Electrical Engineer, specialty in Video Engineering and systems integration. | | | | Member Since: March 13th 2002 | | | | |
Friends:  Andrew Richards  Chad Brewer  Dave Po  David Johnson  grinner hester  Jamison Koczan  jay agoglia  john lijo  Jon Schilling  Juan Salvo  Kris Brandow  Matt Epstein  Matt Geier Matthew Causon  Ralph Hajik  Ri Stewart  Sean McPartlin  Sean Mullen  Steve Modica Tim Johnson Tyler Jones  Walter Soyka | | | | |  | SNS - here we GO!by Jason Silzle 2 days agoOK so many of you saw My other thread here Where we tried a "ProMax Studio" and as cool as it was it didn't work for us so here is what we are doing. For the software server, meta control, and san cli | Re: SNS - here we GO!
by Bob Zelin 1 day ago
I am confused to. While I would love to bash ProMax here, their product can certainly provide the # of streams that you are trying to do - certainly the same performance as a 6 port Ethernet card. Bot
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| | | |  | Isilon... anybody?by John Heagy 1 week agoAnybody use Isilon storage or seen it in action Super expensive and I've not heard much good news about it. John | Re: Isilon... anybody?
by Bob Zelin 2 days ago
John, every company that you mentioned, that you feel is "limited in expandability" makes no sense. Most vendors are using SAS host adaptor cards from ATTO or Areca (EditShare uses LSI Logic). These c
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| | | |  | Is a SAN right for me?by Rob Wilson 3 days agoHi, I'm currently in the process of reviewing our storage setup and am trying to decide if a SAN is what I need. We currently have 2 UltraStor RAIDs (32TB+24TB RAID6) running via fibre into a server a | Re: Is a SAN right for me?
by Bob Zelin 3 days ago
according to your first post you have a server two RAID arrays hooked up to fibre cards (are they in the server ) David is correct. all you need is a multiport ethernet card, and someone to help you.
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| | | |  | cluStoreby Brandon Kraemer 4 days agoDoes anyone here have real world experience with cluStore Success stories or issues | Re: cluStore
by Bob Zelin 3 days ago
I bet Bernard from Tiger would respond, if you put this on the MetaSAN forum. Bob Zelin
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| | | |  | black magic cardby Dillip Kumar 1 week agoI am using Apple Mac Pro and i have not any card , i want to know which Black Magic card is best for HD dual monitor and TV out put for Film and Television work . Dillip Kumar | Re: black magic card
by Bob Zelin 1 week ago
all of them. They are all professional cards. It depends on your application. If you have a Mac Pro, your "dual monitor" comes from your ATI or NVidia card in your Mac Pro. The Blackmagic will output
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| | | | | Please Check My Equipment Listby joseph wilkins 1 week agoHello, I have a client who had hired our video production studio to record a live event with 3 cameras switching. The 2-hour event needs to be broadcast live using livestream.com and recorded for uplo | Re: Please Check My Equipment List
by Bob Zelin 1 week ago
yes - bring someone in that can assist you with this. Your equipment list is incomplete. I just did a proposal with a Blackmagic Television Studio, and there is a LOT of stuff needed to make this happ
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| | | |  | Blog: Where Are All My Ladies at NAB?by Kylee Wall 4 weeks agoWhen I was in Vegas a couple weeks ago for the NAB Show, I went to the Hofbr uhaus, the traditionally crazy German restaurant based on the brewery of the same name in Munich which is loaded up with a +1 | @Kylee Wall
by Bob Zelin 2 weeks ago
o let's be blunt. If you are rockin' a killer pair of red kitten heels, and you want to see "product x" - exactly who is the sales rep going to pay attention to - you, or "Mr. Suit" or "Mr. Hipster".
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| | | | | Best storage setup for video editingby Tom Grant 2 weeks agoDear all, I am a novice with video editing but we are currently starting a weekly local tv broadcast and I'm interested in people's opinions on the best storage solution for such an endeavor. Our curr | Re: Best storage setup for video editing
by Bob Zelin 2 weeks ago
I need something flexible for future expansion, but as turn-key as possible since I don't really know what I'm doing in terms of configuration. I need something reliable that I wont have to spend much
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| | | | | Need Advice on best Storage Solutionby Jason Kapell 3 weeks agoHi everyone, I'll try to be brief: -new job editing at small ad agency with no central video storage -I only have experience with Drobo, which I'm learning may not be the best solution -will continue | Re: Need Advice on best Storage Solution
by Bob Zelin 3 weeks ago
so you want to share media between you on a Mac, and the "video coordinator" (PC). So why isn't the Drobo working for you I assume that the video coordinator does not need to edit from the drobo - onl
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| | | |  | QNAP and 10Gig-Eby Scott Thomas 4 weeks agoSo, we recently bought two new MacPro systems for our art department, and instead of the Areca based RAIDs we requested, the IT department bought a QNAP NAS box. I'm not sure of the exact model, but t | Re: QNAP and 10Gig-E
by Bob Zelin 3 weeks ago
I believe the QNAP uses an Emulux 10gig card. Is it compatible with the Small Tree card Why are you using .smb The QNAP supports AFP. You will experience the 2.15gig file limit in AE over an AFP (and
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| | | | | Editshare, Dave SMBby Brian Casurella 1 month agoHello all, We have two Macs currently using our EditShare. We recently purchased a third, and wanted to utilize the edit share on this machine as well. I added the Editshare software to the new MBP, p | Re: Editshare, Dave SMB
by Bob Zelin 4 weeks ago
Hi Brian - you have not given many details of your system. Are you on a Mac computer Is that your new computer Have you disabled the Apple SMB protocol in System Preferences Network Have you gone into
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| | | | | updating editing softwareby Eileen Bailey 1 month agoHi, I teach video at a HS and have been using FCP 7 for years. Want to switch software - adobe premiere or avid. Would like to give kids experience with software that will be used in industry or colle | | | | |
| | | | | San vs nas at nabby Richard Milner 4 weeks agoI ran into a GB labs rep in an elevator in my hotel. Long story short, I'm looking for shared storage and was sure I'd be going with a SAN. I have 3 active edit seats (PrPro) and an art and sound stat | | | | |
| | | | | can I buy Walter Biscardi ?by Bob Zelin 4 weeks agoI always wanted to buy Walter Biscardi. Not only is he a great editor, but he can cook ! Maybe I can teach him how to do the laundry, and then I can sell my wife. :) Bob Zelin +2  | Re: can I buy Walter Biscardi ?
by Mark Suszko 2 weeks ago
I represent my client, the cookie maker, Walters' Biscotti, and I am formally requesting that you immediately cease and desist the operation of your forum, due to the similarity of your name interferi
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| | | |  | Lhi Syncby Nigel Thompson 1 month agoVERY ANNOYING !!!! Im editing a music video so i need sync for lip movement. one minute everything is in sync and the next its a few frames off . even if i just move the now line down the timeline it | | | | |
| | | |  | Blog: NAB 2013 Wrap-Upby walter biscardi 1 month ago Flamingos at the Flamingo of course.... Well another year has come and gone at the National Association of Broadcasters and here's some of the things I saw this year. Wasn't able to get around as muc | Re: Blog: NAB 2013 Wrap-Up
by Bob Zelin 1 month ago
I feel weak - how Walter Biscardi can write such a complete comprehensive review of the entire NAB show, instantly after NAB, especially when he has to return to his business after 1 week - well, it's
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| | | | | Hey Bob! It's happening! :)by Simon Blackledge 2 months agoCheaper 10gig switches $2,500 12 ports.. $1400 for 8 ports :) http: www.smallnetbuilder.com lanwan lanwan-news 32007-netgear-adds-copper-10-gbe-managed-switch-trio http: www.netgear.co.uk business pro | | | | |
| | | |  | Multi System Setup Questionby Andrew Rice 2 months agoIs this possible Two or more Media Composer systems connected simultaneously to one RAID (where the AVID MediaFiles lives) and all working with the same Project . For instance: 1-One system has projec | | | | |
| | | |  | Accounting Softwareby Renny McCauley 2 months agoI need to get organized. I've been doing freelance editing and camera work for a while, but in the last few years I've started to have more clients and more expenses. I've been doing my accounting on | Re: Accounting Software
by Bob Zelin 2 months ago
Quickbooks is the most popular. However, being old, I still use Microsoft Excel. Here is how to stay organized. IT's now 9:50pm. I worked today, and bought gas, paid tolls, and took my wife out to din
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| | | | | Ultrastudio Express and VHSby Mike Savino 2 months agoI've connect my VHS deck to the Ultrastudio express via the breakout cable using Y and RCA audio in and switched over the connections on the Mac to composite and analog. I open Blackmagic media expres | Re: Ultrastudio Express and VHS
by Bob Zelin 2 months ago
you need a frame synchronizer (more money) to stabilize the VHS machine so it can work with the Blackmagic card. The same thing would happen with a Matrox or AJA card, so don't start crying about Blac
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| | | | | metaSan new turnkey solution for NAB 2013by Bob Zelin 2 months agoI am very surprised to not see a press release on Creative Cow for the new hardware turnkey solution for Tiger Technology MetaSAN to be shown at NAB 2013. This should have happened a long time ago. I | | | | |
| | | | | Archiving is important !by Bob Zelin 2 months agoHi - we just had a client with a relatively new RAID, that "lost half his data". Now, his drive array did not fail, it did not go into a degraded state, it did not use the RAID5 or RAID 6 function - i+1 | | | | |
| | | |  | Hyperdeck Studio frame rate questionby Mike Tomei 2 months agoHi everyone, I'm hoping to run my signal flow by those of you that have Hyperdeck Studio experience to see if I'm headed down the wrong path. I'm going to install the Hyperdeck Studio in a classroom w | Re: Hyperdeck Studio frame rate question
by Bob Zelin 2 months ago
http: www.blackmagicdesign.com products hyperdeckstudio techspecs on this page, you will see the HD standards that can be recorded by the Hyperdeck. The 720p Sony cameras will be no issue (what a surp
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| | | | | ProRes 4444 external drivesby Peter Bishai 2 months agoI have a 2-hour feature film on an HDCAM SR tape which I want to have captured as a file format for archiving purposes on an external drive. It seems like ProRes 4444 is the best way to go. Besides ar | Re: ProRes 4444 external drives
by Bob Zelin 2 months ago
ProRes4444 is about 42MB sec. When you get a drive, run AJA System Test on it, and check the speed. Certainly a Thunderbolt drive will do this, and if you had an internal eSATA drive, there would be n
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| | | |  | Purchasing Cat DVby Jody Cox 3 months agoWe are looking into purchasing CatDv to get our video library organized. We have seen a demo and got a quote form a vendor. The vendor requires onsite installation and training for the product. We are | Re: Purchasing Cat DV
by Bob Zelin 2 months ago
here is my stupid 2 cents. Download Cat DV Pro 10. You have a 30 day free trial. Download the documentation. Read it. Try to figure things out. See how it goes. Maybe you will pick it up and say "wow,
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| | | | | the south lower hallby Bob Zelin 3 months agoI am AMAZED at all the cool companies that are positioned in the south lower hall. In past years, to walk ALL THE WAY to the back, never happened, but there are so many cool software companies (Axle,  | Re: the south lower hall
by Lance Bachelder 3 months ago
Love South Lower! That's where I'll be at the AJA booth again. Though Central is the place if you're in production. Can't wait to see some Sony F55 footage on the big screen... By the way Bob - you do
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| | | | | Rhythm and Huesby Bob Zelin 3 months agoI am sickened by all the news about Rhythm and Hues, made even worse by the announcement of them opening up in Taiwan, and screwing everyone in LA. I have seen no mention of this on Creative Cow - sur | Re: Rhythm and Hues
by Rich Rubasch 2 months ago
Knock it off...you're scaring me! Depreciation of gear is astoundingly short. It really is not an investment anymore because it changes so fast. but I have gotten 5-6 years of good work out of a small
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| | | | | Archiving Solution Advice - Drobo?by Chris Brooke 3 months agoHello, I'm hoping some of you peeps can advise about best practice for archiving. Since my workflow went entirely tapeless I have been stupidly ignoring the fact that I badly need to invest in some fo | | | | |
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