First time Mac/Pismo owner questions
Howdy, My name is Kevin and this is my first adventure into the Mac world. As a disillusioned windows user, I was turned onto Mac after buying an ipod and using my wife's ibook (she's a teacher) After much research I finally decided on a Pismo. Here is what I purchased http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=5729915021ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Seems like a nice unit so far. I am looking to do some video editing and Photoshop work ( have a brand new baby to have fun with). With the specs of this machine G4 500 1 gig ram, what should I use to edit video from my minidv cam. also what would run well on this system for first person shooters or MDK type games? Thanks, Kevin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: First time Mac/Pismo owner questions
On 15/11/04 16:48, Kevin Bellerose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy, My name is Kevin and this is my first adventure into the Mac world. As a disillusioned windows user, I was turned onto Mac after buying an ipod and using my wife's ibook (she's a teacher) After much research I finally decided on a Pismo. Here is what I purchased http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=5729915021ssPageName= STRK:MEWN:IT Seems like a nice unit so far. I am looking to do some video editing and Photoshop work ( have a brand new baby to have fun with). With the specs of this machine G4 500 1 gig ram, what should I use to edit video from my minidv cam. also what would run well on this system for first person shooters or MDK type games? Thanks, Kevin I think that iMovie should fill the ticket for your video editing needs. However, as far as first shooters are concerned, don't have too much expectations. The Pismo video subsystem is about 5 years old and is not up to the task of running demanding games due to its limited video memory (only 8MB) and its relatively slow and primitive GPU. You will probably be able to run games that came out 2 or 3 years ago if you keep the video settings to a minimum. Warcraft III, for example, was running on my previous Pismo (with a 500MHz G3 processor), but I had to set the video settings to low. I also ran Alien vs. Predator (the initial version, I didn't even dare to try the sequel) and No One Lives Forever was also running OK. Welcome to the Mac world, BTW! -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: First time Mac/Pismo owner questions
On Nov 15, 2004, at 2:48 PM, Kevin Bellerose wrote: Howdy, My name is Kevin and this is my first adventure into the Mac world. As a disillusioned windows user, I was turned onto Mac after buying an ipod and using my wife's ibook (she's a teacher) After much research I finally decided on a Pismo. Here is what I purchased http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemrd=1item=5729915021ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Seems like a nice unit so far. I am looking to do some video editing and Photoshop work ( have a brand new baby to have fun with). With the specs of this machine G4 500 1 gig ram, what should I use to edit video from my minidv cam. also what would run well on this system for first person shooters or MDK type games? Thanks, Kevin Hello Kevin: Congrats on your new baby and new Pismo. I would recommend iMovie 2 for video editing. I tried iMovie 3 (or was it 4?) on my Pismo 400MHz/768MB RAM and it was really slow and skipped way too many frames. Turtle-Bear -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
