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We have a dual Athlon MP 1900. We are also using a Dual P3 600. Both have 1 GB ram and both are running Win 2K Service Pack 2. In and out is handled by a DDR. Both systems run dual monitors with a Matrox G400 and G450 display cards. Needless to say we've got lots of storage. I prefer to use the Primatte keyer, but if the footage is well shot, you can use the Color Difference keyer from the Production bundle with great success. Both systems will handle the HD just fine but the newer Athlon system is much faster rendering. The key is to work at 1/4 or 1/2 resolution for most of the set-up and only go to full resolution for final tweaks. Once we've established the effect we render small test sections to DV wide screen format (720 X 480 NTSC) and give the animation a quick check on our NTSC monitors. Then a final render is made. We always add another output module and render a DV copy so we can check the final movie before we take the time to transfer it to the HD deck with the DDR. DDR transfers are slow and this gives us a good way to make sure that everything is ok before tying up the equipment for a transfer. 

Hope this helps.