Patrick Sheffield
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Dude… Those are paintings…
Patrick
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What happens then if you disconnect the ref, as your DVD player is not synced to it…?
Patrick
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Is there a reason you’re capturing analog from the DVD instead of using MPEG Streamclip?
If they’re protected DVDs, the MacroVision might be giving issues, but you said you have the same problem from a Beta Deck?
Patrick
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Biased recommend here:
Movie Color with the Day For Night preset does a pretty good job, but Motion does do a great job with the Lights…
Patrick
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Well, it served it’s purpose – viewing PAL stuff on an NTSC monitor…
But I wasn’t recommending it – just pointing out that the holy grail of hardware conversion is a silly classification.
Patrick
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Hardware doesn’t necessarily mean better, btw…
I’ve got a $99 box that converts between sizes and frame rates and it does not look great.
Compressor, OTOH, does an excellent job and it’s all software.
Just my 2¢
Patrick
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I’ve had people use Digital Cover-Up to reduce shiny skin…. completely erased a highlight from a bald head.
Patrick
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The amazing Adam Wilt has written extensively about this:
https://provideocoalition.com/index.php/apple/story/fxscript_fcps_most_under_appreciated_feature/
Check it out. Oh, and btw, not ALL plugins are especially expensive. I (of course) think my own are particularly reasonable and give some away for free. Graeme Nattress‘s Big Box O Tricks is a real bargain.
Patrick
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The point of my post is this – If you have the technical knowledge to build and maintain a Hackintosh, you know the answer to “Can FCP run on a Hackintosh”.
You can’t build a hackintosh expecting a real Mac. Yes, it is every bit as powerful as a Mac, but I would ONLY EVER recommend it to a hobbyist. Unless you know your way around kexts and injectors and DSDT and com.apple.boot.plist and chmod, etc… this is not the place to spend a lot of money.
If you INSIST on doing building a Hackintosh, start small. You can build a simple setup for $250 – once you get that working and understand it, you can build your behemoth.
And for GODS SAKE, buy the OS… Apple deserves at least that.
Don’t get me wrong – I’ve built many hackintoshes, but they are NOT as reliable or as trouble free as my real Mac. Doesn’t mean I don’t like them. But if you price out an EXACTLY configured Mac and PC, you’ll find the Mac is a bargain.
An economical Hackintosh exists in an area that Apple doesn’t service – i.e. cheaper cases, less powerful CPUs, slower memory, fewer processors, etc.
Apple makes their hardware and the OS, so they can ensure there are no conflicts. If you want the true Mac experience, buy a mac. If you want a reasonable facsimile, and are willing to put in the time and effort, build a hack.
Patrick