A choice...

[Peder]

So After doing a bit of editing on a mac for a few months a pc feels kinda, almost "ancient" well firstly i cannot stand waiting 2 hours for a movie to render and then another 6 for it to decide it wants to write to dvd.

So i want to get a mac pro 13' (i worked on a mac G5 before)

and Final cut pro

Will they work together?

And will it be slower than the G5? it was a oldish G5,

Thanks
Peder

 

[Moklet Kcuf]

FCP is made by Apple, yes it works on Mac
What were the G5 specs?
Apart from processor type and speed, things like RAM and whether you use a Scratch Disk determine how well a computer performs with video editing.
A stock MBP, will handle general video editing fine.

 

[Peder]

The G5 i think was 2.6 dual...

500gig HDD(Scratch) 250Gig HDD(Master)

Can't remember the rest, think it was 2GB RAM

 

[Moklet Kcuf]

Not being a techie, I can't really speculate which machine would definitely fare better, maybe dual 2.6's in the G5 would still kick it.
For interests sake, what are the specs of your PC? And what type of video editing are you doing?
If it's regular work and heavy rendering and DVD authoring, it may be worth investing in a more powerful/suitable machine.
A choice of the 15" & 17" MBP's have dual graphics cards for instance, allowing efficient use of your main processor and for an extra display. They will also come standard with 4 gig ram (instead of 2) and larger HDDs.
Otherwise, if it's mostly straight documentary style editing, even in HD, the 13" will be perfectly capable.

 

[Peder]

Not being a techie, I can't really speculate which machine would definitely fare better, maybe dual 2.6's in the G5 would still kick it.
For interests sake, what are the specs of your PC? And what type of video editing are you doing?
If it's regular work and heavy rendering and DVD authoring, it may be worth investing in a more powerful/suitable machine.
A choice of the 15" & 17" MBP's have dual graphics cards for instance, allowing efficient use of your main processor and for an extra display. They will also come standard with 4 gig ram (instead of 2) and larger HDDs.
Otherwise, if it's mostly straight documentary style editing, even in HD, the 13" will be perfectly capable.

its documentary style, thats what is irritating me so much about the time it takes to do what it has to do...

I am using a 2.6Ghz PC with i can't remember how much ram and 1 HDD 320GB and a Scratch disk in a RAID configuration (4HDD's)

And the editing is mostly just seminars and so on, which is not too much.

Also another thing i found rather frustrating was that i could not for instance use another sound file and line it up as easily as on the mac.

So lotsa frustrations, where i used to take 5 hours or so to edit a video it takes me more than a day.

 

[Moklet Kcuf]

At the end of the day, it comes down to personal considerations, like the the primary intended uses of the computer, what you are prepared to compromise and how much you can afford.
You can't expect the 13" to work wonders, ideally a maxed out R50000 Macpro would be the finest choice for video editing. With a 13" MBP, I'm sure it will still take hours to Author a DVD and if you want to render a multi-layered 30 minute composite, it may take overnight.
As long as you have done your homework and are prepared for your choice's capabilities and limitations, you will have made the right choice.
As for taking a Macpro to the coffee shop, it could prove difficult