My 5 COW Posts
Re: HD SDI cable length
by Bob Zelin on Oct 24, 2009 at 12:04:29 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
Hi Scott,
you can go to Radio Shack, buy an RCA to RCA audio cable, put RCA to BNC adaptors on each end, and plug them into your camera and monitor and get a picture. You can then shoot...
Re: Gigabit ethernet cable
by Bob Zelin on Oct 12, 2009 at 7:41:56 am
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
in the US, Belden is the most well known of all the cable manufacturers. When you look at connectors for cables (like video BNC connectors), everyone references Belden as the cable type, with Belden numbers. This does not...
Re: hooking up an edit system
by Bob Zelin on Oct 9, 2009 at 9:00:01 am
in the Broadcast Video Forum
your feedback issues may be unavoidable with your limited budget. If you take a VTR output, and send it into a mixer's input, it works !. If you take the output of the mixer, and send it back...
Re: Career Advice
by Bob Zelin on Oct 7, 2009 at 4:37:48 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
This is my stupid advice to you. I don't know how old you are, but I am going to assume that you are young (under 30). Where would you like to work ? A local TV station...
Re: Setting up a new system
by Bob Zelin on Sep 29, 2009 at 7:45:56 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
Mads is correct of course, you need a miracle. The very fact that you are wishing for a Red Scarlet shows your innocence in what this product is, and what it can do. This is not a video...
Re: Setting up a new system
by Bob Zelin on Sep 29, 2009 at 7:45:33 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
if you have a limited budget, and you must be HD, it is my suggestion that you abandon any hope of running a switcher, with a switched feed, and work with iso HD cameras, and a nice FCP edit system....
Re: HD-SDI Embedded Audio
by Bob Zelin on Sep 22, 2009 at 9:56:54 am
in the HD High-End Forum
http://www.aja.com/products/converters/converters-hd-hd10ama.php
Bob Zelin...
Re: RAID Setup Options..
by Bob Zelin on Sep 4, 2009 at 1:14:05 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
well, you should get an external RAID array that is raid protected, but until you can afford to do this, Option 1 is a good option. You are a good man to realize that BACKING UP is the key to...
Re: Support Contract?
by Bob Zelin on Aug 27, 2009 at 3:51:07 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Richard,
you live in fantasy land. As I write this, I am emailing back and forth with one of Creative Cow's best known people, supporting him FOR FREE on the weekend. He has been a good client in the...
Re: Ye Olde TBC Sony BVT810 V Phase
by Bob Zelin on Aug 25, 2009 at 10:49:10 am
in the Broadcast Video Forum
Tom is very correct. The BVT800 and BVT810 were specifically designed for the Sony BVU800 and BVU820 3/4" U-Matic VTR's. These are NOT FRAME SYNCHRONIZERS, so if you are trying to lock up a VHS machine to go...
Re: Editor
by Bob Zelin on Aug 26, 2009 at 3:51:46 pm
in the JOBS Offered - Low/No Pay Forum
Hi Carol,
ok, let me get this straight. You are an "emmy award winning production company" and you want someone to work for you for free for three months.
Carol, I hope you get hit by a car this...
Re: Sonnet Raid D800 - have I set this right?
by Bob Zelin on Aug 4, 2009 at 1:34:08 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hi -
boy, I hate the fact that these disk drive posts are buried in the massive FCP forum.
Sonnet should be ashamed of themselves for putting in Seagate drives into this drive array. The product you own is...
Re: Need info on OLD equipment
by Bob Zelin on May 6, 2009 at 7:32:10 am
in the Broadcast Video Forum
My main question was about why the NTSC-only deck worked, but not the multi-standard -- 3/4" OR VHS. I'd like to know why - and what the difference is between these two variations on NTSC. The use of the VHS...
Re: problem is finding the clients.
by Bob Zelin on Apr 15, 2009 at 10:06:34 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
where do you find the clients ? That is the #1 problem of every business in the world. Where does Creative Cow find advertisers. Where does Chrysler and General Motors find people to buy their cars....
Re: AJA-IoHD, Multibridge, MXO2 or Motu V4HD?
by Bob Zelin on Apr 9, 2009 at 11:15:08 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
hey, how about a nice ADS Technology Pyro A/V link for you. Get that nice DV25 quality that will impress all of your clients (and keep the rest of us employed while you screw around).
May I suggest that...
Re: Broadcast Video - Reference book recommendations?
by Bob Zelin on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:50:09 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
the best books are free. If you want to learn about video levels, comapanies like Tektronix, Leader, Harris/Videotek, and Hamlet all have free on line documents like "how to read a waveform monitor". You can email them, and...
Re: Work during this crisis
by Bob Zelin on Feb 19, 2009 at 2:54:37 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Rich,
you write -
"I grow weary of Walter's constant posts about how busy he is. It's not constructive to the poster in any way. Hey Walter, how about a few thoughts on WHY you are so busy, instead of...
Re: Help! Delay Problem
by Bob Zelin on Feb 11, 2009 at 8:03:44 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
System Settings
4th tab is Playback
it currently says playback offset 4
make it say 0 (zero).
Bob Zelin...
Re: Paying Gigs
by Bob Zelin on Jan 20, 2009 at 5:24:41 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Make up a high number - one that you would be more than happy with. When they say "gee, we weren't thinking about spending that much", you can say "well, what do you think would be fair" - this will...
Re: Social Media
by Bob Zelin on Jan 19, 2009 at 8:13:02 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I find it funny that someone is trying to compare Creative Cow to MySpace or Facebook - or even LinkedIn. Creative Cow is a specific forum for professionals in our lovely industry. I dont' think anyone has ever...
Re: Inspiration Board
by Bob Zelin on Jan 9, 2009 at 7:16:00 pm
in the COWmunications feedback Forum
what a great idea. Lets post pictures of all the manufacturing plants in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Thailand that acutally MAKE all the products that we use. This should be a good "kick in the pants" to all...
Re: Just Setting Up
by Bob Zelin on Dec 21, 2008 at 3:35:41 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Jody -
my response is very different from everyone else on this list. There is no "best" camera for under $2000. From your description, you have never done this before, and are completely new - yet you are...
Re: 16:9 Studio Monitor Options?
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 8:27:18 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
Isn't this what Matt wrote in his orignal post -
It sure would be nice to spend $800 for an Apple cinema display, instead of $3,300 for the low end Sony flat panel.
SO, he wants an $800 hi end...
Re: Monitoring HD in Edit Suite
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 7:53:43 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
how much money do you want to spend ? You can spend anywhere from $600 to $35,000. If I tell you about a monitor for $4000, or $8000, and you don't have this money, my comment will mean...
Re: TVlogic 24" HD-Displays
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 7:52:23 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
If $8000 US is too much money for you (it's too much money for almost anyone in the US!), I urge you to look at the Panasonic BT-LH2600W and the JVC DT-24 series LCD HD monitors. They are half...
Re: Broadcast Monitor
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 7:39:55 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
you wasted your money. This is a VERY VERY old Sony CRT monitor that did not even support standard Sony Y R-Y B-Y (Y Pb Pr) analog component standards - so this monitor is probably over 20 years old,...
Re: Color Correction Monitors. JVC vs. Panasonic?
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 7:24:14 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
most people feel that the 24" JVC is more accurate, and gives better blacks than the Panasonic, but there is no question that the Panasonic is probably the most popular HD-SDI LCD monitor out there today (even if you hate...
Re: Color Correction Monitors. JVC vs. Panasonic?
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 7:06:56 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
you don't have very hi end gear. You want my opinion - SAVE SOME MONEY. Don't be in such a rush to spend your hard earned money. You are not doing hi end broadcast TV with an...
Re: Finding a buyer for a concept
by Bob Zelin on Dec 17, 2008 at 2:53:27 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Believe me, I am not trying to discourage your ambition, or your creativity. But I am seeing more and more people on this forum stating and asking "I am a creative genius - I am the best film maker,...
Re: XServe RAID not mounting during rebuild
by Bob Zelin on Dec 13, 2008 at 8:45:17 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
I don't understand your question. Did the drive fail while you were doing the firmware update ? You ejected the array when you did the firmware update to 1.5.1. When did the drive fail ? Did...
Re: Waiver for technology shortcomings?
by Bob Zelin on Dec 10, 2008 at 12:51:36 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Sebastian writes -
"Let's say that you had really bad luck one day at an event and technology failed you."
REPLY -
Sebastian, is this a joke, or WHAT ? I was hired in May 2008 by Nickelodeon Television to...
Re: audio reference tone?
by Bob Zelin on Dec 9, 2008 at 6:48:47 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I dare to ask the obvious question -
Oliver - have you ever seen a Beta VTR ? Are you familiar with the meters on the front of a Beta VTR ? Do you see where it indicates...
Re: Astonished so many of us miss the REAL point...
by Bob Zelin on Nov 29, 2008 at 5:41:13 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Mark Alexander writes -
"The other day I had a very successful business person tell me that video was all "fluff" and not necessary in the corporate world".
REPLY (and this goes to the few of you that agree with...
Re: Beta via AJA-Kona LH to Final Cut
by Bob Zelin on Oct 19, 2008 at 11:36:12 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
close final cut pro. Open your AJA Control Panel.
Go to the CONTROL tab, and select INPUT PASSTHROUGH.
Go to the Analog tab. Select ANALOG COMPONENT for your Beta VTR, or SDI for your Digi Beta VTR....
Re: Xraid
by Bob Zelin on Oct 9, 2008 at 11:30:52 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
No disrepect, but Jordan is out of his mind. A mint condition Apple XServe RAID with nothing on it could maybe do 220mb/sec tops, which will give you one reliable stream of uncompressed HD. As the XServe RAID...
Re: Xraid
by Bob Zelin on Oct 9, 2008 at 3:13:35 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
I live for moments like this - where someone who knows 100 times more than me (about SAN networks) is wrong in his observation - I am SO HAPPY.
Mark Raudonis writes -
Especially if HD is NOT in the...
Re: Xraid
by Bob Zelin on Oct 9, 2008 at 3:13:27 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
You are NOT going to build a "budget SAN" that can do 2K. It ain't gonna happen - not on a budget.
HOWEVER, if you just want local storage that can do 2K at a budget price, just look to...
Re: Xraid
by Bob Zelin on Oct 9, 2008 at 3:13:16 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
Todd writes -
I appreciate your enthusiasm though. Hope you are getting a commission from these companies you are batting for.
REPLY - I get no commission. I just want to make sure that you don't screw yourself. What...
Re: Xraid
by Bob Zelin on Oct 9, 2008 at 3:13:04 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
Todd writes -
I am going to discredit anything you have said, anyone as high strung as you is not worth listening to.
REPLY -
enjoy your Apple XServe RAID's, and good luck !
Bob Zelin...
HUGE/Ciprico declares Chapter 11 !
by Bob Zelin on Aug 24, 2008 at 1:14:37 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
read this quick, because I know that this will be pulled from The Cow as soon as management sees this -
Bob Zelin (always looking for trouble !)
Dear Valued Customer,
On July 28 at 4:15 PM Central time in the USA,...
Re: 16:9 Studio Monitor Options?
by Bob Zelin on Aug 15, 2008 at 5:46:47 pm
in the Broadcast Video Forum
Matt -
I gave you answers and prices, and you STILL want to spend $2700. What is wrong with you ?
Falling asleep with all this info - get out of the business. It's getting MORE confusing. More choices, more...
Re: What is the value
by Bob Zelin on May 8, 2008 at 2:56:13 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Brett -
your spot is excellent. If you wind up charging a total of $2000 for this spot (creation, production including stage and lighting, post, graphics, music, color correction, web encoding), I unfortuntely have to fly to your location and...
Re: 8 bit uncompressed looks soft on (SLAP !)
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I don't often participate on this forum, but read this thread with great interest. I feel for Delano, but having built a cable head end system, you guys just have no idea. I am sure that Delano's Beta...
Re: HD SR storage
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
Andres writes -
My budget allow me to purchase two or may be three standard hard disks of 300GB
So, my fellow "HD High End" friends, this gentlemen has a budget of about $200 - $300 US for his total...
Re: IO-LA SC/H Phase
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA io Forum
Tom -
you need a good beating. I want you to stop measuring SC/H phase right now. SC/H phase was critical in matching color frame linear editing systems. Color frame errors, caused by SC/H error, caused the...
Re: IO-LA SC/H Phase (a great OT story)
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA io Forum
sorry AJA, but this is a great story for Tom (since he owns a UVW-1800).
15 years ago, a client in NY rented an AVID and a UVW-1800 to CBS Network on 57th St. in NY. CBS was concerned...
Re: Composite & S-video in and out
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Joe writes -
Hi, my break out box only has component, SDI and Ref in and out but I will R.T.F.M
Joe -
if you don't play with the AJA Kona Control Panel input tab for at least 30 minutes (I...
Re: SATA/SAS
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I don't often look at the FCP forum, as I answer storage questions on the AJA and Blackmagic forums mostly, but I want to stress one thing about this entire discussion.
EVERYTHING BECOMES OUTDATED QUICKLY. We used to use...
Re: Computing IOPS for SAN: How?
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Because I am always looking to yell at someone, this is another opportunity (I waited until someone posted a reasonable response, before I started to be my idiotic self).
This is another rediculous post, probably by someone whos IT department...
Re: P2 Clips are 23.98
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
Hi -
I was just made aware of this post, as I do not participate on the P2 forum.
I in fact DID say to never ever work in 23.98 unless absolutely necessary. Because of P2, the rules change. Most...
Re: BT-LH1700W and Macbook Pro
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
AJA I/O HD
Matrox MXO
(you respond - "isn't there something cheaper")
Apple 23" cinema display into DVI port, tell FCP to go to full screen.
(you respond again - "but can't we use the BT-LH1700W some way without spending any more money")...
Re: Kona LH long RGB out to projector...good idea?
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Oliver -
35' is nothing. You can hit your PVM-20L5 with no problems, and loop off of this monitor and go to your projector 200' away and have NO PROBLEMS.
Remember, you are not feeding RGB. You are feeding...
Re: Building an HD edit suite - a few ?'s
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
No Todd,
let me explain the world to you. I am a freelancer, and I spend $8000 a year for basic Blue Cross Medical coverage for me and my wife (no kids). I don't have a University to...
Re: HDCAM yearly maintenance estimate
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
yes -
the maintenance on the HDW-M2000 is expensive. This is what will happen when you get this VTR to Sony -
1) you will not be able to pay your medical insurance
2) you will contract a rare disease,...
Re: Noise of HDPro
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the CalDigit Forum
yes -
the HDPro is not silent like the S2VR or other port multipler SATA chassis, but it is pretty quiet. If you are familiar with the Apple XServe RAID, AVID VideoRAID 320, AVID Medialock LVD, or any older...
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Re: VPN and OS-X 10.x
by Dave Klee on Oct 19, 2009 at 5:29:37 pm
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Hey Matt, this is a great summary of the whole VPN / VNC issue. Nice work!
There is one free, fairly easy to use and low-configuration VPN application for OS X that I've played with called HamachiX. Some decent...
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