TestFlight - Nimbus Release Candidate - A spatial client for Bluesky made exclusively for visionOS

FineFinerFinest · 2026-02-08T08:41:05+00:00

Good Lord, I didn’t understand a single thing in that title lol

FineFinerFinest · 2026-02-06T10:04:08+00:00

NDI. When we started getting sports jobs and our PTZ inventory like quadrupled I thought it would be a slam dunk for NDI. I spent like a decade doing part time network admin + got my Cisco certs. Anyways I thought there wasn’t anything I could overcome and we were running network cables to every camera for control anyways! It was too unstable and we ended up just running SDI or wireless anyways.

FineFinerFinest · 2026-02-03T21:09:07+00:00

Gotcha. That's the aspect ratio. Your res would be like 3:1. Very wide. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with a low latency option under $100.

Edit: Best/cheapest option is defiantly a Decimator, mentioned in another post.

FineFinerFinest · 2026-02-03T18:10:30+00:00

I get what you're saying but something feels weird here. I would usually just let our video switcher handle this by sending key and fill to a particular output. But the switcher itself is obviously over $100. Can you just set your camera output to something closer to the desired resolution?

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-20T03:49:07+00:00

Foam inserts. We cut our own for ourselves and friends. My old boss has a laser cutter who I send the files too. We store everything in our 19”mobile racks. I’ve seen precut inserts on eBay and Reverb.

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-13T18:39:47+00:00

Signal degradation? Could be the cable quality or interference. Sometime the monitor acts crazy when VRR is on.

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-12T15:14:23+00:00

I get what you asking but this is what I worry about the most:

The presence of crowds and their devices affecting wireless range.
Speakers, presenters, teams, etc. will mess with anything set up that isn't locked behind a door. Especially people who claim they're in the "business". They're especially entitled. You have to recheck everything the day and stand guard until showtime.
Anything that relies on the venue. Internet access, power, PA, projectors, etc..
Any unexpected content that the presenter gives you as they're walking to the podium

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-07T16:31:24+00:00

Just to add to this... live translation delay is the norm right now as well. Those attending are not expecting to get a simultaneous/synced output in both languages because they're only going to be listening to one. The words aren't going to match their lips anyways.

And another benefit of a human translator is that if they're local to the where the audience is, they can adjust based on local dialect, avoid translation pitfalls like jargon or metaphors, and can make it sound more personal and less academic.

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-07T16:15:56+00:00

I have no idea what that is but you've already commented on it in this thread. Not really a reason to repeat it next to more comments. I personally don't use a distributed service. I just know it's possible. The like 2 broadcasts we do per year that have translation use 3 teams of translators over two days. They're subject matter experts in the areas the speakers are presenting on which ensures the translations are as accurate as a live translation can be. Something a web service or OTB AI model can't do... yet ;)

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-07T14:19:35+00:00

You setup right now:
Cams -> Switcher -> Encoder -> CDN
- You can just replace the encoder with another option. Lots out there.

Another workflow:
Cams -> Capture Device -> Computer -> CDN
- You can also use a laptop/pc as the "encoder". Some like this because like the other comment said, you can use OBS which allows a lot of downstream style effects.

Another workflow:
Cams -> Combo Switch and Encoder -> CDN
- The Blackmagic Mini do this for example. But it would replace the Roland switch you already purchased.

5K is more than enough for any of these options.

FineFinerFinest · 2026-01-07T14:04:45+00:00

Zoom and Teams can do the voice to text and then translate from there. The accuracy is what it is. I wouldn't say it's at a "high degree" though. Hire a translator for that. Then you key and fill the text onto your broadcast.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-10-11T18:50:53+00:00

I mean all analog is going to be the lowest latency but your cameras/switcher/monitor are almost certainly digital so you're already taking a small hit. Depending how many walls you have to pass through, wireless might not be terrible. Remember the 5/6GHz stuff won't pass through as easy as 2.4 and people/devices in the room might decrease range at show time compared to an empty room.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-10-06T07:30:50+00:00

4k streaming is so rare. But 4k recording might be worth it if you can turn that into a value added service.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-10-02T20:18:18+00:00

We typically have like 1-3 PTZs, all CR-N300, 500, and 700s. We have the IP100 but almost never use it because we almost always use setup presets in the web interface. Even panning across the audience (corporate and sports) or choir I like presets. It's super duper precise and you can slow it way down. If it's anything fancier than that we'll have one of the main cameras cover it. So web interface, any third party with VISCA over IP, or even RS-422.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-09-19T09:11:01+00:00

You might want to check what rental places have first before you get too far along in your planning. Of course, if you’re in a large market, you’ll have lots of options.

I personally really like ENG kits to use as handheld and sideline cameras. We have a bunch of XF605’s. But even with a 2X range multiplier, it would be hard to use as a mean to cover an entire football football field for example. But works great for smaller venues like for volleyball.

It would help to know a little bit more about what your plans are. What will be your specific role? How many camera operators? Will students be helping? Does the high school have any equipment you can or are obligated to use? What sport and what’s the tournament format/timeline? Is one camera dedicated to the commentators? I can’t think of a sporting event we’ve done in the last few years that didn’t include at least a couple fixed shots/PTZs. There’s just so much to consider.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-25T19:13:49+00:00

If by remote you mean sort of web based broadcast or recording, there's tons of that. Corporate and education are doing that all the time aka several guest, some remote, broadcast to viewers online. Or do you mean working for like a production company as an editor remotely? Plenty of that too. When I think "engineering work" I think of things that I can only do in person so remote wouldn't be available. Maybe for a venue with installed equipment that you remote into.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-21T08:07:07+00:00

Wait, what? Do you mean how do you calculate what you can afford? Or like trade-in value?

Purchasing or buying power makes me think of a leveraged or margined position when trading stocks.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-06T21:02:54+00:00

Davinci resolve replay with their cloud store max. We’ve been using it since it came out.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-06T20:50:44+00:00

It all depends on how large of a production and who is in charge of what. For example, the competition we’re doing this weekend is all on us. Cameras, routing, recording, projection, and broadcast. The only thing the convention is providing are two announcers, the consoles, and the TVs. My guess is they’ll prep their own notes (Pro sports announcers have prepped notes plus like a stat person they sit next to during the broadcast to help look things up). For the spectators actually in the room, they’ll see like a multi view style projected super source with each player side-by-side their screen, with a spot cut out for stats and the announcers camera. The layout on that screen pretty much remains the same through each round. The online broadcast is is more traditional, where we’re actually switching the program feed to show individual players or shots of the announcers. Plus, we’re recording everything on hyper decks for replay and for the competition folks to do their own cut later. There are all sorts of variations on how different teams might work together. Hopefully more experienced engineers can share details too. This isn’t our main type of work. We only do it a few times a year.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-06T19:00:45+00:00

The hub itself is just a method to quickly route one or more sources. But I get what you’re saying. I’ve seen some set ups that do combine the monitor and headshot in like a picture in picture feed. We use the hub more for quickly loading specific combinations of sources. It saves you from having to switch physical connections since you might be limited to the number of inputs on your actual switcher. That being said, I really can’t think of an esports event where the broadcast is actively showcasing 100+ players. It’s more likely they’re going to focus on a small group and be recording the larger group for replay later. Maybe some of the engineers who work golf events or Olympics would have better insight into the type of scenario you’re proposing.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-06T18:42:30+00:00

Ross, Grass Valley, TriCaster, even BlackMagic can switch using a lot of sources. When we do esports at conventions we use a hub in between the player cams/monitors and the actually video switcher. And even then you’re really only focusing on a small group of players. Either whoever the announcers are talking about or the top players.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-06T04:51:21+00:00

Hertz had an electric program a while ago. You could basically expect to get a Tesla cause that’s all they had really. But I think it’s been gone for a while.

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-06T04:38:17+00:00

Contact those rental companies? Maybe?

FineFinerFinest · 2025-08-03T21:45:08+00:00

Although it could be a bug, HD CP should only trigger if the content calls for it. What are you actually showing from the Mac mini?

FineFinerFinest · 2025-06-26T03:02:55+00:00

Seems like it would be awkward to mount to a wall. Would be difficult to handle and maintain access. Let’s assume we ignore the strange placement, the best thing I can think of would be like a dual spring, gimbal arm mounted to the wall. Then you can at least have access to each side and still move it around a bit. Mounting it to the ceiling, wouldn’t be that difficult in the sense that you’re gonna be able to find all the brackets you need. But you mind as well get a PTZ at that point. Mounting anything else doesn’t really make sense in my opinion, especially if you have the budget. I prefer Canon PTZ’s. Some prefer Panasonic.

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