Mnimum system for Quicktime playback

Hi
We're looking to set up an music for film scoring machine.
I did some research but couldn't find any specific info about different compi configs and quicktime performance. Money is an issue so we're trying to figure out the minimum requirements to get a reliable Logic with quicktime playback machine.
Right now we're tending towards a MacBookPro or iMac DC with a Moto firewire interface (828) and a Canopus DV converter (all video will be DV)
Would this be a reliable setup or would it be better to get a G5 desktop and a dedicated PCI video card like the FuseX.
Also if adding additional firewire harddrives to the laptop or iMac would this effect the firewire i/o and firewire dv performance.
Lastly how many tracks on average can you get out of the MacBook or the iMac DC (I know that this depends on plugins etc.)
Thanks a million for any insides
Carsten

VLC is telling you which codecs or libraries its trying to use to decode the file. Try opening MPlayer OSX, show the playlist window, drag the file into the playlist, select the file in the playlist and click the "i"nfo button. MPlayer will generally show you what it determines the data itself to be encoded as - not which codec it will use.
MPlayer OSX - FREE
http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html

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The following sample slideshow test files were created from unretouched photos taken by my daughter-in-law using her Sony compact digital camera and can be downloaded to your system for playback test comparisons:
http://downloads.walker4.me/downloads/Temporary_files/Jul%209,%202013.mov
The above file was created using the Aperture "1080p" preset. It is a 1080p30 H.264/PCM (38.9 Mbps/1.41 Mbps) [email protected] CAVLC encoded file. The file plays fine on my system in both QT player apps. (File provided as a baseline sample comparison with your "1080p" file export.)
http://downloads.walker4.me/downloads/Temporary_files/Jul%209,%202013-Custom-B.m ov
This is a "Custom" encoding for the same sample slideshow project as depicted above. It is basically the same encoding as the file above but with frame rate reduced to 24fps but keeping the "Best" quality level setting making it a 1080p24 H.264/PCM (31.7 Mbps/1.41 Mbps) [email protected] CAVLC encoded file. (File provided to see if the data rate reduction that resulted from decreasing the number frame "snapshots" taken each second while keeping each snapshot's quality level constant plays any smoother on your system. I.e., this is a way to minimally reduce the target data rate in Aperture slideshow export work flow.)
http://downloads.walker4.me/downloads/Temporary_files/Jul%209,%202013%20Custom-M .mov
This is another "Custom" encoded file. In this case, the frame rate and the quality settings were changed. Most people seem to think exporting at the hightest possible "Quality" setting will produce the best playback results. Unfortunately this is not always the case if the final result then includes or creates new problems. Most files can be encoded using a "Medium" quality setting with little or no reduction in visual playback. Here the exported file is a 1080p24 H.264/PCM (5.72 Mbps/1.41 Mbps) [email protected] CAVLC medium quality file. (This file was included here so you could compare playback smoothness on your system when the encoded data rate is more aggressively reduced using the built-in Aperture user settings.)
http://downloads.walker4.me/downloads/Temporary_files/Jul%209,%202013%202.mov
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