Minimum mac reqs for editing HD footage

I have a mac G4 and Final Cut 4.5 and want to know what the minimum requirements are for editing HD footage easily (i.e. without the computer constantly crashing.). I have heard I can use my G4 which has 1.25 Gigs sd ram and a 733 MHz processor to edit HD footage.
I have also heard I need to get a G5 with at least 2 G sd ram with Final Cut 5 HD. Can someone tell me what the minimum requirements are and what kind of video card I need to properly and easily edit HD footage.
Thanks so much.

I don't know specifically about Final Cut 4.5, but the recommended specs for Final Cut 5 are listed on this page:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/specs.html
System Requirements
* Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4 (500MHz or faster) or G5 processor; HD features require 1GHz or faster single or dual processors
* 512MB of physical RAM; HD features require 1GB of RAM or more (2GB recommended)
* AGP Quartz Extreme graphics card
* Mac OS X v10.3.9 or Mac OS X v10.4 (or later)
* QuickTime 7.0 or later
* 1GB of disk space required to install application; additional 10GB required to install all optional templates, loops, content and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks)
* DVD drive for installation
So: 1 GHz or faster single or dual processor, 1 GB of RAM or more (2 GB recommended)

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