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Todd Gruel started the discussion CDM/DRM Changes: Blank Screen-recording During Video Streaming in the forum Creative Community Conversations

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:21:27 +0000

CDM/DRM Changes: Blank Screen-recording During Video Streaming

I am not sure which forum to post this in.

I am a Mac user and I recently noticed that I have unilaterally lost the ability to screen capture online video for my recreational use: as soon as I attempted to record a snippet of a video, the streaming service would black out the screen. At first I thought that it was a fluke phenomenon particular to…

Todd Gruel started the discussion Buying Imitation Prosumer Cameras in the forum Sony Cameras

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:49:53 +0000

Buying Imitation Prosumer Cameras

I’m currently shopping around for an A7RIII and I’ve noticed that there are some great deals available online. The problem is, some of them don’t appear to be selling officially sanctioned Sony products. After some digging, one vendor confirmed that they sell new cameras but that they are either imitations or imports. However, they do offer their…

Todd Gruel started the discussion Push & Ableton: Sample Pads in the forum Audio

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:14:41 +0000

Push & Ableton: Sample Pads

I’m curious to hear from anyone who has experience working with sample pads, especially Push. Push is quite expensive and I’m wondering if it merits its price.

I plan on getting Studio One for most of my general purpose recordings. But I’m intrigued by the integration between Ableton and Push as I also want to play around with live seque…

Todd Gruel replied to the discussion Best File Format for Backups in the forum Storage & Archiving

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:57:28 +0000

Reply to Best File Format for Backups

Is the main difference that a bootable clone can more easily be updated as changes occur (changing only the files that have changed since the last backup) whereas a disk image must be recopied as a whole every time a backup is made?

Is there any difference in file integrity and safety and security of the data between these two methods?

Todd Gruel replied to the discussion Best File Format for Backups in the forum Storage & Archiving

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:11:41 +0000

Reply to Best File Format for Backups

Thanks for your help.

I understand that it’s advisable to use bootable clones. I’ll continue considering it.

But when it comes to disk images, can they ultimately accomplish the same thing but in a different way? For disk images, is the backup still comprehensive — are all system files and user data included? Or just essential system files?… Read more

Todd Gruel started the discussion Best File Format for Backups in the forum Storage & Archiving

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:32:05 +0000

Best File Format for Backups

Hi, all.

I’m setting up a new backup setup now and I’m trying to determine the best file format to use. I’ll be using CCC to backup my MacBook Pro. I have a 7200 RPM LaCie d2 drive for my backups. I understand that backups can be done using either Mac OS Extended Journaled or APFS. I’ve heard dramatically varying opinions about the capabilities… Read more