Is My Computer Powerful Enough?

Hello, everyone. I have an "old" Dual 2 Gig G5 with 2 Gigs of RAM and PCI 33 slots (i.e. the older variation - NOT PCI X). This "old" and "dinosaur" moniker always, always makes me laugh, by the way, because although I got the computer a few years ago and it has since been lapped a few times over by the MacPros, Quads, and multi core machines that are out now, this machine that I have now is STILL a monster by my standards, and, although it's not HD capable (the PCI 33 slots are not powerful enough to accept an HD signal), I think it's still got some good fight left in it.
Anyway, this is my question:
I have Final Cut Studio in this machine. Is my computer powerful enough to process/work with a 4:2:2 color space at a 10 Bit depth via a Sony Digi Beta deck? I'm finishing up a DV feature that, I believe, was on a 4:1:1 color space with an 8 Bit depth, and this G5, of course, handled that with flying colors. However, I'm thinking about the 10 Bit 4:2:2 setup for a feature I'm planning on doing on 16mm this year and would like to see if this computer can handle that as well.
Thank you in advance for the help, all.
Javier Calderon

What Sony converter box? Converts S-Video to firewire? Well then, you'll be capturing your digibeta as DV...decreasing the quality quite a bit. No, that box cannot capture uncompressed footage, but rather convert it to DV quality. And there would be no point working uncompressed because, well, you cannot output uncompressed with that converter box either. And what about deck control? Without a capture card like the AJA I/O (standard def card that connects via firewire400) you cannot accomplish what you are wanting to accomplish. The AJA I/O has SDI, Component and composite connections. And you can get the lesser expensive I/O LA if cost is a factor (when isn't it?)
The Internal SATA drive will be fine for uncompressed SD (The second one, not the one with the OS on it), and if the other SATA drives are eSATA, then they will work. If they are firewire 400 drives, they will not.
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