How much "power" does iMovie 09 need to run good, ie CPU & memory

Hi I have a 20-inch iMac (MA876LL), Mid 2007 iMac, it has a 2GHz. it came with 1Gb, but I upgraded to an extra 1Gb, so have a total of 2Gb in my iMac now.
I know about minimum specifications required for software, which I never really take much notice of.
So with iMovie, with new slow mo, stabilisation etc will be requiring more and more from iMac, and other apps, iTunes, Garageband, iMovie etc, now what do you think its a good base config to have?
I think my iMac can support 4Gb in total, so was maybe going to buy another 2Gb stick, and sell my 1Gb, so I would have total of 3Gb in?
I cannot upgrade CPU obviously, I have plenty spare HDD (I have a 320Gb one)
cheers

I'll never try to talk anyone out of more RAM. The more the better. If you can afford to go to 4 GB, go for it, you never regret adding more RAM.
How satisified you'll be with your iMac and iMovie depends on the type of footage you're editing (HD, DV, 540 or 1080), the size (length) of the project, and the amount of effects/transitions/bells/whistles you intend to use. For the most part, your iMac should be great if you keep to 540 or less (as Apple suggests) and under 10-15 minutes. I'm not saying you can't do more, you're just far more likely to run into sluggishness.
Really, where you'll be wishing you had a fire breathing Mac Pro is on export. We all wish we had more power when it comes to export.

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