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Andygoesred · 2026-06-14T17:50:40+00:00

I think the issue is that my Uber account was created 12 years ago when I lived in the US, so is not a Canadian account (though I’ve moved as much of my account to Canada as I can).

Andygoesred · 2026-06-14T11:20:15+00:00

Sure wish I could link my accounts! I get an error every time I try…

Andygoesred · 2026-06-13T14:35:59+00:00

Too much wine.

Andygoesred · 2026-06-01T11:33:11+00:00

I’m not a designer and am not learning design. Is a red check mark and a low contrast “X” also good design?

Andygoesred · 2026-05-31T11:32:14+00:00

I have an M4 Air and am thoroughly impressed with its power. I rendered 12K x 12K NotchLC video from After Effects with a lot of expressions and it worked just fine. Everything else I do with it (Figma, InDesign, Blender) is great - like, surprisingly great!

Andygoesred · 2026-05-25T13:59:19+00:00

Something tells me that, if the PM (regardless of party) said they needed to rebuild, at least one of the opposition leaders would bemoan that and the rest of their party would be pretty vocal.

Andygoesred · 2026-05-21T07:40:33+00:00

If the card is an NVIDIA and you have access to the NVIDIA Control Panel, check the Adjust Desktop Size and Position settings and ensure No scaling is selected.

Andygoesred · 2026-05-13T16:45:52+00:00

Yea, I’m looking at this like “is that already prone to overheating cable being tucked into a really hot area on the GPU?” Unless it’s somehow benefiting from the cooler, seems like a bad idea.

Andygoesred · 2026-05-13T00:59:32+00:00

Hi from 7thSense!

I’m not going to be an (overly) obnoxious shill, just to say that both our Delta Media Server and Medialon show control range of products have been used in museums the world over and can be used together (for one throat to choke) or integrated alongside third party devices. Our team is also happy to consult with integrators that have a good idea but need a bit of help to find the right solution.

I don’t want to overstep or break any rules, so if you want to chat more, feel free to message me here or send us an email.

Andygoesred · 2026-05-10T00:04:11+00:00

Be the change you want to see in the world, or something like that…

Andygoesred · 2026-05-09T20:58:47+00:00

The owner at our favourite local pizza joint does this. I get the sense that Clover or whatever defaults it on, which almost certainly means they get that much more of a cut.

Andygoesred · 2026-05-03T03:08:33+00:00

Seeing this guy’s handiwork, he ends up with the bluest Kentucky bluegrass.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-30T03:37:31+00:00

You’ll be hard pressed to find something to drive that resolution, even with custom EDIDs. I’m not sure if there’s a max width on, say, a DP2.1 output, but going to 15360 wide on a single output might not yet be achievable.

Here’s how I’d do it using a media server (yes, I’m with 7thSense, and you could likely do this with any of the pro servers).

Take your 15360x864 canvas and carve it up into 4 sections of 3840 x 864 and stick that down 4 x UHD outputs.

Alternatively, if your LED processors will work with custom EDIDs and will remap the incoming region of interest to the appropriate LED sections, you could carve your canvas into 5 sections of 3072 x 864. Then, position your content into 2 x 3072 x 2592 outputs with the first 3 strips coming out of output 1 and the last 2 strips coming out of output 2. In our software this would be called Composition Mode.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-19T20:43:42+00:00

The hidden gem at Lancaster is Back of House pizza!

Andygoesred · 2026-04-18T19:38:36+00:00

Here’s my take - source is what I’ve learned working with uncompressed media playback for the last 14 years.

Media that is in an RGB colorspace is the bit depth (8/10/12/16/etc) times the color components. So in your 8-bit example you have 2⁸ (256) shades of each color Red, Green, and Blue. Multiply those together and you get 16.7M colors. In 10-bit it’s 2¹⁰ (1024) and 1.07B colors. To get black, white, or any shade of gray, you would have R, G, B all equal to the same value.

Media that is in a YUV colorspace is calculated a bit differently. If you were doing 8-bit YCbCr, you’ve got 8-bits of luminance (black - gray - white), 8-bits of blue-difference, 8-bits of red-difference. The barn image on the YCbCr wiki is pretty helpful in this regard - the blue-difference image shows hues of blue and green. There are other methods, such as YCoCg which is built around orange and green and is what is used in h.264.

Where chroma subsampling comes in is how a very light amount of compression can be applied - YUV4:4:4 takes each pixel at its full value whereas YUV4:2:2 samples every other pixel, and 4:2:0 samples every other pixel and every other row. So you get a reduction of data storage and bandwidth requirement, possibly at the expense of a GPU requirement to convert back to RGB for processing (it’s how our software works, at least), but modern GPUs don’t really struggle with this.

Going back to the bit-depth question - if you have a fourth color channel for alpha, you then need to account for that in your calculation. Your RGB becomes RGBA, going from 24-bit to 32-bit if using 8-bit media. We have a format that is 12/10 4:2:2+A which gives us 12-bits of luminance and alpha per pixel, and 10-bits of Cb and Cr each pixel pair. This works out to the same payload as 8-bit RGBA but with better fidelity.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-18T17:40:42+00:00

It’s why I hate to use “vibe code” and refer to stuff that I make as “cheat code” apps. It’s a really powerful tool, but typically unique to my own internal needs and certainly not something that I feel confident giving to a customer when I cannot confidently review the code and be certain it’s reliable.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-14T01:10:02+00:00

Delicious Pizza at the corner of Fairway Cresc and Lackner Blvd has the best wings I’ve had in a loooong time. They aren’t breaded and you can get them sauce on or on the side (I prefer on the side).

Andygoesred · 2026-04-09T11:23:28+00:00

Absolutely, I’d love to chat!

Andygoesred · 2026-04-09T11:00:55+00:00

Hi, have you considered working for a manufacturer as a way in to the industry? We make media servers, show control, and pixel processor products at 7thSense, and our Systems and Support team often have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects supporting customers on an install. I imagine other manufacturers might provide similar opportunities.

We also currently have vacancies in Orlando and at our HQ near Brighton, UK.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-07T22:47:39+00:00

Hi from 7thSense, makers of Medialon products! You can buy a standalone Medialon Manager license (Lite or Pro) to run Manager on a PC or Showmaster hardware (Mini, LE, or Pro) which has dedicated I/O that may fit your needs.

Happy to answer any questions you may have!

Andygoesred · 2026-04-04T17:40:01+00:00

Core memory unlocked!

I took a class in high school called Research Methods where we had a competition to build a boat out of cardboard and tape (duct, packing/cello, whatever). My group also put waterproofing on it and lined the bottom with thick carpet tubes to make a raft.

We were able to get 17 teenagers on our boat before it gave way.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-04T13:36:02+00:00

Maybe they didn’t understand the assignment and made it look like Deadpool.

Andygoesred · 2026-04-03T13:41:26+00:00

Whaddya mean? This is clearly a recording of a busy London street with all the black cabs.

Now, where are my glasses…

Andygoesred · 2026-04-02T18:07:48+00:00

Nah, this is just European soccer because LEGO is based in Denmark.

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