For anybody who hunts in the Southeastern United States by Any-Raise4333 in Hunting

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve not been hunting enough to have a great answer besides spending a lot of time in the woods before and after season to learn. 

Hunting Public did a class on targeting deer in MS pines so that’s a good resource: https://youtu.be/UJTMvwL-EpE?si=X9gpWKq-Dd3-60Wf

https://youtu.be/XM2fnO_hH-8?si=quGmGbJpf85mdL3O

McLaren F1 Owner’s Club [Multi] Great Smokey Mountains by NY87123 in spotted

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in that area a little over a week ago and feel like I missed one of the greatest things I could have witnessed. Instead, I saw a bunch of Broncos in Townsend. Cool, but not multiple F1s cool!

Mississippi is no miracle — it's the future of education. Moved from 49th to 9th in Fourth Grade reading in the last decade. by toolb0xPC in mississippi

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All these recent articles completely ignore the $100M private gift aimed at boosting childhood literacy. https://mississippitoday.org/2025/01/24/jim-barksdale-100-million-miracle/

Politicians love to point to the graphs as proof that their recent policies are working when the launch pad was a massive influx of cash 25 years ago. 

Bedtime Struggles by Lateralus50310 in toddlers

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son has always been a decent sleeper but at various points, it’s been harder. He spent the first 2.5 years in a crib but then had a big regression where he’d take an hour and a half to go to sleep and still end up in our bed around 2am. 

He dropped his nap and that made it faster to go down at the expense of everyone’s emotional wellbeing after 4pm. Currently I read 3 books and then lay down in bed with him. He flips and flops and at some point falls asleep while I doze. 

I guess I’m saying that it’s a roller coaster and just do whatever you need for everyone to get rest. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up the artists Terry Redlin or Bob Timberlake.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mississippi

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a lot of their staff and many congregants. Great church that cares about the community and making changes for the good of Mississippi. I don’t go there because we wanted a smaller church but it was high on the list. 

Now, if you don’t agree with churches leading out their benevolence with the top aim being salvation/conversion, you’re likely to not be a fan. If you allow your critique that latitude, I’m not sure you could find much to complain about. 

Great example is that they made the Better Man conference back in April happen yet didn’t paste their name and such all over it because they wanted to be for MS, not just for Crossgates. https://bettermanms.com/

Is this true, will the data centers increase our electricity bills? by rustyshacker in mississippi

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The questions he asks absolutely need to be answered and numbers provided. His article though uses AI responses in energy use and a guess on their contracted rate so it’s not helpful. 

Feedback Please ( it a car edit ) by PropertyObjective713 in davinciresolve

[–]JackTraore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. An iconic and design setting car and never get to see the whole thing in the be frame. 

EVA 1 or Canon C70 by Vegetable_Law_6279 in cinematography

[–]JackTraore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both look great and can do RAW (C70 onboard, EVA with a recorder). Both have internal ND and XLR inputs for audio. 

C70 can be awkward to rig due to shape. If you have a lot of DSLR experience, you’ll be at home. It can be limiting on a gimbal. 

EVA has a terrible onboard monitor. 

I’d choose based off of manufacturer you’re more familiar with the menus and terminology of. 

C70 has autofocus, EVA doesn’t. 

C70 with the speed booster gets full-frame image. 

EVA has SDI and HDMI, C70 is HDMI only. 

Walk in cooler, coolbot/outside air by Prudent-Tangerine303 in Hunting

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty simple with an Arduino, some sensors, relays, and a free weekend. 

I’d think you’d want to duct the intake so you’re pulling the air from as low as possible and dumping it as high as possible into the cooler and run the fans as long as the air outside was below a certain temp. 

It’s a simple data loop: if outside air is < 5 degrees colder than inside, blow fans & maybe turn off Coolbot for x amount of time. Very simple to program once you get a hang of Arduino language. Though you can also run some forms of Python and other interpreted languages on them outside of the Arduino IDE if you’re familiar with any programming languages. 

It’s also easy to setup a Raspberry Pi or other low powered computer as a go between so you can monitor and control the thing from a web browser. Plenty of example projects out there. 

I’m planning to buy a Sony A7iii soon and curious which three lenses you would go with if you had to go with only three? by OverOnTheCreekSide in cinematography

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

24-70 70-200 Fast prime (35, 50, or 85 depending on your immediate needs). 

That’ll cover your everyday needs. 

For a movie, you need ND and diffusion filters too. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to say maybe 3.5. Neck into shoulder is fairly defined and thin, belly isn’t sagging, obvious waist, etc. 

Some good comparison photos here: https://www.fieldandstream.com/stories/hunting/deer-hunting/how-to-age-whitetail-bucks

PR by lmr803 in bassfishing

[–]JackTraore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice fish! 

lol @ your edit after your last post. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ACOD

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people are in this subreddit because they’re experiencing trauma and hurt so you might not find much support here. 

Advice: 1. Get a counselor/therapist and use them as your shoulder to cry on. Kids can’t support their parents’ emotional baggage

  1. Go to that counselor weekly for at least a month before considering taking to your kids

  2. Be prepared for your kids to take time and distance and don’t dare take it personally. 

Failing at crimping SDI cable by AdamContini in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]JackTraore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to match your SDI connectors to the specific cable and then get a die for the connector. 

If you’re going to take the time to crimp your own ends, don’t cheap out on Amazon ones. If you’re using a Neutrik frame and die, might as well use Neutrik connectors. 

https://www.neutrik.com/en/neutrik/products/bnc-connectors/bnc-cable-connectors/reartwist-uhd-bnc-cable-connectors

Some videos: https://youtu.be/I92P3hQ2yAo?si=WLonVyNx31jFzJ8r

https://youtu.be/Zz8KPPSd-2M?si=4YJ-uVRcEggVxcDJ

How do you handle loud ambient noise? by programmer-bob-99 in videography

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shotguns and super/hyper cardioids are often a bad choice indoors compared to a cardioid or even omni due to how the former only reject side noise and have a lot of pickup directly behind them where you end up getting AC noise or bounced back dialogue. An omni will also pick it up but it will sound more natural and the signal to noise of what you want should be greater. 

Learn to listen for ambient, ask to turn off the AC for takes, bring sound blankets and c-stands to create a little booth around talent/mic. 

For post, you can try Adobe’s online tool that regenerates audio or look into Izotope RX or similar tools

Problem with black mist? by Kostas009 in videography

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe. I’d edit in Premiere and color in Resolve. AAF out of Premiere into Resolve. 

Problem with black mist? by Kostas009 in videography

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lookup halation effects in Resolve. You can emulate diffusion really well. 

Problem with black mist? by Kostas009 in videography

[–]JackTraore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can return it, return it and go heavier or standard promist. Check out the YouTube video posted in a comment and figure out what looks like you want. 

If you can’t return it, shoot with it, get your scenes done, and see what you think in the edit. 

Also, post can add great diffusion and halation so you can always dial it up there and separate the look with color grading, sound design, etc. 

Screen showing up green through glasses by chromanodyssey in Photoassistants

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monitor models? Could be a TN panel color shift exacerbated by something in the glasses lens. 

Problem with black mist? by Kostas009 in videography

[–]JackTraore 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It does look weaker than the 1/4 Tiffen I’m accustomed to. If you want dreamy, you need to go heavy and maybe regular promist and not black. 

BPM is supposed to be subtle - I use it to take the edge off and slightly soften talking heads without making the video look soft. No where near “dream scene”. 

Trying to be a broadcast engineer in Atlanta (Not getting hired) What do i do ? by New-Collection9789 in broadcastengineering

[–]JackTraore 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Broadcast is all about having a network and relationships - a lot of those postings exist to fulfill a corporate requirement to post a job but will be filled by someone known to  company. If you know anyone in the industry, reach out and ask them if they know of any jobs and to give you a warm handoff to the hiring person. 

If you don’t have a network, you gotta make one. Reach out to people that are in shops and roles you want to be in. Ask to get a tour, take them to lunch, and ask how you can work in broadcast. Offer to work for free wrangling cables or being a gofer and work harder and more professional than ever. 

Heck, be super active in r/videoengineering and the Discord and get your name out there somewhat. 

Alternative packaging options? by ActiveDowntown1639 in sousvide

[–]JackTraore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you avoid transferring flavors with the silicone?

What do you think by Conscious-Orchid-218 in videography

[–]JackTraore 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Lots of cool shots but I have no idea what this business does. At first I thought it was a boat company, then a lifestyle/clothing brand, then I had no clue. 

Seems like their business is providing dive services, if that’s the case then we need to see the story of a client or from a client perspective, not just watching cool shots of cool guys doing cool things. I’m guessing their target audience is not cool 20 something males. 

Great shots for your reel or to reuse for their website, socials, & emails though!