Is it possible to install imovie on Powerbook G4?

I have inherited a Powerbook G4 1.33 Ghz processor, 1.25 Gb Memory which i think is running leopard (How do I find this out for sure??).
I want to try and use it to edit some movies that I shot on my camcorder (it shoots in HD).The videos are in MP4 format.
Does anybody have any advice? Would there be any problems with this? Currently when I downloaded some of the videos to watch they do not play properly and freeze, although the sound continues unbroken.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks

To find out which operating system you have installed, click on the apple on the menu bar, and click about this mac. It will tell you the version of OS X you're running under the apple.
The last version of iMovie that you can run on that system is iMovie '06. After that, newer versions of iMovie require an Intel Processor or G5. For high definition video, it requires 1 GHz G4 or faster and 512 MB of RAM. You're already max'd out on memory at 1.25GB.
You might look at this FAQ to see what you can do to tweak your systems performance: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html . Very important is to have enough free disk space for systems usage. Less than say 10% to 20% free will hamper OS X's ability to perform.

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