Response to What do I need to set up a good FCP 3 editing station?

You need to buy a G4 that is 500 Megs or higher. The real time editing effects will not work on anything slower. A dual processor is also nice. You can get a good used dual 500 cheap because of all the new G4's that just came out. A cheap way out for FCP 3 is buying version 1 and the upgrade on EBAY. You could end up with FCP 3 for under $400. I am fairly new to editing so this is about all the advice I can offer. Also, the real time editing effects in FCP3 are not truly real time. You can view any effect you want in real time, but the effect still has to render which is faster in the new program, but not real time.

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