[DM-MUG] Re: Charity needs OS 10 disks.

[pegleg]

Hi all,

Thanks a bunch to everyone who is helping out with this project. It is
Ray Bowler's baby but Macs4Good is glad we can help out.

We could also use some iLife disks. So if you have upgraded your iLife
and don't need your old version disks please get them to Ray.

> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Charity needs OS 10 disks.
> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:54:20 -0500
> From: Jon Thompson <jon at mac-consultant.com>
> Reply-To: Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug at dmmug.org>
> To: Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug at dmmug.org>
> References: <p0624040cc0dbd5fd80e8@[10.0.1.2]>
>      <20C5D7ED-98A3-4D33-B8D1-89E1A48C5558 at mac.com>
>
> OSX _technically_ does not run on pre powermac G3 hardware.
>
> However, there is the ability to run it on these machines using
> XPostFacto.
> http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?
> page=XPostFacto3.html
>
> You have to deal with the slower bus of a 7600 and lack of
> accelerated graphics, unless you want to upgrade your video card too,
> which is difficult, as the cards that XPostFacto supports are long-
> discontinued.

We may have to use OS9 on the 7600 with Premiere software for video
capture. I have tried XPostfacto on the 7600 and it dose not like the
processor upgrade in that Mac. Besides Adobe Premiere with OS9 gives us
both options of capturing video from firewire and the 7600 composite
video input. It would be nice to make this all OSX but unless we have
another newer mac with firewire contributed, then that is the best we
have available.

The tricky part may be the conversion from Premiere to iMovie. Dose
anyone know what iMovie will import in file formats?

> I would strongly suggest just spending the money for some minis, if
> the nonprofit can afford it, as they are going to be much faster and
> more stable at what you want to do.

I believe that they are looking to go on the cheap so buying a new Mac
isn't an option but thanks anyway.

> Jon Thompson
> jthompson at greatapetrust.org
> 515.360.1351
>
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Bob Titus
Macs4Good project