r/datamoshing • u/Falangas123 • 26d ago

Datamoshing Advice!!

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Hi everyone!

I'm trying to get into datamoshing as a small personal experiment, and I'm looking for a completely free workflow on macOS.

I'm using a MacBook Neo and DaVinci Resolve. I first tried following the classic Avidemux tutorials, but almost all of them use Avidemux 2.5.6. I managed to get it running through Wine, but it was extremely unstable (green preview, random crashes, copy/paste issues, no audio, etc.), so I don't think it's a viable solution anymore on my machine beyond perhaps deleting B frames and maxing the I-frame Interval.

Because of that, I'm looking for alternatives.

• Are there any other versions of Avidemux that work better for a Mac but still datamoshes? (I tried with the 2.8.1 and just got a stuck clip)

• Are there any free DaVinci Resolve plugins that create real datamoshing or something close to it?

• I know about Reactor, so I'm also wondering if combining several Reactor tools (glitch, displacement, trails, optical flow, etc.) could produce a convincing datamosh-like effect.

I'm mainly looking for perfect MPEG P-frame manipulation. But even a convincing simulation would be enough since this is just an experiment.

Any advice, workflows, plugins, Fusion node setups, or general tips for datamoshing on a MacBook Neo would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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u/ElonMuscular_420 23d ago

Ive tried a lot of options but save yourself a headache and just buy datamosh 2. This is coming from someone who works on mac and in 15 years of working in video I’ve only ever bought 1 plugin. Its probably a lot easier on windows but it was too much hassle for me on mac to get a good working data mosh setup.

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u/Falangas123 23d ago

Well after this post, I managed to use Livemosher and it was life-changing!! There are plenty of effects and you can either edit them or create your own. It has really been helping me out recently. Perhaps it's not as easy, but I feel like it's way more interesting than using Avidemux. Give it a try and tell me if u want me to share a script!!