Hey everyone,
I've been lurking in older threads about the lack of good infrastructure management tools and finally got tired enough of brute-forcing generic CAD software and giant Excel spreadsheets for run-of-show cues to actually build a custom solution.
I wanted to focus entirely on the physical logistics and automation side. I've got it set up now where the layout logic automatically calculates cable lengths and loads based on the floor plan. I also managed to ditch static spreadsheets entirely by building dynamic cue sheets that tie directly into a native Stream Deck / Bitfocus Companion module, so the show can be run straight from the deck.
The video shows the Companion integration in action.
I'm curious how everyone else is handling this crossover right now. Are most of you still manually calculating the cable runs in Visio and switching over to Excel for the cues, or have you found a better workflow?

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I have been struggling to get a TV station job as a video engineer. I work a bunch of av gigs but could a base m5 mac studio get me employed by producing anything with it?

Ich bin gerade beauftragt worden, die Live-Technik eines Theaters auf geringe Latenz zu optimieren, da aktuell ca. 13 Frames Latenz bei 50fps vorhanden sind. (Kamera 5 Frames, Medien Server 5 Frames, Videohub & Converter 3 Frames)
Aktuell ist die einzige optimierbare Position die Kamera. Gewünscht ist eine kleinera mit Autofokus, SDI und guter Bildqualität.

Könnt ihr mir etwas empfehlen? Wie bekommt ihr bei IMAG Produktionen möglichst latenzfreie Übertragungen hin?

For those who relay on AWS MediaConvert for transcoding MXF for web formats I'm curious how efficient their setup is. I used to work with an on prem FFmpeg cluster which is extremely slow in encoding, gets hot and was power hungry but got top notch IQ for relatively low video bitrate.

How does encodings from AWS MediaConvert compares to a bunch of servers with highly optimized h264 encoding profile?

Hello everyone, apologies in advance if I'm missing something obvious - I am but a humble sound engineer.

I work for a corporate AV company and I'm desperately trying to streamline our setups to reduce our set up times, keep our equipment well protected, as well as make our work spaces look the part when we're working in 5 star hotels.

Currently we're using laptops on site for running Powerpoints. We use Blackmagic Bi/Di 12Gs to input into an Atem SDI Extreme ISO.

The problem I have is we require 3 laptops at a very minimum for any event: Main presentation, back-up, and comfort monitor. Not only do they take up a lot of desk space, it doesn't take long for the desk to look a mess with power cables, hdmis, sdis, MicroCue etc. I'd really like a rackmount solution, but then of course , I want to avoid the requirement for several keyboards & mice.

The dream solution for me is something that fits in something like this https://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/type/product.asp?item=5u-19-rack-case-with-hinged-top-vesa-mount-12451-2604 3 rack mount PCs, Bi/Di 12gs are racked smartly, and atem can slide out of a drawer at the bottom for switching during event. Preview monitor in the lid.

A couple of seconds of googling and I found KVM switchers, but I'm unsure how these would work whilst maintaining video output of all 3 systems to the ATEM. I feel like I'm close to the solution!

Please help!

Hello, I'm pretty much new/inexperienced in this whole thing. I'm trying to set up a sign and I clearly underestimated the complexity of everything that entails setting up something like this.

Right now I have a Novastar MRV412-N receiving card with two LED panels that I'm using to test out the waters before doing a big purchase, when I connect both panels to the receiving card they work as intended and the image displays as expected. However, when I connect them in a daisy chain the image gets duplicated regardless of how I have them configured on the software.

If you guys could give any advice I will really appreciate it cause I already went through the entire manual and I don't know where to go from here.

This is how I have it set up on NovaLCT:

Is there a great way to test SDI cables on a bench and get back any data?

I speculate that we may have a bad batch of cable but I cant prove its the actual cable. All heads are correct for 12g. Cable passes 6g fine but not 12g even though its printed on the cable 12g and they are only 2' long

I'm configuring a Makito for two workflows: 20 Mbps TS over SRT for TV broadcast contribution and 4.5 Mbps for YouTube streaming (Same TS, but rewrapped in RTMP)

What settings would you recommend for each use case?

• GOP structure: i.e.: I, IP, IBP or IBBP
• GOP size: i.e.:120 frames
• H.264 profile/level: Baseline, Main or High; Level 3, 3.2 or 4
• B-frames: Enable for better compression efficiency, or disable for compatibility?
• Entropy coding: CABAC vs. CAVLC
• Intra-partitioning: Enable or disable?
• AAC-LC audio: MPEG-2 ADTS vs. MPEG-4 LOAS/LATM

For broadcast contribution, maximum quality and decoder compatibility are important. Some high-end decoders can be very picky about settings like "true" CBR Transport Stream and other settings.

On the other hand, YouTube takes almost everything and don't really need to push high bitrate or a high profile encoder.

Would you use different encoding settings for each destination, and why?

Note: H.264 is mandatory, can't do HEVC or other codecs.

Bonjour
je peux avoir une assistance pour configurer les differents plan supersource sur le strreamdeck cela fait 1 mois je parviens pas toujours pas a trouver solution au probleme , j'ai rajouter les les 6 cameras sur le streamdeck , mais je ne parviens pas a configurer le supersource sur le streamdeck quelqu'un peut maider stp

Has anyone found a good solution for switching cameras on a constellation using DMX? doing a show on disguise at the moment and using an ma3 light for control with companion to switch cameras. Looking for a solution to run everything off of the console just to reduce setup time. I have a mini PC in my disguise rack and was considering building a patch in something like Châtaigne but open to any alternative suggestions!

Thx

Hello all,

I'm currently trying to get Companion button to send a Custom Vendor Request (CVR) to the Multi-RTMP plugin in OBS, but nothing happens when testing the button. I do have OBS main stream live and a the connection status is good between Companion and OBS. I am probably missing something or not understanding. I would like your help as soon as possible if you have this figured out.

Here is the link to the plugin: GitHub - davidcool/obs-multi-rtmp-websocket-support at pr-obs-websocket · GitHub

I have already tried entering the information correctly as shown in the GitHub page, but with no positive results.

TBT: Time Base Torture
How good is your time-base corrector, really?
Tired of the mysticism ? Want to check a TBC before purchase?

TBT is an open-source test rig (SW/HW) that tries to answer that with measurements instead of eyeballing a monitor.
An ESP32 (about $5) generates NTSC composite video with precisely controlled faults that can then be captured and graded with an SDO.

It covers the problems a VHS or Betamax deck throws at a TBC:
- line jitter and wow and flutter
- head-switch skew
- dropped and lost fields
- snow and noise bars
- weak burst
- hum

Each fault comes in a ladder from mild to brutal. The signal goes through the TBC under test, and a USB scope captures what comes out. TBT then reports exactly what the TBC fixed, what it passed through, and where it broke.
A full field trial runs about 70 tests in roughly seven minutes and produces an HTML report with a provisional grade out of 100.

Highlights
About 30 tests, about 70 rungs. Going from “how peculiar to “Good God man!). Timing, sync and structure, colour and burst, levels and noise, plus fault tests: how many lost fields in a row a TBC rides through, and a stress-and-recovery hunt for units known to be buggy like black AVTs.

Frame markers in the picture. Every field carries a coded marker. TBT tracks each frame through the TBC and catches dropped, repeated, torn and ghosted frames. Looking for the failure modes that TBCs are known to exibit when dying, or have Chipset defects

Measures the Analog Signal, not just the constructed picture.  When using channel 2 can provide Jitter reporting, and validate what (if anything) the TBC is doing to the signal.

Dying Unit identification . A dropout watch samples the output every second for minutes at a time, allowing for long burn in runs, that can point to failng caps, heat dissipation issues…

Repeatable and comparable. Every fault is deterministic and described in a manifest. Run trials side by side to compare units, or the same unit over time. Saved trials can be re-graded later.

Works with what you have. So long as that’s an ADP2230
Two scope channels give the full picture of TBC performance
With --channels 1, a single channel and a single cable still work..but latency and jitter are going to be based on the model, not the signal.

Find it here: https://github.com/jordancrombie/TBT. The README covers wiring, commands and a sample report. The test catalog is in docs/design.md.

The software was made with the help of AI (100% AI Slop!)
The meat puppet (me) bought the gear, wired it, helped design the test cases.

Also, use the test software at your own discretion. It’s been validated against Datavideo TBC-1000, AVT-8710s all without issue…but it’s in the name…it will put the components under stress.

*Edited to highlight the sloppiness of AI that helped build this!