General Q&A
Two hours of General Q&A
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00:00 Start
01:00 Any Black Friday deals that get your attention for today?
03:53 What would be the best use case for using Vmix to produce shows for organizations using Zoom, Team, or WebEx using Vmix calls for host and guest and the Vmix NDI output as a webcam in the conference for the audience? Is this a viable business model?
08:18 I have cable box with an HDMI output. I also use an Apple TV with audio going to HomePod Mini's. Is there a way to get audio from cable TV to the HomePod Mini's??
13:50 Office Hours is the standard for producing a pro virtual production on the internet. The broadcast television experience that the show’s core panelists possess is evident in the production value. What’s the workflow for the show, Pre to post show?
16:18 Reliable Coffee makers for road gigging, aeropress, Mr coffee, krupps, bunn?
19:29 Recently Alex mentioned a small electric screw driver, which one which brand?
21:41 Present company excluded, who are your favorite VO Actors or Narrators? I like Will Lyman (Frontline,) Stacy Keach (NOVA & others from PBS,) and John Facenda (NFL Films.)
24:18 If Apple were to have "Shot on iPhone" video contest, what might be the cost of entry in terms of gear? Will we need lower cost categories just like the Student Academy Awards? - [link]
28:15 The industry talks about LLMs being the “next big thing.” With the OpenAI boardroom drama, do you think tech companies will see that basing a product or service around someone else’s LLM just makes your product or service more vulnerable?
30:27 What are some good wireless in-ear-monitor systems (hardware/software) to support a distributed team producing a multi-location event?
34:13 I noticed when people start a screenshare in Zoom, the video feed goes slightly pixelated for a brief second. Why is that?
34:49 What is the best iPhone app for scanning a venue for measuring stage, ceiling height etc.? Ideally would be able to text over a file
37:07 Reuters are reporting that an undisclosed AGI breakthru may have been the catalyst for the Altman firing. Panel's thoughts?
38:23 What's your favorite/proudest moment of a "jury-rigged" solution: a time you had to solve a problem with less-than-ideal tools/equipment/resources?
45:26 Just got a Samsung T7 2TB ($99, B&H) My research shows the T5 selling for much more. Is this due to the cache issue?
46:23 What wireless microphones are best for recording vocals of football players during gameplay? Both entry level and god mode?
48:28 Shopping for new laptop for software mixing. Is there anyway to compare USB bandwidth to support external devices? For example, laptop A can handle more bandwidth and power over B.
51:45 I have two rack power conditioners with a ton of pigtails going into wall warts. These are hanging off the back and are making me nervous they’ll slowly come unplugged over time. What’s the solution to better secure and organize?
55:08 It is Black Friday, and I'm fighting activation issues on iZotope. I'm burned up to spend hours only to find they are not compatible with Sonoma. iLok, Apple Silicon, or... it never works. But they don't say anything on Black Friday sale!
57:45 Need help troubleshooting a recurring SRT glitch. A remote camera is sending SRT to the studio vMix. We regularly experience random "glitches" where audio gets dirty/breaks up forcing a retake. Our Peplink Routers are on both sides.
01:00:14 In a stereo audio workflow, is "input ganging" an industry standard term, or just for Allen & Heath consoles? Would Stereo Pairing be a better term to use with only two channels, or is it better to use Ganging even in vendor agnostic workflows?
01:00:51 I use 1080 PTZ and box cameras. To get the height and small footprint I mount them on light stands. At my last 2 outdoor event I put the stands on a box riser but the Bass and sometimes wind caused vibrations on the image. What stands can fix this..
01:06:07 3D Printing - what are you all printing? What is your favorite creation?
01:07:24 When I turn on an HDTV I usually see 1080p for a few seconds. My brother claims that Comcast only transmits 720p video unless you pay for 4K. I thought my FIOS normally sent 1080p. What’s the story on what gets send by the major cable companies?
01:11:43 What courses would you recommend for learning how to develop applications with an LLM? Would this be a good start? I'm comfortable with Python. ([link])
01:13:56 How did we end up with the 23.98 fps used in film editing on analog video formats? And do we still need to know these oddities of editing?