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When Silicon Goes Haywire: The Conclusion

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September 14, 2008 02:36 AM Views:146   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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Some of you may recall that a few weeks ago I shut down my quad core editing workstation as an energy-saving measure one Monday night. The following Tuesday, I started it up and Windows XP loaded up to a BSOD. After investigating the cause, I discovered all of the RAID devices were offline.   Fast

When Silicon Goes Haywire....

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August 29, 2008 01:57 AM Views:141   Favorited:0   Comments:1
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This is a story of grief and struggle. Last Monday, I decided to power down the big editing workstation at the end of the day, rather than leave it running overnight, as I usually did for the past 12 months since I built it. It's really amazing, but leaving a few workstations running 24/7 results

B-17 Bombers and That Age-old Videographer's SNAFU

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August 20, 2008 10:28 PM Views:343   Favorited:0   Comments:2
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On Tuesday, I drove to Waterbury-Oxford Airport to see the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 Aluminum Overcast bomber plane and to hopefully get some excellent footage of an interesting subject.    

How to Shoot Horses (in 24p)

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August 09, 2008 03:36 AM Views:250   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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A couple of weekends ago, I attended a horse show, mainly as a spectator and to get a feel for equestrian events. I brought my trusty XDCam EX with me and recorded about 2-1/2 hours of footage over the course of the morning and part of the afternoon.   I shot some footage

In Search of the More Compact Microphone

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July 14, 2008 08:12 PM Views:152   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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For the ultimate run & gun audio, a good X-Y stereo condenser mic is a wonderful thing. I presently use a Rode NT4 on my primary EX1. If you've seen/heard my videos here on XR, then you already know it's a great-sounding mic with superb front-to-back ratio and imaging. But

First Entry - XDCam EX #2 Arrived Last Week

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July 09, 2008 12:53 AM Views:1814   Favorited:0   Comments:13
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This was a decision long in coming. Back in February, we got the first PMW-EX1 and I found myself an unwitting beta tester for Sony. Two trips to Sony service later, all the bugs are pretty much worked out (the battery drainage issue is 95% improved, but not down to zero) and the camera is doing
Mark Weiss
New Milford, Connecticut,
United States
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About Mark A. Weiss Mark is a veteran of the electronics industry, having held positions in the electro-optical, data communications and applications engineering fields. His experience ranges from working with various types of lasers, to e

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