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Completely Machinima S1 Special: How to Build a Machinima PC

Ricky Grove Podcast Episodes April 23, 2021 1 Comment

Phil Rice and Ricky Grove discuss building a PC specifically for machinima production and post-production. They start with the GPU and work their way through an entire PC build adding tips and techniques for making a great machinima workstation PC.

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Phil’s PC Build

Budget: $2,000

Components

CPU: Intel Core i9-10900F 10 Core LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset)
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Turbo Edition
Mobo: ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming Z490 (WiFi 6) LGA 1200 (Intel 10th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX PC Case
RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz (PC4-21300)
Power: Rosewill Gaming 80 Plus Bronze 850W Full Modular Power Supply
CPU Cool (non-stock): Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO V2 CPU Air Cooler
Primary Storage: WD_Black SN750 1TB NVMe Internal Gaming SSD – Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND – WDS100T3X0C
Additional Storage: 3 X Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD – SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5″/7mm, Up to 560 MB/s – WDS100T2B0A (2 in RAID 1 + 1 standalone)
Operating System: Windows 10 Home

Note: Phil’s build is very much a multi-role machine… 1) machinima / animation creation, 3) live streaming to Twitch and YouTube, 3) video editing – sometimes 4K footage, and 4) DAW (digital audio workstation), so he had some extra storage needs that may be extreme for most setups. That’s also the reason for his insistence on 32GB of RAM.

Actual Price = $2,030 + tax

Ricky’s PC Build

Budget: $1,000-$1,200

Components

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Mobo: GIGABYTE X570 I AORUS Pro Wi-Fi
Case: Lian Li Mid-Tower Chassis mATX Computer
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000)
Power: Corsair RM 750 Series, 80+ Gold Certified 750W Fully Modular Power Supply
CPU Cool (non-stock): Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU Air Cooler
Storage: Samsung EVO 970 1TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2-2280 Internal Solid State Drive
Operating System: Windows 10 Home

Actual Price = $1,530 (oops)

Additional Items:

Intel Core Processors
AMD Ryzen Processors
Mushkin Memory
Crucial Memory Advisor Tool
AMD Graphics Cards
NVIDIA Graphics Cards
Parts Vendor: Newegg
Parts Vendor: B&H Photo
Parts Vendor: Amazon
Parts Vendor: CDW
Parts Vendor: Micro Center
ARCTIC MX-4 (4 Grams) – Thermal Compound Paste
Energizer LED Headlamp (“miner’s light”)
Grounding Wrist Strap
LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Super Multi Ultra Slim Portable DVD Writer Drive
Website / community for DIY PC builders: diybuildpc.com (Phil manages this site/community, which is very new)
Article/Video: The Many Types of RAM
Article/Video: Common PC Building Mistakes Made By Beginners

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 5 Discussion (April 2021)

Ricky Grove Podcast Episodes April 15, 2021 Leave a reply

S1 Ep 5 Machinima Discussion & Show Notes

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a long-form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special “Build a Machinima PC” podcast (April 22).

This episode was produced by Ricky Grove joined by hosts Phil Rice, Tracy Harwood, and Damien Valentine.

Summary: After Ricky’s Milan Machinima Festival report he brings up a question that was put to one of the Festival jurors (Henry Lowood – “…has machinima dissolved into the larger culture of streaming and game videos“) and then asks the other hosts their opinion. The next topic for discussion is the status and quality of the “Let’s Play” machinima in 2021. Phil has particularly good insights. Finally, the gang takes on a contemporary topic that might impact machinima creators in “What the Hell is NFT?“. As usual, Tracy has the best insights on this topic.

Contact and Feedback for this show: https://completelymachinima.com/#talk

Timecode for this Episode

00:00:38
Damien’s newest Episode of his machinima series, “Star Wars: Heir to the Empire” is out

00:02:32
Ricky’s Report on the Milan Machinima Festival

00:07:15
Ricky’s fav Milan Festival film “Fire Underground” by NIck Crockett

00:09:50
First discussion question, “..has machinima dissolved into the larger culture of streaming and game videos?“

00:10:36
Tracy’s answer

00:16:22
Phil’s take

00:23:17
Damien’s response

00:25:26
Ricky’s answer

00:32:14
Second question, “Is Let’s Play just game-play, or is it a more significant type of machinima?”

00:40:09
Ricky on a Let’s Play machinima at the Milan Machinima Festival

00:47:23
Phil on shooting “Father Frags Best”

00:52:44
Third question, “What the hell is NFT?”

01:06:50
Tracy nails the NFT question

Are we just all full of shit? Please contact us! We are desperately hoping to be told off in no uncertain terms. Phil especially is stressed because he reads all of the bot spam being posted as comments. Please help save Phil’s sanity, for God’s sake!

Completely Machinima Interview: Slavo Strangeovich

Ricky Grove Podcast Episodes April 10, 2021 Leave a reply

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a long-form podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special “Build a Machinima PC” podcast (April 22).

This episode was produced by Ricky Grovejoined by hosts Phil Rice, Tracy Harwood, and Damien Valentine.

Summary: Ricky interviews Slavo Strangeovich (formerly known as m dot strange) about his new game “Nightmare Puppeteer”, which is actually a great machinima-creation tool.

Contact and Feedback for this show: https://completelymachinima.com/#talk

Fully detailed and link-infused notes for this episode are available at:
Address is coming

Slavo Interview

Imagination Rabbit Youtube channel

https://bit.ly/2QJkjpA

Nightmare Puppeteer on Steam-like

Nightmare Puppeteer on Steam (steampowered.com)

Nightmare Puppeteer website

Nightmare Puppeteer

Time links

1:31 Sets in Nightmare Puppeteer

3:35 Running Man set

5:35 Slavo corrects Ricky: He outsourced set creation like a good capitalist

6:48 Slavo on “Rando” characters and their use in Nightmare Puppeteer

8:28 Public response to Nightmare Puppeteer

9:28 Ricky can’t read his own handwriting but asks question anyway

10:17 Twitch Integration

12:53 Fast overview on how to create machinima in Nightmare Puppeteer

14:38 How to record video in Nightmare Puppeteer

15:31 Hidden features in Nightmare Puppeteer

17:48 How to bring in custom content

19:45 Ricky’s Strange Opera idea and how to remove singers voice from a recording

21:14 Aida with Caruso and music credits

link to Caruso recording at archive.org (public domain

https://bit.ly/39lvnj4

Completely Machinima S1 Ep 4 Machinima Films (April 2021)

Ricky Grove Podcast Episodes April 8, 2021 Leave a reply

CM S1 Ep 4 Machinima Film Selection & Show Notes

And Now For Something Completely Machinima is a podcast devoted to machinima (movies made in game engines), real-time technologies, and virtual reality. This month (April 2021) we are splitting our podcast into four sections which will post once a week: Machinima News (April 1), Machinima Films (April 8), Machinima Discussion (April 15), and a Special “Build a Machinima PC” podcast (April 22).

Episode 3 was produced by Ricky Grove joined by hosts Phil Rice, Tracy Harwood, and Damien Valentine.

Summary: All four podcast hosts present their machinima film picks with Phil going first followed by Ricky then Tracy and closing with Damien’s pick. General discussion of each film follows its presentation. Film discussion leads to a general chat on copyright and youtube. There is also a brisk discussion of the satirical “Let’s Play” machinima genre.

Contact and Feedback for this show: https://completelymachinima.com/#talk

Machinima Film Selections

00:42 Phil’s film pick: “Paws” by acagnoroprod
https://youtu.be/t3GmLQeoCtM

9:30 Ricky’s first film pick “Ghost Bois” by Spooktergeist
https://youtu.be/Phx0fdT96DU

The Spooktergeist – YouTube

14:18 Ricky’s second film pick “Justice.exe” by Oddboy_Eman
https://youtu.be/Am_41wM5FQU

Oddboy_Eman’s Youtube channel

Nightmare Puppeteer Machinima Creation Application

19:11 Tracy’s film pick “ SONS OF SKYRIM: PART II (ELDER SCROLLS V SKYRIM MACHINIMA)” by Egrif
https://youtu.be/VYMY8jzSEVE

Egrif’s Youtube channel

22:30 Phil on copyright and fair use
39:32 Damien’s film pick “The Worst City Ever” by Kilian Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o1AEzn28j4

Kilian Experience YouTube channel

44:31 Phil on “Let’s Play” machinima and satire

End

Music Credits

Closing Film Music

Midnight Chill by xcreenplay (freesound.org)

Completely Machinima Interview: Scott Tanner

Ricky Grove Podcast Episodes April 4, 2021 Leave a reply

CM Interview with Scott Tanner Show Notes

Scott Tanner is, along with Chris Stapleton, the creator of Cine Guru, a cut-scene creation tool that is associated with Game Guru. We were all intrigued by this new application which looks quite smart. Tracy spent some time talking about Cine Guru and its future developments.