i tried hex editing, but I couldnt find the string that website was refering to. how do you find them?
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Running iLife '08 on a G4 Mac
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Same with mine. I have a G4 1.67GHz PowerBook with 2GB of RAM. When I went to install iLife 08, I got a message saying that my computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements.
Remember on the Price is Right, the sound that they play when someone gets something wrong? That's what I heard in my head.
How does iPhoto 08 perform on a G4 compared to the previous version? It's the only app in the iLife suite I really use (besides iTunes), but it's also prone to slowdowns as the library grows. A noticable decrease in performance might put me off from upgrading (although I slight one might be acceptable).
I haven't noticed any loss in performance. Really, it's just iPhoto 7 with an added sorting option: events.
Thanks for the tip - got iMovie '08 to launch, but just an FYI for anyone else out there who would like to give iMovie a spin on a G4 mini, iMovie requires Core Image support beyond what the 9200 can provide. I guess I'll have to wait till next month when I get a new iMac. 
According to Apple at http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/coreimage/
Core Image-capable graphics cards include:
* ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
* ATI Radeon 9550, 9650, 9600, 9600 XT, 9800 XT, X800 XT
* nVidia GeForce FX Go 5200
* nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
* nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL
Core Image-capable graphics cards include:
* ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
* ATI Radeon 9550, 9650, 9600, 9600 XT, 9800 XT, X800 XT
* nVidia GeForce FX Go 5200
* nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
* nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL
I tried that too, but no luck, anyone know how to find those strings in HexEdit?
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It was the universal edition that came in our store, and im on a PPC using a PPC version of HexEdit.
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After reading these posts on the iMOVIE8 and the G4 PBs, and the G5s Intell I am wayyyy too confused to understand. I am running an ol' G4....uhmmmm I believe its a 1.68 GHz (?) or something like it, (yes yes I know I should know what I have) running on OSX 10.3.9 It's not a power book but a great G4.
The iMOVIE that I have runs great, used it once to try it out!! I am waiting till year's end to do a major upgrade to my system!
Now my question is, should I buy a new Mac or should I keep my G4 (which I preffer) and upgrade the inside (OS too) without shelling the xtra $$$ for a new Intell Mac!? I would like to especially hear from those who have the G4s!!
Many thanks
I Did It!!!! Whoo
Hello gents, I a clever little hacker got SOME of Ilife 08 working on my G4 dual 1.8 GHZ machine (only 768 mb ram) this is how. Use PACIFIST and extract the files manually, it takes a while but who cares, I curently have Garageband and iweb running, and am moving on to do more, For some reason IMOVIE DOES NOT EXTRACT, so yeah enjoy
Hello gents, I a clever little hacker got SOME of Ilife 08 working on my G4 dual 1.8 GHZ machine (only 768 mb ram) this is how. Use PACIFIST and extract the files manually, it takes a while but who cares, I curently have Garageband and iweb running, and am moving on to do more, For some reason IMOVIE DOES NOT EXTRACT, so yeah enjoy
Hello gents, I a clever little hacker got SOME of Ilife 08 working on my G4 dual 1.8 GHZ machine (only 768 mb ram) this is how. Use PACIFIST and extract the files manually, it takes a while but who cares, I curently have Garageband and iweb running, and am moving on to do more, For some reason IMOVIE DOES NOT EXTRACT, so yeah enjoy
Um, every part of iLife '08 except for iMovie runs perfectly well on a G4. iMovie is the only application that requires a G5 or Intel Mac - all the other iLife '08 apps require G4 or better.
Running the iLife '08 versions of Garageband and iWeb on a G4 is well within the system requirements.
Time to take a chill pill.
I currently have from the iLife '08 suite:
-Garageband
-iPhoto
-iWeb
Running on my iBook G4, iMovie won't run and I don't have a Superdrive so I didn't install iDVD. How'd I do it you ask? I put the install disk in the drive and double clicked the installer. There's no need for Pacifist because everything bar iMovie will run fine on a G4 (iDVD needs a 733MHz G4 but still, it'll run.)