New video format on older Mac

I'm looking at getting a new camcorder that has ACVHD format, but I have a G4 powerpc (tower) that runs at 400 Mhz and has 800 RAM. iMovie 3. Can I download, or am I nuts? Will it just take a long time, or is it impossible? Thanks.

You need at least iMovie 08 to work with AVCHD. iMovie 08 will not install on anything less than a G5.

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I have some older Mac Pro towers that vary from:
2.66 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon
..to this:
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Looking for at least the top two video cards that are tried and tested that would work best with at least Premiere Pro and AME. I just need to narrow down the unwieldy list that can be found here: http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/tech-specs.html

MikeJamesG wrote:
Looking for at least the top two video cards that are tried and tested that would work best with at least Premiere Pro and AME.
Are you adverse to using aftermarket cards that have been converted to work properly in a Mac? If you aren't, then I'd recommend talking to Dave @ MacVidCards because he can cook you up an nVidia 700-series card that will boot properly in a Mac Pro, run at PCI-E 2.0 speeds, and work wonderfully in Pr/AME.

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You can run Airport Express on v10.4 or later.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB321LL/A/AirPort-Express-AirTunes?mco=MTY3ODQ 5OTY
I use mine with two older laptops, one running Tiger, one running Leopard, as well as newer Macs running Snow Leopard.
Try installing the software from the CD. If there's a problem, you should see a dialog box.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/AirPort_Express_Setup_Guide.pdf

IChat video between 2 older Macs

Mom has an older G3 350mhz iMac that has Panther installed (probably has iChat 2, eh?). USB 1.1 here and no firewire. This computer is connected to a cable modem.
I have a 450mhz G4 Cube currently running Tiger with iChat 3.x The Cube has a firewire port and I have a JVC DV camcorder (that I know works with iMovie). I may get a usb 1.1 camera for the cube instead of having the JVC hooked up on a tripod all the time. This machine is connected via DSL.
Just curious if there's a chance we could video conference (even if it is choppy).
Also, is the free AIM option potentially slower if AIM gets bogged down? I can recall using yahoo chat and doing this under os 9.x and I think yahoo chat itself was slowing the connection down.
Is there an easier more direct way to do this with another program (to get a faster connection) instead of having to rely on AIM or .mac - like a way (a program) to connect the computers directly to each other on the net via ip addresses or the like.

Hi mjp29,
You have a slim chance.
This Utility http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/ can make USB cams work for iChat (Providing they have Mac drivers as well).
The slowest Mac I have read this working for is a G3/400 so it is going to be tight.
RAM is going to be important here as is not running any other application.
If the JVC has a 6 pin to 6 pin firewire connection and it's output is in DV format your end is good to go.
The cable and DSL connections only make a difference if they themselves are too slow.
The Min up and down for 1-1 chats is 100kbps.
Average is at least a 256kbps upload speed.
Multi-chatting in Tiger requires at least 384Kbps in both direction and this should be where you should be aiming at to help this as much as possible.
Quicktime 7 and the H264 codec is what controls the amount of data in each frame and the frame rate based on what your connection speed and processor are capable of.
At the G5Quad processor level that is 30 frames a sec in a window 640 x 480
You MAY get 10fps from your Cube. Less with a USB cam as the processor has to run that as well.
Whether the G3/350 can maintain that will depend on the RAM they have.
As I have said this is going to be very tight and may actually be the step too far.
6:09 AM Saturday; December 30, 2006

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i bought a used Mac air but the apple Id that was applied to it was forgotten. can I just key in my own to format it.

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I was looking to upgrade the speed of my 2008 Mac Pro Video
I currently have a nvidea 8800 512mb
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I need something that will not block the 2nd 2.0 pci slot?
From my understanding my mac has two 2.0 pci slots and one is used by the video card?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nvidia-GTX-780-3-GB-for-Apple-Mac-Pro-/331071998403?n ma=true&si=TLQfb78DRSdpDaz0cZAp4FFlvP8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p204767 5.l2557
this Nvidia GTX 780 is the best your mac can handle safely, the card can work on 1 slot at around 95% according to another site:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Ivy_Bridge_PCI-Express_Scaling/3.html
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I use my MacBook Pro (Mountain Lion) to project videos to my class. If I'm converting them, what is the best format to use?

An unwritten standard is MP4,... avi files are questionably a close second.

Need help installing new itunes version on older mac for nano syncing

I purchased a new nano and new music, but can't get the nano sync because desktop mac is requesting me to upgrade the iTunes version.
When I do, it says "This update requires OS X version 10.7.5 or later." How does this get done?

Which exact model computer? To get more information about your computer, go to the Apple in the upper left corner of any window, then "About This Mac", then "More Info..." Copy and paste the information here, but omit the serial number and Hardware UUID (if present).
https://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/6th_generation/getstarted/
Basically you're stuck unless you can upgrade OS. There's no other way to transfer music to the device.

New Video Cards for 2008 Mac Pros?

We have three Mac Pros bought in 2008. It is possible to replace their ATI Radeon HD2600 XT cards with OpenCL-compatibles? The cards are the only things barring using Final Cut Pro X on the Mac Pros.

OS X has drivers in 10.6.5
It is the ROM firmware that makes it work though there is help there too now for PC cards and flashing.
OWC is over pricing.
100s of threads asking the same question for the last yr.
5870 also, but costs $200 more.
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netkas.org
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
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Best video format for mac and pc

Hello,
I recently embeded an mpeg video, flv, mp4, and swf video file to my web page. I then asked several pc users to go to my page and see if they could view the animation clips. They were were able to view all clips, but the mpeg and flv clips automatically downloaded to their computer. I don't want that to happen. The mp4 did not download, and it worked as well.
How do I stop this from happening? I ask becuase it seems flv is used by mac and pc users alike, and I think I may use said format.
What is the most widely used video format by both mac and pc users?
... should I just stick with mp4 since it worked without down loading?
rekh
code i used...
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height="357"
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Colin has pointed you in the correct direction.
I'll bet you're using just plain text "links" to your files. That method by-passes the browser plug-in and can cause issues (especially on Windows).
You need solid html code that gives the browser plug-in all of the needed instructions.
Another thing that may have happened is that your fast start files have lost their fast start abilities. This happens with any fast start file that is then edited and uses a regular "save". Save As will restore the fast start feature (even in files that do not normally have it).
AVI is dead. Do not use it.
Many WMP formats (codecs) are not yet ported to the Mac OS so that delivery container should also be ruled out.
H.264 Video codec (default in most Tiger app exports) also requires the viewing machine (Mac or PC) have QuickTime version 7 installed.
Since not all machines can install QT version 7 (requires 10.3.9 or Win 2000 or XP) maybe you should rule it out, too.
So.
What are we left with?
Maybe QuickTime format using MPEG-4 Video codec and AAC audio?
They would only require QuickTime version 6 be installed. Since version 6 has been around for over 5 years it may be your best option.
But you're still going to get complaints from PC viewers.

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Why does the Apple store list the ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro as only the Early 2008 & Early 2009 models?
Only Apple knows, but the comments section, and many posts here, show it works in any Mac Pro/
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Is there some way to enable "New Videos" in the Subscriptions section of YouTube on Apple TV? It's not as easy to use as the iPad app. The layout is inconvient.

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I was given a 2010 17" MacBook Pro. I want to reset it to new and then migrate only SOME of my data from my older Mac Book Pro to the newer one. How?

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