would MC run efficiently on a new imac 3.6 GHZ Intel Core Duo with 2GB memory and a Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mhz video card? I cant afford a new tower, so this may be a feasable option... Thanks Brian
    Apple G4 933 MHZ tower. OS10.4.3. Apple 19 inch flat screen display (main). Sony Trinitron 15 inch CRT (second display) Avid Express Pro V.4.8.4 [view my complete system specs]

     

  • Tue, May 6 2008 7:43 PM In reply to

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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    Hey Brian,

    Which OS do you have running on the iMac?

    20” iMac 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor [view my complete system specs]

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  • Tue, May 6 2008 7:56 PM In reply to

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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    Thanks for responding. I havent bought the imac yet, but I assume it would come with the most recent Leopard OS, so I would need to run an older version which MC can run on. brian
    Apple G4 933 MHZ tower. OS10.4.3. Apple 19 inch flat screen display (main). Sony Trinitron 15 inch CRT (second display) Avid Express Pro V.4.8.4 [view my complete system specs]

     

  • Tue, May 6 2008 8:01 PM In reply to

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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    The problem with that is the NVIDEA 8800 in that box. There are no drivers for it in Tiger.

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  • Fri, May 9 2008 8:03 PM In reply to

    • brianthegreen
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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    If I buy Media composer for my new iMac, will it work?

    24-inch hi-res

    2.4GHz Core 2 Duo

    2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM

    320GB SATA

    ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro w/ 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM

     

    I need it for DV and HDV formats.

    Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo P, Intel Core 2 Quad, 2.40 GHz, 4GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 8600 GS, Media Composer 3.0, Vista Business 32-bit [view my complete system specs]

     

  • Fri, May 9 2008 8:35 PM In reply to

    • Brickwad
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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    BLKDOG:

    The problem with that is the NVIDEA 8800 in that box. There are no drivers for it in Tiger.

    Hey 'Dog,

     

    Can't the driver be downloaded, perhaps at the NVIDEA website?

    Thanks

     

    Just emailed that question to 'em. Should have an answer by Monday

    I have 10 Avid systems, DX, Meridian and DNA. 1 MCA 1.8 on 2.5 quad G5 w/ 5 Gigs of Ram, 1 Symphony Nitris DX on eight core mac pro with 4 gig ram, 1 MC... [view my complete system specs]

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  • Sat, May 10 2008 3:02 AM In reply to

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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    From  Nvidia customer support:

     

    Thank you for contacting NVIDIA Customer Care.

    I understand that you wish to know if you could driver for GeForce 8800 GS graphics card for MAC OS 10.4.X version, if you load it in a IMAC computer.

    Generally, the driver for GeForce 8800 GS for MAC OS 10.4.X version, is custom designed and developed by Apple. Hence, I am sorry to inform you that you would have to contact Apple for the drivers.

    Please feel free to contact us, if you have any questions.

    Regards,
    NVIDIA Customer Care

    I have 10 Avid systems, DX, Meridian and DNA. 1 MCA 1.8 on 2.5 quad G5 w/ 5 Gigs of Ram, 1 Symphony Nitris DX on eight core mac pro with 4 gig ram, 1 MC... [view my complete system specs]

    Andy

  • Sat, May 10 2008 8:01 PM In reply to

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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

    Brian,

    These look like the same specs I'm working with.  If you have the ATI card, you should be good.  You just need to update some drivers if it will be running on Leopard.

    Nicky

    20” iMac 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor [view my complete system specs]

    Nicky Sims

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  • Sat, May 17 2008 6:51 PM In reply to

    • brianthegreen
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    Re: Running MC on the new imac

     Thanks, Nicky.

    Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo P, Intel Core 2 Quad, 2.40 GHz, 4GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 8600 GS, Media Composer 3.0, Vista Business 32-bit [view my complete system specs]

     

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