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G4+Canon XL-1

X-Petter_Brox
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Sep 23, 1999, 1:22 PM

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I’m thinking of purchasing a G4 (450 Mhz/20Gb Ultra ATA) and a Canon XL-1 for making short educational and industrial videos (10-15 min.). Will I be able to import and export the DV via the FireWire port, and edit it in the G4 without problems and without any extra hardware? And if not, what will I need? Which software should I use? (Premiere, EditDV, FinalCut...)
I have also been considering the Cassie, but I need a second Mac anyway...
Hope someone can give me advice about this.
Petter

X-biff
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Sep 23, 1999, 7:22 PM

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The least problematic would be EditDV (new v1.6). It
works with G4's and Apple's built in firewire. Very
solid program.
Final Cut doesn't work yet w/G4's, and who knows about Premiere
(I've given up with that one).
Don't know what the Cassie is.

X-Brad
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Oct 11, 1999, 1:45 AM

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Re: G4+Canon XL-1, No it doesn't [In reply to]	Can't Post

EditDV may work with Yosemite G4's, but it just crashes on Sawtooth G4's.

X-Mike_Sprecher
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Mar 27, 2000, 4:52 AM

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: EditDV may work with Yosemite G4's, but it just crashes on Sawtooth G4's.
It does not if you plug in and turn on a DV camera. I.e. before you start EditDV, turn on a DV camera on the firewire bus.