Can my Powerbook 12" Upgrade to Snow Leopard?

Hi,
I wanted to use the latest version of iMovie, but in order to do that, I have to upgrade to Snow Leopard. Unfortunately, I am not sure if my Powerbook can handle this.
I have the following:
Powerbook 12"
1 GHz PowerPC G4
768 MB DDR SDRAM
This isn't Intel based or anything like that. If I can't upgrade to iMovie6 then are there other versions I can use besides what I currently have which is iMovie 3.
Thanks for your help!

Check out the following KB Articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2675 *iLife '06: System Requirements*
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24099 *iMovie HD 6 and iMovie '08 require Quartz Extreme-compatible graphics cards*
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