Return-Path: Received: from gateway03.websitewelcome.com ([69.93.205.23] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4750234 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:15:50 +0200 Received: by gateway03.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 0EEE18BAB1A19; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:18:41 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway03.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 047478BAB19F9 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:18:41 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=60260 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SgTQG-0003UX-P1 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:18:40 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] Hackintosh worth the effort? Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:18:16 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <017f01cd4d09$62b9a370$282cea50$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0180_01CD4CE7.DBA98A10" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQDJ+XjERfnhWjD7IhSlHElQykmiEZkGHKBw Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:60260 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 5 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0180_01CD4CE7.DBA98A10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I really want to hear from people who may have been using such a setup to run After Effects in a high-end production environment. I run AE for Mac that a friend donated to me on my Hackintosh but it's not a high-powered box and obviously not my primary machine. It has been stable although I occasionally have boot issue if something odd is plugged into USB or firewire. Although you can build a very fast AE machine (faster than any shipping Mac) as Hackintosh, unless you buy a tested rig and stick to that hardware religiously, follow the build to the letter and don't update anything on the box until some else tests, it's a good bit riskier and more fragile than either a MacPro or Window 7 64-bit. Plus, it's a DIY box - i.e. no support and warranty like you would get a Mac, HP, Boxx, Dell workstation. Personally, unless the cost of moving to Windows was cost-prohibitive, I would use a DIY box that was Hackintosh ready primarily as a Win 7 64-box and dual boot with a Hackintosh - so you can boot into MacOS to work when you have to, but you still have a functioning machine if the Hackintosh breaks due to system updates or minor hardware changes. A neat situation would be a Hackintosh running on say a HP workstation - but given the EULA violations involved - that ends up being totally unsupported as well and not a realistic option (although some people have gone this route). stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick ------=_NextPart_000_0180_01CD4CE7.DBA98A10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> I really want to hear from people who may have been using = such a setup to run After Effects in a high-end production = environment.

 

I run AE for Mac that a friend donated to me on my Hackintosh but = it’s not a high-powered box and obviously not my primary machine. = It has been stable although I occasionally have boot issue if something = odd is plugged into USB or firewire.

 

Although you can build a very fast AE machine (faster than any = shipping Mac) as Hackintosh, unless you buy a tested rig and stick to = that hardware religiously, follow the build to the letter and = don’t update anything on the box until some else tests, it’s = a good bit riskier and more fragile than either a MacPro or Window 7 = 64-bit. Plus, it’s a DIY box – i.e. no support and warranty = like you would get a Mac, HP, Boxx, Dell = workstation.

 

Personally, unless the cost of moving to Windows was = cost-prohibitive, I would use a DIY box that was Hackintosh ready = primarily as a Win 7 64-box and dual boot with a Hackintosh – so = you can boot into MacOS to work when you have to, but you still have a = functioning machine if the Hackintosh breaks due to system updates or = minor hardware changes.


A neat situation would be a Hackintosh running on say a HP = workstation – but given the EULA violations involved – that = ends up being totally unsupported as well and not a realistic option = (although some people have gone this route).

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.sv2dcp.com/

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/=

 

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley Kubrick

 

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