PowerMac G5 PPC

Hi,
Has anyone thought about the release of Snow Leopard next September? The specifications say that it is only supporting Macs with a Intel processor. Is there anyone who knows if that is correct? And if so, why are the PPC users (lots of millions) left in the dark? In that case: Apple shame on you!!

Actually, that is Apple's official position. See the note towards the bottom right of this page.
Technology has to move onward and upward. Think of SL as Leopard optimized and focused on Intel. If you're happy with Leopard on your PPC Mac, you'll be happy for a good while to come.
Matt

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It is a very difficult problem, as once the AP2 library and referenced masters are brought over to the new system and upgraded to AP3, everything looks fine initially in the AP3 Library - even the captions are still there. However, pretty soon Aperture will start to realize that something has changed in the masters (even though nothing has really changed in the photo itself, just the way the system reads the IPTC metadata) and it will start to update the library, replacing your captions with “Olympus Digital Camera”. If you catch it early and try to stop the “updating” by using the “Write IPTC metadata to Masters” command, it will often not do anything, sometimes it will fix the problem for some photos and other times it will proceed to overwrite your previous captions with the Olympus caption - so don’t do that! I have tried all kinds of work arounds, and many of the more obvious options don’t help. I contacted Apple Support and Aperture, their response was that it was Olympus’ problem and a problem with the IPTC conventions. Olympus had no useful options either.
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You will probably want to see if you really have this problem before trying to fix it. Open the master taken with an Olympus camera that had a caption written to it in Aperture 2 in Preview and look at the caption information (command-I) under IPTC - if it says “Olympus Digital Camera” where you previously had something else, then it’s a problem. Under the TIFF (which is really from the EXIF data) box in Preview information, it will say the same thing under image description. With the same photo, if you import it into Aperture 3, it will also have “Olympus Digital Camera” as the IPTC caption. If it is already in Aperture 3 from a previous version, if you click on the photo for a full view, you may see the previous caption “update” to “Olympus Digital Camera”. Your actual master is okay (you can look at it in CS, Graphic Convertor, or an older Mac running 10.5. If you have never written anything in the IPTC caption, this problem is not visible, but you still have the EXIF Olympus caption waiting there to cause trouble in the future.
If you already have problems with changing captions on several photos in Aperture 3 Libraries, it is usually easier to just start over than to fix the photos one by one. Most fixes keep on reverting back until you get rid of the EXIF:ImageDesription box with “Olympus Digital Camera” in it. My process has been as follows:
Export the Aperture 2 Projects with consolidated masters to an external HD or your new computer.
2. Prior to opening an Aperture Library that you are migrating to MacOS 10.6 - Aperture 3, importing a project , or reconnecting to the masters from an imported Library or Project, use ExifTool to remove the EXIF image description in the masters. If you have used Photoshop or Adobe products which leave an XMP metadata field, it is probably better to remove this also at the same time.
To use ExifTool:
I will describe this in more detail for those of us (like myself) who know nothing about using terminal.
A: Download and install the free EXIF-tool. (Many, MANY thanks to Phil Harvey, I think that it’s thanks to people like him that the world progresses).
B: I found it helps to have just one folder where I run ExifTool on the same HD where I am planning to store my Aperture Libraries and-or referenced masters. Name it something like “EXIF-ProcessingFolder”, and then you can move the projects or the folders with your masters in and out of it without having to copy them, and you can always use the same script - which help prevent errors! Put the unopened projects or folders with the masters you want to remove the EXIF image description into this folder. Don’t forget to keep a back-up copy of your photos!
C: Open Terminal (under Utilities in Applications). You will see
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Network name: ~username$” and an open box (which becomes solid grey when active in terminal)
Note that your mouse will not work in Terminal, you must use the keyboard and arrow keys to move around the text (copying and pasting does work).
D: First we will “change directory” to get to the place we want to work on:
-in the open box at the end of the last line in the terminal, type “ cd “ (space-cd-space, no quotation marks) - the space after cd is important - and then drag and drop the icon for the “EXIFProcessingFolder” that you made in the previous step on your HD to the open box after “ cd “. Before you hit return, copy the file path (it will look something like ” /Volumes/NameofYourHD\ Folder/ Subfolder\EXIF- ProcessingFolder”), and copy it into the PASTEFilePathHERE part of the command line below. (I keep several copies of the command line on a document to paste and copy from). THEN hit return, and terminal will tell you where it is at like this: “NetworkName:EXIF-ProcessingFolder UserName$”.
E: I like to check where I am at this point, so I type in “ls” (I remember it as “let’s see”) and hit the “return” key to see the contents of the folder where the terminal is at. It should return a list of the different projects, folders or files in the EXIF-ProcessingFolder. That’s good. (If it doesn’t do this, start over with the “ cd “ command to change directories until you’re in the right place).
F: Now copy the entire command line including the substituted “PASTEFilePathHere” from below and paste it into the open box in the terminal and hit return. It will start processing your photos. You can watch its progress if you want by looking at the Date Modified of the Subfolders (but not files). When it is all finished, there will be a message in the terminal stating how many files were processed, how many were changed and how many unchanged. It may take a while; often I will receive some error messages in the terminal while it is working, mostly about duplicate rotation information - I just ignore it.
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Here are the command lines to use with ExifTool
(copied and modified from Casamagnolia-wSzxs8’s post)
To delete the EXIF:ImageDescription of photos in a folder without subfolders: (you do not have to paste the folder location with this command, but the terminal must be in the correct directory)
exiftool -P -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= *.jpg
To delete the EXIF:ImageDescription of Aperture Projects, Aperture Libraries or photos in a folder with subfolders (i.e. if your folders are separated by dates) - (it’s all one line without a return, you need to paste the File Path from step D above over the “PASTEFilePathHere” and then copy the whole thing and paste it into the terminal; mind the spaces; if you include the return at the end it will run as soon as you paste it into the terminal.):
exiftool -P -r -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= PASTEFilePathHERE
(an example of final script for recursive folders): exiftool -P -r -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= /Users/userName/Desktop/EXIF-ProcessingFolder
please note that this script will change files in the file path pasted into the command, even if you are not currently in that directory from step D above.
To delete the EXIF:ImageDescription AND the entire XMP metadata fields (for files previously processed with Photoshop, which now have the Olympus Digital Camera in several XMP fields) of photos in a folder with subfolders (i.e. if your folders are separated by dates) - (it’s all one line without a return, you need to paste the File Path from step D above over the “PASTEFilePathHere” and then copy the whole thing and paste it into the terminal; mind the spaces; if you include the return at the end it will run as soon as you paste it into the terminal.):
exiftool -P -r -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= -XMP= PASTEFilePathHERE
(my limited explanation of the commands are -P saves the date-time of the original format; -r processes the sub-folders recursively; -m decreases the number of error messages; -overwriteoriginal_inplace copies the original file and pastes it onto the changes; -EXIF:ImageDescription removes the EXIF:ImageDescription metadata box; -XMP removes the entire XMP metadata file (I couldn’t figure out how to get rid of just the fields with Olympus Digital Camera written in them, and I don’t see any loss of information that I use, and as an added benefit, I suspect that it helps prevent incongruencies in reading the time & time zone between Aperture and PhotoShop).
After processing the files with the ExifTool, I then move the projects or folders of referenced masters back to where I intend to keep them permanently (so that I don’t have to relocate them in Aperture later on after reconnecting with them).
Import the project or upgrade the library in the new system with Aperture 3. If the Aperture Library is already connected to the referenced masters, do not to open it before you have removed the EXIF:ImageDescription from the masters, as it will start to change the caption information in Aperture, and then you will have to manually change the captions back in Aperture.
If the library is using referenced masters and these are in a new place from the last time the library was open, reconnect to the masters by going to Located Reference Files under the File menu, and navigate to where the masters are and reconnect all. Sometimes some photos will not reconnect, in which case you’ll have to re-import them. You will not need to reconnect the photos if you have already been using the Aperture Library and the photos are already connected, but it would be good to make sure they are all still connected.
Check to see that the problem is fixed - open some of the previously affected masters in Preview and you should see the correct Captions now. If you had already been using the Aperture Library and the caption still shows “Olympus Digital Camera”, check the master in Preview to make sure it’s fixed, and then change the caption in Aperture. Check your library for captions with “Olympus Digital Camera” (in the search box - Add Rule - IPTC - Caption includes...); if you have used Photoshop in the past to edit your photos and didn’t remove the XMP boxes, check them also (by searching in EXIF:Software - Adobe in the search box) for “Olympus Digital Camera” captions and check the time of the photos (they may be 1 or more hours off). Be sure to click on a photo to make sure it won’t “update” and change the caption again.
I hope this helps other people with the same problem. It took me ages to get it figured out and it is a very tedious and time consuming process. I wish Apple would consider how this could all be avoided. Please feel free to add suggestions or comments.

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You will probably want to see if you really have this problem before trying to fix it. Open the master taken with an Olympus camera that had a caption written to it in Aperture 2 in Preview and look at the caption information (command-I) under IPTC - if it says “Olympus Digital Camera” where you previously had something else, then it’s a problem. Under the TIFF (which is really from the EXIF data) box in Preview information, it will say the same thing under image description. With the same photo, if you import it into Aperture 3, it will also have “Olympus Digital Camera” as the IPTC caption. If it is already in Aperture 3 from a previous version, if you click on the photo for a full view, you may see the previous caption “update” to “Olympus Digital Camera”. Your actual master is okay (you can look at it in CS, Graphic Convertor, or an older Mac running 10.5. If you have never written anything in the IPTC caption, this problem is not visible, but you still have the EXIF Olympus caption waiting there to cause trouble in the future.
If you already have problems with changing captions on several photos in Aperture 3 Libraries, it is usually easier to just start over than to fix the photos one by one. Most fixes keep on reverting back until you get rid of the EXIF:ImageDesription box with “Olympus Digital Camera” in it. My process has been as follows:
Export the Aperture 2 Projects with consolidated masters to an external HD or your new computer.
2. Prior to opening an Aperture Library that you are migrating to MacOS 10.6 - Aperture 3, importing a project , or reconnecting to the masters from an imported Library or Project, use ExifTool to remove the EXIF image description in the masters. If you have used Photoshop or Adobe products which leave an XMP metadata field, it is probably better to remove this also at the same time.
To use ExifTool:
I will describe this in more detail for those of us (like myself) who know nothing about using terminal.
A: Download and install the free EXIF-tool. (Many, MANY thanks to Phil Harvey, I think that it’s thanks to people like him that the world progresses).
B: I found it helps to have just one folder where I run ExifTool on the same HD where I am planning to store my Aperture Libraries and-or referenced masters. Name it something like “EXIF-ProcessingFolder”, and then you can move the projects or the folders with your masters in and out of it without having to copy them, and you can always use the same script - which help prevent errors! Put the unopened projects or folders with the masters you want to remove the EXIF image description into this folder. Don’t forget to keep a back-up copy of your photos!
C: Open Terminal (under Utilities in Applications). You will see
“last login: xxxx on ttys000
Network name: ~username$” and an open box (which becomes solid grey when active in terminal)
Note that your mouse will not work in Terminal, you must use the keyboard and arrow keys to move around the text (copying and pasting does work).
D: First we will “change directory” to get to the place we want to work on:
-in the open box at the end of the last line in the terminal, type “ cd “ (space-cd-space, no quotation marks) - the space after cd is important - and then drag and drop the icon for the “EXIFProcessingFolder” that you made in the previous step on your HD to the open box after “ cd “. Before you hit return, copy the file path (it will look something like ” /Volumes/NameofYourHD\ Folder/ Subfolder\EXIF- ProcessingFolder”), and copy it into the PASTEFilePathHERE part of the command line below. (I keep several copies of the command line on a document to paste and copy from). THEN hit return, and terminal will tell you where it is at like this: “NetworkName:EXIF-ProcessingFolder UserName$”.
E: I like to check where I am at this point, so I type in “ls” (I remember it as “let’s see”) and hit the “return” key to see the contents of the folder where the terminal is at. It should return a list of the different projects, folders or files in the EXIF-ProcessingFolder. That’s good. (If it doesn’t do this, start over with the “ cd “ command to change directories until you’re in the right place).
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Here are the command lines to use with ExifTool
(copied and modified from Casamagnolia-wSzxs8’s post)
To delete the EXIF:ImageDescription of photos in a folder without subfolders: (you do not have to paste the folder location with this command, but the terminal must be in the correct directory)
exiftool -P -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= *.jpg
To delete the EXIF:ImageDescription of Aperture Projects, Aperture Libraries or photos in a folder with subfolders (i.e. if your folders are separated by dates) - (it’s all one line without a return, you need to paste the File Path from step D above over the “PASTEFilePathHere” and then copy the whole thing and paste it into the terminal; mind the spaces; if you include the return at the end it will run as soon as you paste it into the terminal.):
exiftool -P -r -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= PASTEFilePathHERE
(an example of final script for recursive folders): exiftool -P -r -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= /Users/userName/Desktop/EXIF-ProcessingFolder
please note that this script will change files in the file path pasted into the command, even if you are not currently in that directory from step D above.
To delete the EXIF:ImageDescription AND the entire XMP metadata fields (for files previously processed with Photoshop, which now have the Olympus Digital Camera in several XMP fields) of photos in a folder with subfolders (i.e. if your folders are separated by dates) - (it’s all one line without a return, you need to paste the File Path from step D above over the “PASTEFilePathHere” and then copy the whole thing and paste it into the terminal; mind the spaces; if you include the return at the end it will run as soon as you paste it into the terminal.):
exiftool -P -r -overwriteoriginal_inplace -m -EXIF:ImageDescription= -XMP= PASTEFilePathHERE
(my limited explanation of the commands are -P saves the date-time of the original format; -r processes the sub-folders recursively; -m decreases the number of error messages; -overwriteoriginal_inplace copies the original file and pastes it onto the changes; -EXIF:ImageDescription removes the EXIF:ImageDescription metadata box; -XMP removes the entire XMP metadata file (I couldn’t figure out how to get rid of just the fields with Olympus Digital Camera written in them, and I don’t see any loss of information that I use, and as an added benefit, I suspect that it helps prevent incongruencies in reading the time & time zone between Aperture and PhotoShop).
After processing the files with the ExifTool, I then move the projects or folders of referenced masters back to where I intend to keep them permanently (so that I don’t have to relocate them in Aperture later on after reconnecting with them).
Import the project or upgrade the library in the new system with Aperture 3. If the Aperture Library is already connected to the referenced masters, do not to open it before you have removed the EXIF:ImageDescription from the masters, as it will start to change the caption information in Aperture, and then you will have to manually change the captions back in Aperture.
If the library is using referenced masters and these are in a new place from the last time the library was open, reconnect to the masters by going to Located Reference Files under the File menu, and navigate to where the masters are and reconnect all. Sometimes some photos will not reconnect, in which case you’ll have to re-import them. You will not need to reconnect the photos if you have already been using the Aperture Library and the photos are already connected, but it would be good to make sure they are all still connected.
Check to see that the problem is fixed - open some of the previously affected masters in Preview and you should see the correct Captions now. If you had already been using the Aperture Library and the caption still shows “Olympus Digital Camera”, check the master in Preview to make sure it’s fixed, and then change the caption in Aperture. Check your library for captions with “Olympus Digital Camera” (in the search box - Add Rule - IPTC - Caption includes...); if you have used Photoshop in the past to edit your photos and didn’t remove the XMP boxes, check them also (by searching in EXIF:Software - Adobe in the search box) for “Olympus Digital Camera” captions and check the time of the photos (they may be 1 or more hours off). Be sure to click on a photo to make sure it won’t “update” and change the caption again.
I hope this helps other people with the same problem. It took me ages to get it figured out and it is a very tedious and time consuming process. I wish Apple would consider how this could all be avoided. Please feel free to add suggestions or comments.

Burned in Nero Express through Windows, doesn't work on Mac

So I just burned a Data DVD (files like music and mac applications) on Windows, using Nero Express, but then I mount it on my Powermac G5 PPC and it doesn't work, my mac doesn't recognize it, what's the problem ?
Thanks.

Did you close the disc, or leave it open for further burning sessions?

Dell printing problem

When I work on a project in landscape format and I want to print it on my excellent DellCN3110 laserprinter, he always treats it like a portrait format, anyway I change my printer settings. I only have this with photoshop CS5 intel on my new Mac Pro 2010. My former Powermac G5 PPC never had this problem. The only workaround I have is to turn my page 90° before printing...could it be a certain bug, in photoshop or in the Dell driver? Any suggestions? Thanks

WAAW!
This was REALLY helpfull!! I found a resolution in that thread, posted by Was DYP-I8QNVY:
"All you need to do is set the finder to show hidden files and folders. Then copy the /usr/libexec/cups/filter/pstops file from your 10.6.4 backup or partition to the 10.6.5 folder /usr/libexec/cups/filter and then repair permissions. You might want to save the pstops file from 10.6.5 somewhere so that you can copy it back if you want."
Don't forget to repair permissions!!!
This one saved me out!!
Thanks so much!

G5 with dark display

Hello
I use a PowerMac G5 PPC 2x2GHz with OSX 10.3.8. The Mac works as fileserver and is always connected with Apple Remote Desktop. Now, I like to make an upgrade to OSX 10.5 or 10.4.
For that, I must use a Monitor. But if I connect a Monitor, I didn't see anything on the Monitor. Restart on Mac and Monitor, no effect. It is always dark. I check the Monitor, change it, now difference. My Dealer check the graphic card, it works fine. But not on my Mac.
What’s wrong, what can I do?
I hope someone can help me.

Check you video card in your machine . I think its gone bad if you have a spare on to do that with . if not you can pull out the old card to check the contacts . Also someone on this forum said to heat up the contacts as well , but i would be very careful if you do that one .You mite as well have a bad video card it sounds like it to me .You can get a used one off ebay for a low price.

My DVD/CD disc tray opens at start up

Hi
Just bought a new Logitech Illuminated Keyboard. works & looks great!
However, my CD/DVD tray now opens whenever i startup/restart
OS 10.5.7, PowerMac G5 PPC
ps: it is a windows keyboard, so i didn't/ couldn't use the logitech install CD that came with it. when i plugged in the keyboard, leopard asked me to push a few keys so it could recognize the keyboard. so all's fine, except for the startup tray issue.

raka wrote:
thanks for the responses. to answer your questions:
- yes, if i unplug the keyboard (or plug in the apple kb, the problem goes away)
- if i push the drawer back in, it stays in
- if i unplug the logitech kb before startup/re-start, and plug it back in after startup, the drawer does not open
- i tired verbose startup, but the text messages disappeared to quickly to be read - is this info also stored somewhere? or a way to keep the text on the screen longer?
Yes. After booting, in a terminal, enter
sudo dmesg >desktop/bootup.txt
You will be prompted for a password which will not show up when you type it. Then hit enter.
The file should appear on your desktop. It is more-or-less a copy of the verbose boot.
- i looked at the console.app log, but can't make much sense of it. should i post it here?
Look at the dmesg text first.

Safari 5.0 changes user agent to become mobile device agent on G5 10.5.8

Safari 5.0 changes the default user agent on my two G5 Dual running on 10.5.8 deeply in the system , affecting ALL browsers in such a way that I can't access my CMS and my organization's website properly anymore. Each and every time it loads as 'default' user agent, but the 'default' user agent is now set to be some kind of mobile device.
I can check this since my organization has a script which detects which device you are accessing the site with and changes the layout accordingly. By setting the user agent to 'Safari 5.0' in Safari the page loads OK.
Worse is the fact that CMS works only with Firefox, and it's 'default' user agent is now also some kind of mobile device on my 2 different G5 Duals. This means that I can't access the CMS properly without manually go in and change the url. Doing a preview of a page in the CMS renders an error which can only be simulated by setting the user agent to 'default', both in Safari[5.0] and FF [3.6.3].
What happened here Apple?
see thread here: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11709335#11709335
Message was edited by: jarigo_

Hi and thanks.
Perhaps I'm not clear enough.
On my 2 PowerMac's, PPC, 2x2 Ghz, 10.5.8 and all latest patches and security updates using
Safari 5.0 and Firefox 3.6.3 an Opera there ARE the problems I have been trying to explain.
On the 2 PowerMac's, PPC, 2x2 Ghz, 10.5.8, ALL browsers pointing to:
http://unfccc.int
jumps to:
http://unfccc.int/home/5198.php , displaying the page as if it was an iPhone or a BlackBerry.
On my 2 MacBook Pro's, Intel, 10.6.4 and all latest patches and security updates using
Safari 5.0 and Firefox 3.6.3 there are NO problems.
On the 2 MacBook Pro's, Intel, 10.6.4, ALL browsers pointing to:
http://unfccc.int
jumps to:
http://unfccc.int/2860.php , which is correct and displays the page correctly
On my iMac, Intel, 10.5.8 and all latest patches and security updates using
Safari 5.0 and Firefox 3.6.3 there are NO problems.
On the iMac, Intel, 10.5.8, ALL browsers pointing to:
http://unfccc.int
jumps to:
http://unfccc.int/2860.php , which is correct and displays the page correctly
There has been no changes to the CMS. CMS recognize the browsers correctly on all above, EXCEPT the from the 2 PowerMac's, PPC, 2x2 Ghz, 10.5.8.
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10.5.2: Expert Advice Needed

I realize there's a small percentage of the Mac community that believes this, so I'd like it if only experienced mac users of 10+ years would respond.
PAST:
I've used a mac since 1994, but have been dealing with speed problems of OSX since I first bought my PowerMac G4. In the beginning, it was lightning fast, but after constant upgrades, it became unbearably slow.
People said I was wrong in thinking software updates would slow the machine down, but one day I reinstalled 10.2 and never did another software update and it continued to run fast like it used to. I would later experience this same phenomina with my iMac G3, iBook G4, iMac G4, PowerMac G5 PPC. It's as if the software get's bloated with features and whatnot, to the point where I just deal with the slowness OR... buy the new Macbook 3Ghz or whatever it is
*PRESENT DAY:*
After installing 10.5 on my Macbook, I couldn't believe how fast it ran. But after Apple Software Update put me up to 10.5.1, i could see an immediate slowdown of almost everything from startup time to opening applications, to importing media into iTunes and iPhoto. So I did some tests...
When timed side by side, My PowerMac G5 PPC (running 10.4.11) can open the same WMV file at nearly 1/2 the speed of my Macbook. Another notable observation is that my Macbook has 100% more kernal panic crashes in 10.5.1 than it did with 10.5. It used to have none.
FUTURE:
I'd really like to know what's in store for me with 10.5.2. I'm hoping that it will fix some of my issues, but I worry that buying a new Mac is what's in store. (pun definitely intended)

My PowerMac G5 PPC (running 10.4.11) can open the same WMV file at nearly 1/2 the speed of my Macbook.
Make sure you have the latest version of the Flip4Mac codec.
Another notable observation is that my Macbook has 100% more kernal panic crashes in 10.5.1 than it did with 10.5. It used to have none.
10.5.2 is the current version; try updating to that. I recommend downloading and installing the Combo updater given your problems.
I'd really like to know what's in store for me with 10.5.2.
I'm running 10.5.2 on several machines and it's working flawlessly. YMMV, particularly if there are issues already; updates won't always fix pre-existing problems, particularly if they're due to corrupted files or polluted caches, permissions errors and the like.

New mac pro slower

I have a brand new 2x2.26 GZ Quad core Intel Xeon and a much older 2.66 GZ dual core Intel Xeon and I've noticed that the new computer seems oddly slower in FCP - so I ran a test. I used the same 10 second clip on both computers and applied a filter (bloom) to both clips. I rendered them both and the old computer finished the render faster than the new computer.
I'm using OS 10.7 (I just noticed that 10.8 is out) and the latest FCP upgrade - 7.0.
I've been told that Snow Leopard will take more advantage of the 8 core processing. I certainly hope so because I'm running out of ways to make my new computer faster than my old one.
Is anyone else running into this? I'm hoping I'm doing something wrong because I put a lot of money into this new computer.
Thanks.

Only way to know is pull the Kona. Would be interesting to do a test drive with FCP 7 on the older system.
Reminds me of the "PowerMacs run PPC code better" from 3 yrs ago.
FCP owners/forum have any words of wisdom - and some benchmarks??
http://macperformanceguide.com/Reviews-MacProNehalem.html
http://www.barefeats.com/nehal08.html
http://www.barefeats.com/nehal06.html
ATI 4870?

PowerMac G5 PPC

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