Return-Path: Received: from [70.85.130.11] (HELO gateway15.websitewelcome.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5159135 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:10:58 +0200 Received: by gateway15.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id D2E75621CF1C; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:22:23 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator3190.hostgator.com (gator3190.hostgator.com [198.57.247.154]) by gateway15.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1BBA621CE9B for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:22:23 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.163.5.74] (port=53042 helo=Neptune) by gator3190.hostgator.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V3t1S-0002Q8-9a for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:22:23 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] Switching to hackintosh Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:22:24 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <009501ce8c90$f5190540$df4b0fc0$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0096_01CE8C6F.6E09D640" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQIMXvECwueAqjQwLNKUuaWOlIL/jZkAY7yA Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator3190.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) [24.163.5.74]:53042 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 9 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IzMTkwLmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0096_01CE8C6F.6E09D640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, if you get Hackintosh friendly parts up front =E2=80=93 a smart = idea =E2=80=93 a dual boot Hackintosh can be a good solution especially = with apps like CC that you transfer activations easily. SSD dual boot = would be pretty fast to go back and forth. =20 stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 =20 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ =20 A film is =E2=80=93 or should be =E2=80=93 more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what=E2=80=99s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. =E2=80=93Stanley Kubrick =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf = Of Patrick Siemer Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 2:53 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Switching to hackintosh =20 Thank you Stephen,=20 I think I will follow your advice. I have never had a windows machine, and am actually excited about = building it myself. This will be my primary machine for a while, i may = just delay the hackintosh part so I can just get to work. I just ordered the GtxTitan card. Am going to order the rest today. All = the components will be hackintosh friendly, so I should be good when I = decide to hackintosh it later =20 Take care, =20 =20 =20 =20 On Jul 29, 2013, at 11:33 AM, "Stephen van Vuuren" = wrote: I would be inclined to do Windows (Windows 7 that is) vs. Hackintosh for = a primary machine for the reason of ease of upgrades, adding, removing = hardware etc. Hackintosh is delicate build require lots of manual care = and feeding during any type of changes plus a lot of time up front to = configure. =20 Any the cross platform differences are not a big deal especially if you = find the right mix of utilities. I=E2=80=99ve got both and think a = Hackintosh is good secondary machine. Only go primary if you=E2=80=99ve = got time to tinker or a IT wonk to keep it happy. =20 stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 =20 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ =20 A film is =E2=80=93 or should be =E2=80=93 more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what=E2=80=99s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. =E2=80=93Stanley Kubrick =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf = Of Patrick Siemer Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 12:53 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] Switching to hackintosh =20 Well I can't wait any longer, and I must replace an aging Mac Pro. I have decided to go Hackintosh or maybe Windows if that does not work = smoothly. I have seen the benchmarks at Teddy's site and am impressed with = multiple graphics card performance. (Thank you for all that work Teddy!) I am leaning towards a single card for now and leaving room for another = later. Would love to know what you all think of the gtx Titan for after = effects use.=20 I will also be doing lots of C4D. I am leaning towards pairing it with an i7 3930 processor hex core. It = is cheaper than two cards. I want a bulldozer for pushing pixels around. Any opinions? =20 Thanks in Advance! =20 Patrick Siemer =20 tapeandglue.com vimeo.com/siemer flickr.com/photos/patrix =20 =20 =20 who cares if this was sent from an iPad=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0096_01CE8C6F.6E09D640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yes, if you get Hackintosh friendly parts up front =E2=80=93 a smart = idea =E2=80=93 a dual boot Hackintosh can be a good solution especially = with apps like CC that you transfer activations easily. SSD dual boot = would be pretty fast to go back and forth.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/=

http://www.sv2dcp.com/<= /b>

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

 

A film is =E2=80=93 or should be =E2=80=93 more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what=E2=80=99s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

=E2=80=93Stanley Kubrick

 

From:= = After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of = Patrick Siemer
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 2:53 = PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] = Switching to hackintosh

 

Thank = you Stephen, 

I think = I will follow your advice.

I have never had a windows machine, and am actually = excited about building it myself.  This will be my primary machine = for a while, i may just delay the hackintosh part so I can just get to = work.

I just ordered the = GtxTitan card. Am going to order the rest today. All the components will = be hackintosh friendly, so I should be good when I decide to hackintosh = it later

 

Take care,

 

 

 

 <= /o:p>


On Jul 29, 2013, at 11:33 AM, = "Stephen van Vuuren" <stephen@sv2studios.com> = wrote:

I would be inclined to do Windows (Windows 7 that is) vs. Hackintosh = for a primary machine for the reason of ease of upgrades, adding, = removing hardware etc. Hackintosh is delicate build require lots of = manual care and feeding during any type of changes plus a lot of time up = front to configure.

 

Any the cross platform differences are not a big deal especially if = you find the right mix of utilities. I=E2=80=99ve got both and think a = Hackintosh is good secondary machine. Only go primary if you=E2=80=99ve = got time to tinker or a IT wonk to keep it = happy.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/

http://www.sv2dcp.com/

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= o:p>

 

A film is =E2=80=93 or should be =E2=80=93 more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what=E2=80=99s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

=E2=80=93Stanley Kubrick

 

 

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vimeo.com/siemer

 

 

 

 who cares if this was sent from an = iPad 




 

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