Slow render speed

Hi
As I am new to iMovie HD I have been experimenting with imported clips. I have overcome importing mpeg2 and have been testing adding effects etc and have found that the render time in the timeline for the effect to be 'ready' is slow.
I am using a 2.1Hz iMac G5 (iSight) with 1gb of Ram. I have ensured that all other apps are not running but this does not noticebly increase the render speed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

"Slow" is quite a vague term...
But be aware that appling effects to clips needs a lot of your machine power, as each frame has to be "redrawn". Longer the clips, longer the time needed.

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    FROM THE OLD FORUM Original post by John Jorgensen...
    Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 22, 2010 9:17 AM           
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    Hi,
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    alison griffiths     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 22, 2010 11:22 AM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen           
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    Welcome to the world of BT , the tv advert when he says " business slow" when trying to load a webpage is not other companies thats BT.
    John Jorgensen     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 22, 2010 12:11 PM   in response to: alison griffiths in response to: alison griffiths           
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    Yes Alison, I think I can see that now. I wouldnt mind if broadband was a bit slower at peak times, I know thats normal, but when I'm only getting 1mb when my max is 14mb, I just dont feel I'm getting what I pay for. And when it gets to the point where I cant watch iplayer without it stuttering everywhere and online games lagging on the ps3, this is certainly not what I'm paying for.
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    anthony dickerson     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 22, 2010 3:52 PM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen           
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    You will never get decent speeds on Iplayer,
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    Paddy B Mod     
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        Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 23, 2010 2:04 PM   in response to: anthony dickerson in response to: anthony dickerson           
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    Hi John,
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    Mateusz Sokolin...     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
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    Alex Owen     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 24, 2010 9:35 PM   in response to: Mateusz Sokolin... in response to: Mateusz Sokolin...           
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    @Mateusz I think I maybe a victim of this outragous stint BT have done. I have 2 XBOX 360's running on XBOX Live, 2 Desktop PCs connected to the web constantly, and 3 laptops, we have a torrent sharing running and World Of Warcraft on one of the PCs. All of this is shared across a 6 person family. How can a family where two members goto to college and university do their college ork, download application such as VB.net do their coursework and revise without the hassle of a **** connection. Seriously BT get your ******* head outta your **** and stop this ********, we are customers, we pay for what we are offered. When I signed up several years ago I could download everything on the net woithout infracions on my line being set in motion. You altered my contract without telling me. You will lose custom from this. Also you have ****** my wireless
    Edited by: Alex Owen on Jan 24, 2010 9:36 PM
    amanda jones     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 25, 2010 8:42 PM   in response to: Alex Owen in response to: Alex Owen           
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    You lot are lucky, We wish we could be capped to 1mbit. Our IP profile is capped to 500kbit because BT say the line isn't good enough for anything more. We are paying for option3 up to 8mbit and BT have said we must continue to pay for it for the remainder of the contract, or buy ourselves out of it early, the reason they give.... Up to 8mbit means up to 8mbit. If you dont get 8mbit then TOUGH LUCK SUCKERS!!
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    Computer Geek     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 25, 2010 8:49 PM   in response to: amanda jones in response to: amanda jones           
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    Hi Amanda,
    Why have you joined BT Option 3 when you can not get what BT can offer?
    No pun intended but you are a bit of a sucker for paying high prices where other suppliers are cheaper and can provide what your line can support.
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    amanda jones     
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
    Posted: Jan 26, 2010 9:13 PM   in response to: Computer Geek in response to: Computer Geek           
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        Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
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