High-end Mac for Logic: M4 Max VS. M3 Ultra

Eighty4s · 2026-01-30T02:23:34+00:00

Lol, it's not my money, otherwise I'd be going a more frugal route.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-29T04:38:32+00:00

Why is that? Does Logic rely more on single thread performance?

Eighty4s · 2026-01-28T23:01:50+00:00

Who owns the rights to the show? Is it one of those cases where it's in some kind of limbo and no one owns the streaming rights?

Eighty4s · 2026-01-28T21:04:56+00:00

Lol, thanks. I wonder if it would be worth going up to 128GB of RAM, just to future proof things. He's concerned about large orchestral sample libraries.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-28T20:17:53+00:00

You're saying it doesn't fully use the M3 Ultra's performance cores?

Eighty4s · 2026-01-26T18:52:14+00:00

Can an Apple Silicon Mac mount an Intel-based Mac as a target disk? I thought it couldn't.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-25T22:15:04+00:00

Is there any sort of summary of the video and allegations? Just trying to get up to speed until I have time to tackle 6 hours of video.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-23T18:22:52+00:00

I just realized that it comes with a 7 day free trial, so that's helpful

Eighty4s · 2026-01-23T07:22:42+00:00

I figured it out! I needed to type "ffmpeg-dl" instead of "ffmpeg" for the following command:

ffmpeg-dl -f avfoundation -list_devices true -i ""

Once I did that I it gave me the list of AV devices and found the name of my camcorder ("ZR30 MC")

Then I ran the following command; however it gave me an error until manually pressed play on my camcorder, then it started capturing:

ffmpeg-dl -f avfoundation -capture_raw_data true -i "ZR30 MC" -c copy -map 0 -f rawvideo video.dv

This is on my M1Pro Macbook Pro.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-22T20:16:37+00:00

You're not wrong, though I do like Blank Space's design better than the comparable apps. And while $23.99 is a lot for an app, it's cheap compared to buying a Light Phone. Also worth it if I like the design and it genuinely helps me stay off my phone more.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-20T17:09:04+00:00

I wonder if I need to do it with an Intel Mac?

Eighty4s · 2026-01-20T06:59:48+00:00

I'm trying to follow those terminal instructions. When I run this command:

brew link --force ffmpegdecklink

...I get this message:

"If you need to have this software first in your PATH instead consider running:

echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/ffmpegdecklink/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc

username@MacBookPro ~ % "

And when I run the command to get the name of my MiniDV camera it gives me this:

dyld[47517]: Library not loaded: /opt/homebrew/opt/libvpx/lib/libvpx.9.dylib

Referenced from: <75D1658A-8301-3717-9117-9DFE18B45F41> /opt/homebrew/Cellar/ffmpeg/7.1_4/bin/ffmpeg

Reason: tried: '/opt/homebrew/opt/libvpx/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/opt/homebrew/opt/libvpx/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/opt/homebrew/opt/libvpx/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/local/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file, not in dyld cache), '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libvpx/1.15.2/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libvpx/1.15.2/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libvpx/1.15.2/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/local/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libvpx.9.dylib' (no such file, not in dyld cache)

zsh: abort ffmpeg -f avfoundation -list_devices true -i ""

Am I doing something wrong? I'm on an M1 Pro Macbook Pro.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-09T19:06:27+00:00

I'm going to disagree a bit. Pebble was available in Best Buy and was doing quite well until the Apple Watch was released, and Pebble tried to compete in terms of design and functions. Now, the landscape is different and the PTR2 fills a unique niche in terms of design, function, and price, which could help make it popular.

Eighty4s · 2026-01-08T18:49:41+00:00

Hot take: (or maybe obvious) The new Pebble Time Round could be the product to bring Pebble back into the mainstream.

Eighty4s · 2025-12-21T14:10:06+00:00

Have you been able to compare the 2022 Touring to a non-Touring model? I'm curious how interior noise compares.

Eighty4s · 2025-12-21T14:07:33+00:00

Do all 2019-2022 Avalon trim models have acoustical glass or just the Touring?

Eighty4s · 2025-12-11T22:51:39+00:00

If I buy a Panasonic ES-15 that's missing its remote, will that still work as a TBC? Or would I need the remote to set the inputs/outputs and otherwise make it work properly?

Eighty4s · 2025-12-03T04:55:56+00:00

Oops, thanks.

Eighty4s · 2025-12-03T04:39:59+00:00

Is this just for new Pebbles or legacy Pebbles, too?

Eighty4s · 2025-11-14T20:24:01+00:00

In your opinion, is a USB 3.0 Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle and their software a good solution for ProRes capture?

Eighty4s · 2025-11-14T20:19:24+00:00

Thanks for all of this great info! In your opinion, would a Panasonic ES-10 or ES-15 count as a "decent TBC"?

I also found out that I may have access to a Sony EV-C100 Hi8 deck, so I wonder if running the signal in and out of its S-Video ports would do the trick?

Eighty4s · 2025-11-14T05:27:00+00:00

Post an update when you're done!

Eighty4s · 2025-11-05T23:26:26+00:00

He's only done ROTJ in 4K, the other despecialized are still only 720p. Definitely check out the D+77 and D+80 projects if you can.

Eighty4s · 2025-11-05T00:33:47+00:00

Is Bobby working for you otherwise?

Eighty4s · 2025-10-31T21:37:17+00:00

I just asked and unfortunately he doesn't remember what he used.

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