For playback of your own video footage on a nice display, you will want something other than regular DV. DV would work fine if you were playing it through a MiniDV Camcorder to a TV, but the DV format defaults to low-quality for Quicktime playback. Encode it with Apple's MPEG-4, or 3ivx, or Sorenson 2/3.
Tiger should be quite usable on any Dual G4, especially with 1GB RAM. Having a supported video card is a definite usability concern. If you have an ATi Rage128 or better (B&W G3s & newer), that should be fine.
Apple's Quicktime 6 is great for OS 9. You can also add in the 3ivx codec for playback of DivX and XviD content. For AVI videos common on the internet, you'll also want the DivX Doctor to fix the MP3 audio track.
For reference, my Powerbook G3/500 plays 360p/24fps XviD content fine (primetime television), but has trouble with 30fps (sports).
-John
Tiger should be quite usable on any Dual G4, especially with 1GB RAM. Having a supported video card is a definite usability concern. If you have an ATi Rage128 or better (B&W G3s & newer), that should be fine.
Apple's Quicktime 6 is great for OS 9. You can also add in the 3ivx codec for playback of DivX and XviD content. For AVI videos common on the internet, you'll also want the DivX Doctor to fix the MP3 audio track.
For reference, my Powerbook G3/500 plays 360p/24fps XviD content fine (primetime television), but has trouble with 30fps (sports).
-John