Steve Kownacki
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The first thing you could do is shoot your video during a non-production/manufacturing shift or on a weekend. Agree with the headset mic too.
Steve
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Did you turn your transmitter AND receiver off and the feedback stopped? Confirming your unit is the culprit. And you are talking about feedback, squealing in the speakers, and not buzzing, dropped audio, etc.
It sounds like you know what you are doing; did you change freqs on your gear? Is it possible they had a 2nd wireless receiver that was on your freq?
Steve
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Not sure how much help I can be Richard. I’m using Import tool 3.0.1 created 8/15/12 into BRU PE 3.0.2 (Build 113) created 1/9/13. I have 2 folders on my MAC, BRU PE and BRU PE 2.3 (which is the older version).
Suggestions:
1) make sure you are using the apps from the most recent version together.2) I frequently change my admin login passwords. BRU PE seems to not allow me to log into BRU PE with an admin password other than the password that was used when you installed BRU PE. ie if my mac admin login password was “abc” when I installed BRU PE, if I changed that admin password it will not let me login to BRU with a changed admin password; change my account password back the original “abc” when I installed BRU and all is well.
Hope this helps. Not having your data is stomach-churning.
Steve
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I’ve liked my Canare star quad cable, Mogami makes a similar type; used with Neutrik connectors. But sometimes a bad environment is a bad environment. Shorter, non-coiled cables can be less of an “antenna”; re-routing them differently on the floor to eliminate induction from conduits in the floor; sometimes raising them a foot off the ground will do the trick; hang them from the ceiling; All of which add lots or work to a usually simple task. Ambient RF is ugh.
I’m a huge fan of wired mics over wireless, but it the cable’s the issue…
Steve
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Yep Ned, the days of people staying at a job more than 5 years is long gone and it’s a TON of work to be “top of mind” to you clients especially when they move on. I don’t want this to come out wrong, but if anyone is “hoping” that their clients come back time after time, year after year, that is foolish. Unless you constantly reach out to them (and not always in a sales role) there was never a deep relationship and they were a 1-time customer. Yes, tickling them is imperative if you want to retain them for the long haul, including when they change jobs.
The social stuff is OK (at least my competition knows what I’m up to), but personal emails, phone calls & handwritten thank you cards are critical these days even with regular clients that call me every few months. I have to give them a reason to NOT call anyone else.
There’s plenty of discussion on here about CRM (customer relationship manager, I use Salesforce.com) software and they can make you life simpler (not easy) by generating all those reminders for you; but alas, any system is only as good as the data you put in, so it can get time consuming.
Steve
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What conditions are they playing the videos? A live event or training session? Will the videos be played on a dedicated computer or other device? Is there PPT or Keynote involved?
A simple thing I use is VLC player and use its “playlist” function. For “super-cheap” events I simply alt-tab between PPT and VLC on a single computer (in fullscreen mode, plus there’s shortcuts for jumping between items & control; not really professional but cheap); better to have a dedicated computer for cuing and using a switcher between sources. Depends on how professional and seamless you need to get to your sources.
Steve
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Do you have time before the event? (meaning 2 or more weeks) For $45 I’d buy one and try it out; worst case you send it back and buy something known to work with great reviews or you rent one.
HDSDI should go 300meters – don’t scrimp on the cable.
Steve
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AT&T phones seem to cause audio interference, other carries not so much. Do all of your crew have unlimited talk time? Are they willing to buy a bluetooth headset? (even if they are only $20?) Will your batteries last 2-3 (or longer) hours on a long job? Can they turn off all notifications and solely focus on the job?
I’d sooner remove variables.
Steve
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I have 10 of the cheapie Motorola variety (less than $40/pr) we use 2-3 times a year and they work just fine. Pretty much a line-of-sight signal so room-to-room is probably not going to work. They all have a headset/mic attached and we use for intercom for low-budget mutlicam jobs. The cheap headsets won’t work in noisy environments; and unlike a real intercom it’s one-at-a-time talking. Oh, and the real cheap ones don’t have a “latch on” to talk – meaning every time you want to talk you need to press the button. And there is a slight delay in pressing the button before you can speak. Takes a little practice if a director is going to use it. But it does work.
I got mine at WalMart/Kmart or similar place. They have about 20 channels so fairly easy to find a clear channel, esp indoors.
Steve
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Mike at Tolis has been a gem and the BRU PE Import Tool re-cataloged the tape just fine. Sleeping better now.
Steve