Hi Folks,

I am building systems for Ultimate Frisbee streaming. Budgets are a limitation, we also often fly to the locations. We are often outside under tents etc. pretty good testing ground for tech!

Currently using a custom built "Stream Tubs" full PC built into a Pelican case, PCIE capture cards.

Have started using/ testing Thunderbolt capture cards with laptops. (Both direct capture cards and in Thunderbolt PCIE cages.) This is much more portable is a plus, have had some instances of the capture device disconnecting while in use. I suspect bumping the connector and a raindrop in the connector are some of the reasons for the drop outs.

I was wondering if anyone has been using Thunderbolt capture devices over a long period and how much you trust them or any tips!

Hi! I’m planning to buy a Stream Deck for my MacBook, but I also regularly connect to several Windows machines via RDP using Windows App on an Apple Silicon MacBook.

I’d like to use one Stream Deck to control both my Mac locally and multiple remote Windows VMs.

For example:

• Button 1 → perform a local action on my Mac (open an app, type text, run a script, etc.)
• Button 2 → open a specific .rdp file on my Mac and connect to a VM, then launch a specific application there (possibly using VICREO?)
• Button 3 → launch a different application on another VM
• Button 4 → perform an action on a specific Windows VM (open an app, type text, run a script, etc.)

Basically, I want some buttons to control my Mac locally, while other buttons control different Windows VMs remotely.

To make things a little more complicated, I have several separate VMs that I would like to control from the same Stream Deck.

I’ve been looking at Bitfocus Companion and Companion Satellite. From what I understand, I could run Companion on a Windows VM and use Satellite on my Mac to control it.

Is it possible to have some buttons control remote Windows VMs via Companion/Satellite or other program/solution, while other buttons perform local actions directly on the Mac?

I don’t have the Stream Deck yet, so I’d like to make sure this setup is possible before buying one.

Thanks!

Hi there,

I am looking to create something like this. It is a run and gun live grade rig (video switcher, Caldigit, LUT box, router). I am pretty confident with every aspect of how to construct it, it except for how to wire the power. My current idea (which is not great!) would be to run IEC to IEC cables into a IEC gangway and then have that connected to a powercon source. I know this isn't the cleanest method so I am open to any and all suggestions. Thank you.

We have 2 LWU701i's in stock with 'white rust'. Can this be repaired and for what cost? We tried removing it on the metal body and that works, but now we see that the optics are damaged as well So at this moment we won't try to fix it ourself (afraid to damage optical stuff).

I just sent an email to our local repair and they will check with Christie.

Thanks for any advice.

Buenas comunidad me preguntaba si alguien podía sacarme la duda de cómo colocar generalmente la membrana para reparar esa mancha de píxeles, porque cuando lo termino colocando me deja una mancha verde lateral de cortocircuito supongo, intento buscar como usarla pero no hay mucho en internet como tal, es por el modelo de membrana y pantalla?

Ambas son P2.97 y la pantalla es Outdoor

I'm using NDI Webcam to send vMix video and audio to Zoom and Streamyard. It's been working well for several years. Recently, the NDI Webcam app quits after a random length of time. Minutes or hours. It has happened a half dozen times, both on a live stream and a test. The stream doesn't end and vMix doesn't quit, just the NDI Webcam. Starting the app again brings back the video and audio. Anyone have ideas how to fix this?

Hello everyone,

I’m looking for the original Miranda Media Conversion Suite (MCS) DVD/CD or the installers for Animation Builder and/or Xplorer, compatible with the Miranda / Grass Valley Densité LGK-3901.

I need to create and upload a .OXT logo file to an LGK-3901 logo inserter. According to the documentation, these applications were only distributed as part of the Media Conversion Suite (MCS).

If anyone still has the original installation media or can share a copy of the installers, I would greatly appreciate it. Any compatible version or information on where to obtain it would also be extremely helpful.

Thank you in advance!

I need help finding a solution to get some sort of wireless tile light working. I want to go with the Holland Tally system, but I can’t find any documentation on if it works with a Ross switcher.

Has anyone been able to get back to work?

Does anyone have a wireless tally system coming out of their ross?

Hello all,

I found a used portable audio codec, the Roadwarrior LC from CCS that I might need for a project, but it look like to get it configured I need a software, the CCS Network Management. CCS or Musicam seem to have been out of business, I was wondering if anybody would happen to have this software ?

Thanks

Been down a rabbit hole on this. Reading LL signalling from the manifest is easy (EXT-X-PART, PART-HOLD-BACK, CAN-BLOCK-RELOAD), but that only says the stream offers low latency, not that the player engaged it. I keep running into players that quietly fall back to full-segment fetches on a properly LL-signalled manifest, which reads as "LL" in tooling but plays like standard HLS.

The most reliable signal I found is at playback, not in the manifest: hls.js only sets a real targetLatency, keeps a populated partList, and does blocking playlist reloads when it truly engages LL. A FRAG_LOADED carrying a part is the clearest "yes, it's pulling partial segments" proof.

How do you all surface this? Do you distinguish "signalled" from "actually engaged" in your QoE/monitoring, or just trust the manifest? And for LL-DASH, what's your equivalent (dash.js getCurrentLiveLatency + catch-up state)?

Anyone who has spent time in the Ross switcher ecosystem knows that the USB external storage is load-bearing on Carbonite, Ultra and Ultrix Carbonite switchers. From still stores to clip player to set backups to debug logs. There have even been some bugs associated with excessive logging to USB taking down whole systems. That said, what best practices have you developed/adopted on best-of-breed media, and lifecycle (interval) since no flash media is truly forever. Thanks!

PS2

I'm new to the world of PTZ's. I'm much more comfortable with low- to mid-end Cinema cameras and mirrorless hybrids.

Boss had me set up a live shopping show with a multiple BirdDog X4 Ultras. I would have much preferred Canon PTZs to match my cinema cameras, but I didn't want to push for expensive PTZs so early in my learning curve. And I've NEVER been happy with any part of the BirdDogs, especially the image.

Fast forward to today. I just got an ObsBot Tail 2 to test. I'm completely blown away. The image is light years better than the X4's, it has internal recording, and it can natively rotate the sensor/lens to switch from horizontal to vertical. And it's only like $1300 for the combo with NDI activated plus the remote.

This really seems too good to be true. Is there some huge flaw I haven't found yet?

https://www.sonnettech.com/product/echo-se1-t5/overview.html

See title - I'm 99% sure it's fine, just after some extra confirms after finding their compat list a bit hard to understand

We run a multi-DRM streaming platform for B2B customers and want to catch piracy attempts using behavioral analytics. Every vendor page talks about "behavioral analytics" and none of them say how it actually works, so I'm stuck at the blank-page stage.

Right now I've got data from our license server (device info, client info, timestamps of license requests, ...) and CDN delivery data (active sessions per user, play time, pause time, completion percentage, duration, resolution, ...) , and we could instrument the player if that turns out to matter. Three things I can't figure out:

• What would you actually collect? I have the obvious stuff (user, device, session, IP, content, timestamp), but I suspect the useful signals are ones I haven't thought of yet.
• How do you form a baseline? Meaning, how do you decide what normal looks like for an account before you're willing to call anything suspicious.
• Does this need ML, or are rules and thresholds enough? My instinct says start with rules, but I don't know if that's naive or if the ML stuff is mostly vendor marketing.

I would also appreciate it if you could link me to any online resources.

Hello everyone hope yall doing great
Im super new here so apologies if any mistakes
I use h5 a lot in my shows and work around with it but today suddenly mid event i had a problem where it lost control connection and i couldn’t load its web gui like it would let me log in but i wouldnt get to do any changes so i just restarted it and after that it took super long to start and ones it started it started showing all cards red and unavailable and obtaining ip it was showing like it lost all ability to use any of its cards including the control one below im posting an image showing basically what has happened if any one can help me or understand why this must have Had happened i would really appreciate it thank you so much

if I send un-sync’d outputs from a Mac into an E3 will the outputs be in sync on the E3 outputs? Thanks

cree un video que termina en .mov, pero no hay ninguna imagen, solo audio, intente abrirlo con vlc y si se ven imagenes pero solo cuando adelanto o retrocedo la grabacion, alguien sabe que puedo hacer? necesito recuperar ese video, aunque pesa 1100mb

Looking for a Bluetooth adapter to plug into my comm pack and connect to my Bluetooth headset.

I know JK Audio used to make the BlueSet M4/M5/F4/F5, but they seem to be pretty hard to come by these days.

Anyone have any leads on a solution?

Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone here has experience with older Sierra Video routing switchers.
l've recently acquired a Kramer VP-88XL RGBHV
Matrix Switcher, which I've confirmed is essentially a Sierra Video Pro XL 88V5S platform.
Unfortunately, the unit is stuck in a boot loop.

The LCD displays:
Power-On Tests Successful!
Starting application...

It then immediately resets and repeats indefinitely.

I’ve already:
-Confirmed the VP-88XL is based on the Sierra 88V5S platform.
-Installed TyLinx Pro (Admin Utilities, Console Designer and Console Player).
-Read the Pro XL manuals and serial protocol documentation.
-Contacted Kramer UK, who confirmed TyLinx Pro was the last compatible software but that they no longer have the software or any firmware available.

I’m looking for any of the following:

- Original Software Disk (CD/ISO)
- Firmware or software update files
- Bootloader or recovery procedure
- Service documentation
- Internal DIP switch recovery information
- Anyone who has repaired one of these units

If you own a working Pro XL router (84V5S, 88V5S, 1204V5S, 1208V5S, etc.), or have any archived software or documentation, I’d be extremely grateful to hear from you.
Even if you only have the original installation CD or can image it, that could make the difference between repairing and scrapping this unit.
Thanks in advance for any help!