BlackBook graphics card not compatible with iMovie HD?

I recently launched iMovie HD for the first time on my BlackBook running Leopard. I got a dialog box that my graphics card may not be compatible and some transitions may not work. I haven't actually done any editing yet so I haven't actually tested any transitions, but what's up?
If iMovie HD isn't compatible with the BlackBook graphics card, what is?

Check out http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs.html for the minimum and recommended specs.
http://support.apple.com/specs/emac/eMac_2005.html for the specs on eMacs.
If you had a 9600 you might be able to run Motion, but I think you would get abysmal performance.

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