Anyone using After Effects or workign w/video on a new iMac?

[complain jane]

Thoughts? Can't decide if I want to spend extra dough on double processors or save and get an iMac.

[Poiuyt]

1. Are you working professionally?

If so, then you should definately go for the dual Powermac. I'm using a dual 1.8ghz G5 for video (FCP, After Effects, Photoshop mostly) and its been great. The Powermacs have other advantages to video work besides speed (more RAM, 2 hard drives, better video cards, etc.)

[emulatorloo]

2. Old Benchmarks, but worth looking at: After Effects 6: render 10 frames

http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=/Benchmarks/121903/133/ae.html

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PM G5/1.6GHz (800MHz Frontside Bus)

Time in Seconds: 853
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PM G5/1.8GHz (900MHz Frontside Bus)

Time in Seconds: 744
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PM G5/2x 2.0GHz (1GHz Frontside Bus)

Time in Seconds: 356

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all the tests here:

http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=/Benchmarks/121903/main.html

[complain jane]

3. Yes, I'm using AE 6, Photoshop, etc.

and thanks for those benchmarks. Very helpful stuff.