Hi,
I have a Mac G3 (blue and white tower) running Mac OS 9.2 and FCP3.
I was wondering what my choices were for dvd burners and authoring software. I hear there is only 1 burner that works really well with FCP. Pioneer i think?
I have heard great things about iDVD but it only runs on OSX. Does DVD studio Pro work on OS 9.2? I hear it is a complicated program. Any suggestions for other simple to use DVD authoring programs?
I would like to upgrade to OSX but have heard that my blue/white G3 will have problems with it and will not utilize it properly. I have seen G4 upgrade thiings in mac mall magazines, but have heard that there is so much more to upgrade that it is not cost efficient to upgrade but rather buy a new G4 system. I am taking into consideration RAM upgrades for G4, G4 processor, and many expenses I do not know of. But if I were to sell my G3 tower I wouldn't get very much money. Maybe 1/4 what I paid for it 4 years ago.
Anyone successfully upgraded to a G4 from G3? How did you do it and what was the cost of such a big step? How has it worked out for you? I have waited this long because I am a beleiver in the old "If it ain't broke don't fix it" idea, but I feel I am already being left behind and since I do this for a career I need to be able to provide DVDs to my clients witout outsourcing.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks ahead of time from a long time (4 years) FCP user and fan. Karina