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iMac G3 with OS 10.4.11 video slow

I am wondering if there is a way to inexpensively update video card?? seems as though video applications off itunes run as slide shows with large gaps in video, The sound is consistent. Any thoughts would be much appreciated...
system profiler says:
_Hardware Overview:_
Machine Name: iMac
Machine Model: PowerMac2,2
CPU Type: PowerPC 750 (83.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 500 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 256 MB
Bus Speed: 100 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.1.9f1

_Graphics /Display_
ATY,Rage128Pro:
Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128Pro
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
VRAM (Total): 8 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5052
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-XXXXX-109
Displays:
iMac:
Display Type: CRT
Resolution: 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Not Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

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imac DV, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 500 mhz G3 w/256mb sdram

Posted on Nov 23, 2008 10:18 AM

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User profile for user: Kenichi Watanabe
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Posted on Nov 23, 2008 11:22 AM

There is no way to update the video hardware, inexpensively or expensively. The video hardware is built into the motherboard.

Lower resolution videos, up to about iPod size, 320x240 resolution, will probably play fine. If you go too much higher, the limitations of the old video hardware will bog down playback. Don't even try HD videos. HD videos are a problem even on some faster G4 Macs.

It may help with some +not so large+ videos if you used QuickTime Player to play them instead of iTunes. Also, it may help to temporarily reduce you screen resolution to 800x600 and color depth to +Thousands of Colors+, while playing the video.
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User profile for user: Kenichi Watanabe
Kenichi Watanabe
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Nov 23, 2008 11:22 AM in response to mkog

There is no way to update the video hardware, inexpensively or expensively. The video hardware is built into the motherboard.

Lower resolution videos, up to about iPod size, 320x240 resolution, will probably play fine. If you go too much higher, the limitations of the old video hardware will bog down playback. Don't even try HD videos. HD videos are a problem even on some faster G4 Macs.

It may help with some +not so large+ videos if you used QuickTime Player to play them instead of iTunes. Also, it may help to temporarily reduce you screen resolution to 800x600 and color depth to +Thousands of Colors+, while playing the video.
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User profile for user: Allan Jones
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Nov 23, 2008 11:53 AM in response to mkog

Welcome to Apple Discussions!

I have a 500mHz G3 desktop Mac (OS 10.3.9) with a very capable PCI video card (Radeon 9200 with 128MB VRAM} and 768MB RAM. Newer video runs poorly on it, especially those that are imbedded in a website. However, older video content I'd saved to disk runs fine. I think the newer video codecs have left the G3 chip in the dust.

My daughter's G4 eMac with only 384MB RAM and a 32MB graphics chipset runs video pretty well, so it's probably not the video card.

If the video is in QuickTime format, there are some workabouts lists in this thread:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1598164&tstart=25

Find the two long ones by Chris Bull and see if any help. It's in the Beige G3 forums but there are a lot of similarities of hardware involved (same processor; slow system bus speed)
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