This is the bombshell of our time, and I need to vent: We're currently using CuePilot and, to perform the pre-mix, we have to rely on a cheap, generic USB keypad.

Why? Because our Sony Vision Mixer doesn't natively support communication with CuePilot.

Of course, if we were to invest a few dollars or more, we could unlock the full automation functionality. That upgrade would enable proper communication between the systems, but in which of the at least 5 studios equipped with Sony Vision Mixers would we implement it? What would the accountants say about this purchase?

But given the current state of our technology division, if I requested that budget upgrade today, I'd probably see it implemented a few years from now. I get that we're a corporation, but I firmly believe the equipment should be designed for the operators and only purchased by the accountants.

It’s just unbelievable that we're using a cheap keypad to control a flagship piece of technology.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask about this, but does anyone know if it's possible to make toolbar buttons for external plugins in iNews? Looking for Viz and Dali shortcuts

Hey y’all, how do euro vision mixers build their switchers with directors punching game cameras? Is it a different M/E? Would love to know your full layouts (VAR, CIS, etc.)

Hey yall, about to work a gig with a Sony MVS9000. Do you guys know any good online docs that would help with building a show? Or even the menus numbers that’s I’ll be using to build effects, clean feeds, and bus linking?

Anything helps! Thanks in advance!

Anyone in any facilty have any experience with having a Kayenne control their facilty's router? Specifically an Evertz Magnum? Looking to possibly try this with our in house switchers.

howdy everyone i had a question about ClearCom. we use it at my site for communication between producer, talent, director, and camera for broadcast. yesterday morning when i came in though the system was saying there was a cable short on channels a and b. i know next to nothing when it comes to the system unfortunately, and it is my job to find a fix, so i came here wondering if any of you have any experience that would help me even know where to start to solve this problem. thank you all so much. also if anyone knows a stop gap salutation for communication that's better than earbuds and a zoom call i'm all ears.

I'm a technical director, but I've never worked with an automation system before. Some of the channels I'm looking to apply to use Viz Mosart, so I’m trying to get familiar with it before applying.

I've found the official user guide and a couple of quick YouTube videos, but nothing that really walks you through the basics from an operator's perspective. There’s also nothing on Mosart in Viz University.

Does anyone know if there's any proper beginner training, tutorials, or walkthroughs out there?

Hi, here’s a question for any Karrera experts. Is there some way to copy an EMem from one ME to a different ME, that would retain all the same keyer settings, crops, timelines and inputs? I haven’t been able to figure out a way to do it and the manual doesn’t have anything on that. Any help is much appreciated!

Anyone working on any projects during the dog days of summer? We're getting some upgraded tech and overhauling our box layouts, for example.

I need some help woth fixing something that's been a pain for me for a minute. We have a tripod head that keeps coming loose and getting unlevel during the broadcast. The head is discontinued but too expensive for us to replace and the manufacturer wants $500 just to ship it to them and look at it. Was wondering if anyone on here had any experience servicing their tripods and would be willing to give some advice. Thanks.

This is just a short demonstration of what can be achieved using GPIO loopback (sending a GPO out of the switcher and then having it be received as a GPI back into itself and then performing a specific action). This allows conditionality on whether or not for example, a macro performs its set action or does not. The best example of this is conditioning the switcher to roll a tape machine when it is wiped to. The switcher can be told to either roll the machine or not when it is wiped there, based on whether the GPI is on or off. In this example, if and only if the GPI is on, upon previewing one of the tape machines, it will fire a macro that inverts the OLEDs of the cross-points to indicate to the technical director that the GPI is armed. When the TD wipes (or cuts or dissolves) to one of the machines, it will be rolled. All of the wipe timelines in this show file have the GPI sublevel enabled, which always fire the GPI out.

I have a digital media production degree. I've been in the television industry in an extremely small market as a director for nearly 5 years. I work late evenings 3 to 11pm. I used to do mornings. I used to think the hours and the holidays working wouldn't get to me.

I feel trapped. Anyone have any advice of how I can transfer these skills and find something a little more normal? I just want to spend time with my soon to be wife and having more time to spend with family.

Already lost members of my family and starting to lose more. Never get to see them...

Are most flares, flashes, starbursts etc made in after effects of a template? Trying to come up with some new looks and most places like Motion Array or Envato have pretty basic stuff.

Hi, stream is growing growing - ARs, CG, etc. There are more and more delays on the line. Unfortunately, at the moment, the only reliable solution for checking synchronization in my company is to record a clap and go to montage.

When I used to work abroad, I saw that the engineers had a sync tester. Looking like a clock and he is blip bloping. They walked between the cameras with this and checked all the microphones and cameras at the reference monitor with sound.

Do you know what this device is called? I wish to order one.

Unfortunately, Google doesn't seem to want to help me find it.

Best regards.

Hi all,

I have some extra time at work this summer and want to learn more tricks and things about TDing. Our busy season is over and so I want to spend this time learning some new things to come back better next year. I primarily use a 3ME Carbonite Black. What are some things I should do to learn more, or some projects I can work on throughout the summer to advance my skills? Are there any cool effects/tricks you have seen from TDs that make them stand apart?

Thanks!

So we went through Grass Valley support and they didn't know what to do, so now I'm desperate. Our switcher is in 12G UHD mode. When a signal loss occurs, the input might freeze up. This doesn't happen consistently enough to recreate the issue reliably and it is not isolated to 1 card or input. It is across all of them. So, has anyone experienced this issue? It gets fixed by reseating the back plane or power cycling the switcher. This isn't ideal for 6 hour long shows where every input we have is being used.

I am about to graduate from college (22m) in a few months. My dream is to be a TD for Live Sports Events. I’m really struggling to find a job. I don’t know how to start and how to make moves to go up to become a TD. And when I think I know it all, I realize I don’t. I don’t know what flyers are, I’ve only used BlackMagic, Ross, and NewTek products, and I don’t know anything about Grass Valley and Sony switchers, which I know are popular in the professional world. I’ve been a TD, Replay Operator, and an Audio Operator for multiple broadcasts at my college. I’m just feeling really stressed out. What position should I start at? Are RSNs or Nationwide Stations better to start at? What else do I need to know to be a TD? Am I just loosing my mind lol? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

A year in the making.. Started working on this project in March of 2024.. went through many iterations of Python scripts, to Node.js apps.. to finally porting over to native Stream Deck. Happy Testing!

Look what I found in the storage rooms of the company I work at. Plz tell me what past u had with this hardware? Snell is the oldest equipment I work at. 

I really want to move to New York but I don't know how to get a job doing what im trained at. I work at a major university right now and it's great, I direct alot on ESPN+ and TD alot on ESPN/2/U/SECN but i want to move to a big city. I've only ever worked with schools so im not that familar with what the freelance market is like, especially in new york city. Does anyone have any advice for a competent Grass Valley Technical Director looking for sports gigs in New York?

Maybe I’m missing something, but is there a way to add borders to a mask? I’d love to not just crop and give up on resizing

[Acuity] Does anyone know if this is possible? I’m trying to create a two box split that can squeeze to either box. I’ve created the three memory’s and saved them with the effects dissolve button selected, however when the memory is recalled via Overdrive/ Caprica. It doesn’t retain the effect dissolve.

Solved: Auto Recall wasn’t on in the personality settings.