1080p System Requirements
Suddenly I've discovered the App Store and iMovie 11 for just £8 - Am giving it a go as I've heard good reviews, but have never really gotten on with 08 or 09 - So far so good, and I can use MPEG Streamclip to transcode to AIC at 720p50 which IM 11 will accept.
And so, my question .........
My computer is a 4 year old iMac, with an Intel Core Duo at 1.83Mhz. Not great, but still holding its own. It plays 720p50 perfectly well in AIC. For sure, as I expected, the m4v files at 1080p50 are just too much for it, the video is not too bad, a bit jerky, and the sound stutters. But its not that bad. It makes me think that I wouldn't need much of an upgrade to play full quality 1080p at the full 50fps and yet those in the know seem to suggest i7 processors and quad core at that.
Does anyone have any experience of playing this 'slightly higher than AVCHD' top spec video on anything less than a quad core ?? i5 or even i3 perhaps ?? Does it work fluidly for viewing and editing ?
Macbook & Intel iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)