So… it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I haven’t posted since the 16th of October, and before you think I’ve just been sitting around eating grapes (I ...

In the glorious, often chaotic, world of film and television production, the journey from a flickering idea in a screenwriter's mind to a tangible object on scr

We've all been there, haven't we? The moment you realise a piece of technology, once a trusty sidekick, is on its last legs. For me, that moment arrived not wit

Hello, wonderful readers and fellow magitech enthusiasts! Can you believe it? My heart is practically thrumming with excitement because I'm finally, finally get

Hello there! You might be wondering where I’ve been, or perhaps you just thought I'd finally succumbed to the allure of a permanent nap under a pile of tech man

You know that feeling when your digital life suddenly throws a 'pay up or lose it' notice at you? That little email that lands in your inbox, polite but firm, r

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The excitement is palpable as NAB 2025 kicks off, and once again I start my tour of the various vendors and companies releasing or updating their offerings, all

Rigging for events: Part 6 Welcome to another edition of the Rigging for Events series. This time I'm going to be looking at how I would rig a larger venue usin

<![CDATA[n The Problem n For what seems like an eternity, but what has actually been 4-5 years, I have been planning to build a computer to replace my 12-year-o

<![CDATA[n An introduction to Elgato n In my previous post, I had a look at what it would cost to create a Blackmagic Design Streaming setup for when I'm delive

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed a few issues crop up on the WordPress sites that I manage both for myself and for friends and family. It was the typ

<![CDATA[n The Plan n As anyone who knows me will know I'm a huge fan of Blackmagic Design and the products and services that they provide. I wanted to look int

In my last post, I described how I have had an idea for years about building an eco-village and with the help of Generative AI I was finally able to get some of

<![CDATA[n Event Rig Series – Part 1: Blackmagic's NAB Presentation was nuts! They launched some amazing products but it was nuts! n n Blackmagic has certainly

<![CDATA[n n How much would it cost to build a full-stage setup on AliExpress? n Lately, I've been really into something new. It all started when we got our han

<![CDATA[n n So Close to the Perfect 4K ATEM n It's been a while... around 7 and a bit months to be nowhere near exact. If you read my last post you can probabl

<![CDATA[n If only I worked for Linus Media Group! n n I've been a fan of Linux Tech TIps for quite a while now, ever since I got hooked on videos showing how p

<![CDATA[n I don't want to but Apple is making it difficult to stay in the walled garden. n n I know I'll never most likely be able to afford a Mac Pro but I ca

<![CDATA[n Moving from a Home Lab to a Cloud Lab sounded difficult but ZeriTier Made it simple! n n I recently had to move all of my home lab apps up into my Or

<![CDATA[n I know I know. It happened again but there's a reason I promise! n n So it's been a week or so since my last post was posted. My mac mini decided it

<![CDATA[n Access your home lab without opening ports on your firewall. n n We recently changed our internet service provider from Vodafone to TalkTalk and one

<![CDATA[n n Don't get me wrong, I love how they expand the universe but couldn't they be so much more? n When Marvel announced that they would be releasing a b

<![CDATA[n What electric van options are there for my dream Campervan build? n n For quite some time now I've been wanting a campervan. It all started back in u

<![CDATA[n n We Have Smart Lights! So... What's Next? n So for a while now I have been swapping out all of the lights in our home for smart bulbs. I originally

<![CDATA[n China is rolling out cheap electric cars left right and centre... why aren't we? n n This has been bugging me for quite some time and I really need t

<![CDATA[n Now that I'm going to be training people over Zoom I think I'm going to need a slightly better setup! n n I recently got a promotion at work which me

<![CDATA[n n Energy prices may be rising but that doesn't mean your bill has to! n Over the last 12 months, or more, the wholesale cost of gas and electricity h

I wouldn't be writing this if Dante was built in Blackmagic! Over the years I've had a few ideas on how to get Dante working with ATEM Vision mixers and after m

<![CDATA[n Where's The ATEM 4M/E Constellation 4K? n n Just before NAB Blackmagic let us know about some new products they are releasing and boy was I excited.

<![CDATA[n Now we can stream!! n n In my last post, I gave you my idea for a multi-purpose camera rig. This time I’ll be fleshing that rig out to give us a Live