Post your desk!

[RCBH928]

@the7k wats the idwa behind a cola in a jar?

@crtgamer
wat do u use that retro imac for? willing to sell


still no 1 beats the op

[BRIK]

I edit videos with this computer.

Ah sweet. Where does one purchase one of those?

[RyaNtheSlayA]

@the7k wats the idwa behind a cola in a jar?

@crtgamer
wat do u use that retro imac for? willing to sell


still no 1 beats the op

Heh thanks.

There's mah desk. Some claymation stuff and books to the left and my MAC on the right. My mouse pad is a black piece of cardstock duct taped to my desk.
I edit videos with this computer.

But... isn't that a Core Duo? How long does it take you? I gather you must be working with standard def content then?

[BRIK]

But... isn't that a Core Duo? How long does it take you? I gather you must be working with standard def content then?

I do editing on a dual core computer (Windows), in HD as well. It's not ideal, but its functional.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

But... isn't that a Core Duo? How long does it take you? I gather you must be working with standard def content then?

I do editing on a dual core computer (Windows), in HD as well. It's not ideal, but its functional.

It's not so much about just having 2 cores (I edit lots of videos on my MacBook Pro for instance). But the original Core Duo is agonizingly slow for that now. Though I think they did make 17" C2D white iMacs for a while.

[scarper]

There's mah desk. Some claymation stuff and books to the left and my MAC on the right. My mouse pad is a black piece of cardstock duct taped to my desk.
I edit videos with this computer.

But... isn't that a Core Duo? How long does it take you? I gather you must be working with standard def content then?

It actually works great. I've edited standard def and HD with Final Cut and everything has always ran smoothly. Of course, I shouldn't have ANY other programs running at the same time, except maybe the internet browser, but it still works perfectly.

Probably gonna get a MacBook with better specs for college though. I have a feeling film school's gonna be a bit more hardcore about that thing.

[CRTGAMER]

@crtgamer
wat do u use that retro imac for? willing to sell

Browsing online, previewing DVDs, playing Retro OS9/OSX Mac games and MacMame. Sorry no sale, I like the looks of the old CRT iMac. I even keep a spare in the other room, both upgraded with an internal DVD reader.

[RCBH928]

@crtgamer

i am happy to hear you actually use it, are they still good to browse?
is it even possible to go on youtube with them?
is it possible to have wifi?

Did any of the internal parts malfunction and you had to change them?
you bought new or used?


@scraper
is that a core 2 duo , or core duo is core duo?
mine is a macbook same processor. I am amazed how this stuff when its new
is advertised like "super speed and fast"
few years later its inadequate
I mean when those processors were out(2007), HD video was all over the internet
so it should handle videoediting easily.

Any way I wanted to ask if you are a video editor.
I always saw people video editing on laptops, where I recall my top of the line imac
had problems with it. is it really possible to edit a video project on a laptop given the whole processor and ram power it needs not to mention the HUGE amounts of harddrive space needed and sketch space or whatever its called

[RyaNtheSlayA]

@]
I mean when those processors were out(2007), HD video was all over the internet
so it should handle videoediting easily.

Playing HD video is a lot less intensive than encoding HD video.

[CRTGAMER]

@crtgamer

i am happy to hear you actually use it, are they still good to browse?
is it even possible to go on youtube with them?
is it possible to have wifi?

Did any of the internal parts malfunction and you had to change them?
you bought new or used?

The iMac CRT G3 is pretty amazing for such an old computer. Firewire, USB, Ethernet and even Wifi with an Airport or USB WiFi attachment. I like it not only for the Retro look, but support for OS9 games. It also dual boots OSX 10.4 which keeps it up to date for online browsing and recent utilities such as MS Office. Any USB device gets picked up without any drivers needed including keyboards, mice, bluetooth, external DVD writers, memory sticks, camera sticks and various USB game controllers. NO DRIVER INSTALL NEEDED!

Some G3 CRT iMac monitors do fail, but there is a connector for an external VGA monitor. Its an okay browsing computer, but slow on heavy scripted java sites and Youtube is very choppy. But OSX has a capture routine, so I can save a Youtube video for offline full speed play. Forget playing modern games unless a flash game online. Considering its only a 500mhz computer it actually runs pretty decent with most OSX applications. Also DVD movies run with no hesitation.

From my mini guide in my CRT vs LCD signature link:

CRT vs LCD HD and More Guides

If you're using Safari, there's an easy way to download YouTube videos. Open the page with the movie and press Command-Option-A, which shows the Activity window. If you're also loading other sites, you'll see a list of them: scroll until you find the YouTube page and click on the arrow to show details about what is being loaded.

You will certainly notice an element whose size is over 0.5MB (most of the time, over 5MB). Double-click on it (even if it is still loading), and Safari will download it. When the download is over, navigate to the file in the Finder (which will probably be called get_video) and add the extension .flv to its name. Now you can play it with VLC or with QuickTime (only if you have Perian installed).

@ kingmohd84 - I noticed you have another thread concerning Retro PCs. You can go with DOS Box or do it the real way. Back at the above link, There is another mini guide about using older operating systems with multiple slide out boot drive bays.