Will FCP2 Work on my iMac?

Here are the specs:
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive: 500 GB Internal
Chipset Model: ATY, RadeonX1600
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 (20" Display)
If I need to provide any further information, please let me know! I have been running FCE HD on this system for over a year now and am ready to upgrade. I just want to know if this setup can handle Final Cut Studio 2!
Thank you so much!
Alex Oliver

Hey Alex,
yes I wil tell you what I think!
+How would everything run if I only installed FCP6, Soundtrack, DVD Studio Pro, and Compressor 3?+
If you decide to go for a Mac Pro (OOOOoooh yes!) install the whole suite, it is just what you need today and tomorrow (if you know what I mean!)
Alternatevely if you stick to your iMac install FCP6,DVD studio PRO and Compressor...that's what you need to edit your videos and create a DVD out of it (Soundtrack pro and its sound/music loops/archive will take a lot of space in your main hard drive).
+And are you saying that it IS possible to run Color and Motion, but it will run slow?+
MOTION is a RAM vampire and it likes the card I mentioned before. It depends on the power of your Graphics card.
Color is a software that really needs higher monitor res... why?
Colour grading is all about calibrating hue, brigthness, contrasts etc.in order to determine a mood in a given scene like in a painting or in a choreographic piece affected by light changes or just a dramatic scene.
YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL COLOR CHANGES WILL LOOK LIKE!!
FW 400 drive is the basic one you can use to transfer data while you are editing. Not the best choice, but that's what you have isn't it!
I+'m wondering if it's worth trying to upgrade to a new 24" iMac with 4GB RAM and 1TB of storage. Either that or a Mac Pro. However, I'd much prefer to save that money and just use the system I have now.+
Mac Pro is my suggestion other than that is a bare compromise!
Hope all this helps!
Goodnight!

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