Going from editing SD video to HD video

Hi,
I have a powerbook G4 17" (1.67 GHz) that I've been using for about 4-5 years for editing SD video footage (from a Canon GL2 3CCD and a lipstick cam style SD VIO POV.1). I will also soon be shooting with a new HD lipstick cam (Sony HXR-MC1).
I now want to buy a new macbook pro 17 ("2.66GHz Intel Core i7, 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB, 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm).
I have been using Final Cut Pro v 5, but I will be upgrading to Final Cut Studio v 3. I'm working on starting a small business and I will be using FCS to create DVDs. One of the more intensive things I will be doing is using the stabilization filter in FCP to smoothen shaky footage.
Will I be able to edit HD video on a new macbook pro using FCS, just like I edit SD footage on my powerbook G4 using FCP? Or will I need some other additional hardware for the macbook pro? Any tips for editing HD video footage would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim

You're correct that your TV and the STB are renegotiating the HDMI signal. To avoid this, I set the STB for the SD Override to "off" so the STB always outputs 1080i (or 720p if you prefer). This way, even when you view an SD 480i channel, it is sent to the TV as a 1080i (or 720p) signal and no re-negotiation is required. The setting is set under Menu>Settings>Video Setting>SD Override. Note that occasionally this setting reverts back to 480i (I think it's a bug) but setting it back to off works for me.
Message Edited by PJL on 01-31-2009 12:21 PM

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