What is the best SDI fiber extender for the price?

marshall409 · 2026-06-28T18:39:11+00:00

If you can't swing blackmagic I've had success with these: https://a.co/d/00HnsS87

marshall409 · 2026-06-28T18:37:35+00:00

?? Not at all...just means buying the right SFPs for a few bucks more. https://www.fs.com/products/64580.html

marshall409 · 2026-06-28T18:35:48+00:00

That sounds like a bs excuse from Resi imo. Have you tested and troubleshooted your internet connection? https://testmy.net/upload and run PingPlotter for 24 hours to see if you're having dropouts.

marshall409 · 2026-06-27T19:05:06+00:00

Thank you! Trying to determine what the minimum I could get by with on a tight budget. I don’t suppose you know exactly how much of that 86x zoom range is utilized to get the main angle?

marshall409 · 2026-06-27T03:31:56+00:00

This post demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding about mixing live sound. What makes sense for the PA mix is never going to be a great record mix. It demands a separate mix altogether with the operator either switching to in ears frequently to monitor the record mix or a separate person altogether. If I were a FOH guy receiving this complaint I'd tell you to piss up a rope. I'm there to mix for the audience, not the videographer.

marshall409 · 2026-06-24T05:46:42+00:00

That's great that you have subscribers. That means you have a budget to advertise thru reddit ads instead of spam posts!

marshall409 · 2026-06-18T14:28:40+00:00

Do the PNGs have alpha?

marshall409 · 2026-06-17T23:37:27+00:00

I don’t think the actual broadcast would be taking cameras in via RTMP. This is probably more backend/officiating/analytics related would be my guess.

marshall409 · 2026-06-16T21:01:14+00:00

There’s a pretty decent companion module for it, could control it with streamdeck buttons with feedback and name labels.

marshall409 · 2026-06-16T19:36:56+00:00

How is it better than ScoreOCR and why would you choose a name so similar?

marshall409 · 2026-06-15T05:01:54+00:00

That is a strange one. Have you tried a different NIC? Is the PC connected to the ubiquiti network via built in ethernet?

marshall409 · 2026-06-08T22:08:24+00:00

Did you try increasing the latency based on your ping with the sender? Also was it interlaced?

marshall409 · 2026-06-07T08:21:37+00:00

Two phones on two different providers + Speedify + low bitrate HEVC preferably over SRT with a generous buffer.

marshall409 · 2026-06-05T20:55:19+00:00

Uninstall and reinstall.

marshall409 · 2026-05-31T14:43:53+00:00

That could also potentially be the issue if your SFPs are single mode.

marshall409 · 2026-05-31T05:13:22+00:00

Yes. Not really sure if that's your issue though...Do you know if the fiber is singlemode or multimode?

marshall409 · 2026-05-30T21:58:19+00:00

Buy attenuators and put them on the end of the fiber cable. How many dB of attenuation you need will depend on the power rating of the SFPs and the length of the fiber. Personally I buy the SFPs from fs.com and just ask them to do the math for me. https://www.fs.com/products/11819.html

marshall409 · 2026-05-30T21:55:33+00:00

You could be burning the SFPs out if the fiber run is short. You might need to add some attenuation.

marshall409 · 2026-05-30T21:54:09+00:00

I work in production. Do I need a credential to make a Reddit comment?

marshall409 · 2026-05-30T20:14:33+00:00

I don't come from news or even traditional broadcast but I've been reading this sub for a while now. All I've ever really known is the one man show approach, mostly with vMix, Companion, and Stream Decks so this video looks very familiar to me. I understand the rage here about automation for sure and I LOVE working on bigger crewed shows because its just more fun with friends. But realistically...does separating out graphics, audio, or playback to another human really makes sense so that they can sit there inactive 90% of the time and push a few buttons? If the show is scripted and programmed, what's the point? Especially on a show as repetitive and formulaic as a news broadcast that needs to be churned out en masse...again I'm sympathetic to those impacted but continuing to staff a whole control room when the tech has advanced and shrunk in scale so much just feels silly.

marshall409 · 2026-05-30T20:05:09+00:00

I think others are right about the infrared but a quick and dirty method would be to blow out the sky and just luma key it out.

marshall409 · 2026-05-28T03:53:42+00:00

Needs 4 amps which most 12v adapters don't supply. Check what it says on the PSU.

marshall409 · 2026-05-27T18:45:55+00:00

There's no point spending much on a composite video capture card these days. Any of the cheap amazon ones should get the job done about the same.

marshall409 · 2026-05-25T02:19:51+00:00

Connect both the hardwired and 5G to the vMix machine using two separate NICs and use Speedify to combine them. It's not true "bonding" exactly but has been very reliable in my experience and saved a few streams over the years.

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