FCP on iMac - video card RAM

What are the benefits from boosting video memory on the 20-in iMac from 128 MB to 256 MB? I'm interested in the effect on performance while using video editing software such as Final Cut Pro. Thanks!

Hi:
I thought you was trying to upgrade an iMac you had, but you are getting a new one !
Motion will be the FCS program to take great advantage from your graphic card processor. Motion is GPU based.
The other componentes of FCS are CPU based. From FCP v5.1 you can use some of the Motion effects what means that your GPU power will help there.
I'm pretty sure you have visited this page:
http://www.apple.com/imac/graphics.html
Here you can find the Motion graphics requirements:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/specs.html
Your best option is the 24" with the 7600 GT.
Think you'll need a second drive (external) to store your captured video.
WHY DON'T YOU . . . ?
Probably you'll get a better and more flexible FCS station getting an used PowerMac that you can "dress" with better options to use FCS: second internal fast drive, graphic cards, etc.
Alberto

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Hello,
I want to thank everyone in advance for posting
here.
I am deciding between the 24" and 20" iMac but will
be doing the video card upgrade regardless of which
system I buy.
Can anyone tell me the difference between the upgrade
options (nvidia geforce 1600 gt in the 24" and the
ATI Radeon X1600?
Actually, if you look at the specs at the online Apple store, you will see that the 20" offers the x1600 with a choice of 128 or 256MB of video ram. The 24" offers the Nividea 7300 w/128MB or the 7600 with 256. IF you are going to be doing video editing and photography, I would get the upgraded model no matter what system you get. Though it may be theoretically possible, it will be very impractible to upgrade the card later. You will need the ram,especially if you want to play any games,or get into Aperature for photo management and processing as well as CS2 also, I think it would also impact video editing as well.
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Hey gang-
Lucky me- my wife said that I've been good enough to ask for a new iMac this Christmas! I'll be replacing my trusty old Mid-2007 24" with one of the new Late-2013 27" models. To my surprise, it seems my go-to source for reviews- MacWorld magazine- has yet to publish any print review of the Late-2013 models- so I'm guessing they aren't going to.
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Hello,
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lenn
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Message Edited by dolsy_dolsy5 on 11-17-2008 02:15 AM

Yur videoram increases dinamically when some game uses it.
965Express i low-end videocard and it is not able to bear modern games at all, soyou'd not worry about videoram amount - it will not helpgaining better game performance.
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