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BTS: Paint

I'm painting a wall. No audio; put on Praga Khan's Mutant Funk if you want to get in the mood.

BTS: Studio update #2 (Cleaner / Brighter)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72QrA3DvjhkStrides made in the categories of lighting and organization; also, we nearly had an entire rack of computers collapse; also, we found mysterious imported print goods in the rafters; also, I give a short treatise on hopefully-defunct business internet; also,...

BTS: Studio Update #1 (Things Continue Apace)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQGk7m6o2FwThis video contains the first actual camera/mic test in the new space, so check it out!Things are moving, literally (I've Moved A Lot Of Stuff) but, also, temporary acoustic treatment is now sustained acoustic treatment, more foam is enwalled (it's ...

BTS: Audio treatment

Hey, if these emails are irritating: I've contacted Patreon support to find out if it's possible to create an opt-in feature. I'm thinking if I make a second five-dollar tier, it should be possible for anyone who can currently see this to opt in or out of just the behind-the-scenes posts...

BTS: New Studio Tour #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTJD3yi5C_8Obviously right now I'm in the "move in as quickly as possible gogogogogogogogo" phase, partly because I need everything there to use any of it, and partly because I have a $300/mo. storage unit that has to be emptied out ASAP so I can cancel it...

BTS: Studio floorplan

Edit: For serious professionals (architect, interior designer, etc.) please find attached a version of this floorplan for use in Duke Nukem 3D.This is a fairly accurate (~95%) floorplan of the new place. It's a little misleading because the ceilings are so tall; the last pic shrinks them to 8&#3...

An Exhaustive Explanation

So, you probably saw my last two posts. I was somewhat vague with them, because I haven't been able to sit down for five minutes in two days, until now. So here's what's up with me:I just signed a lease on a piece of commercial property to use as a dedicated studio. I got it for an absol...

BTS: Getting set up

Moving things in. Did my first test shot. Might do my first couple videos on this white wall since it's super clean as is - gonna be a couple weeks before I can get it painted.

Update: Well then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaOyr-c8gv0I want to thank everyone for their support. I am making some changes. I am very excited. You have made things possible that I never imagined. Thank you.

Video: The Second Weirdest Optical Mouse I've Ever Seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UXmDuiqMW0Clint from LGR was kind enough to send me the cousin of the Q500 I reviewed recently! It's weird! Almost weirder than the Q500! But also not really that weird at all! Watch to find out what it's all about inside. Watch to find out what the MouseDesk...

Teaser: Weird cameras

This is a pair of "analog HD" security cameras; literally 720p and 1080p (respectively) cameras that transmit their images down coax using analog signals. I don't fully understand the technology yet - there are several different standards and close to zero documentation, so I have a lot ...

Video: Sony's MiniDisc Camcorder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HCCGYxCjbgI've been sitting on this thing for four months and finally got my act together - here's *the weirdest* MiniDisc product Sony ever sold. It's way more than just a camcorder, and I wish other manufacturers had followed in its footsteps. Enjoy!

Video: A TV/VCR With A Wild Past

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgOwTm2XTkUHere's the finished story on the EVM-8010. I mostly just tried to let my unfiltered exuberance come through on this one. Six year olds know helicopters are cool and I am not dumber than a six year old.Edit: As usual, I had to workshop the name and thumb...

blooper: there were supposed to be stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2du7O5WA2gdangit man get it together

Bonus: Helicopter Videotape

Tyler Helicopter Footage - YouTubeThere's a lot more info in the description of this video, but basically I bought a video monitor that was once used by a helicopter filming company, and it had a tape in the deck with 50 minutes of BTS aerial footage. I'm gonna see if I can do a video about ...

Video: Q500, The Weirdest Optical Mouse

https://youtu.be/Cd6lxwjX2BkThis thing is so much stranger than I expected when I bought it. My explanation comes with 22 minutes of bonus content explaining conventional mice!

Mpegcam 2: The Reckoning

About ten minutes before I released the Mpegcam video, I learned that the follow-up model was sold under another name, and was able to get one on eBay. I'm going to do a video comparing them, but in short the second model is a significant improvement. here are still photos from each; you'll ...

I am definitely also planning things

that AREN'T cameras

Video: The Awful MPEG Camcorder From '97

Tapeless Video In '97: the MP-EG1 - YouTubeHitachi produced a weird hard drive based camcorder in 1997! It wasn't amazing! I shot an enormous amount of demo footage!I almost threw out this entire video to rerecord it but instead I deleted two minutes of footage and fixed all the problems it ...

Video: Sharp's Zany Double Camera

https://youtu.be/sSg6IlmjSbkI've been wanting to make a video about this camera for years and finally got the chance. I spend the whole time insulting it.

Clip: twincam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkR4vU1COkI've been meaning to do a video on this awful thing for months.

Streamin

https://youtu.be/X_NmERMj3dE Streaming for the next couple hours!

Video: WVHS: HD Wasn't Always Digital

https://youtu.be/TfRMLS3j7DMI finally finished this! It was a grueling effort and I hope it comes through in the footage, none of which looks exactly like I hoped it would, but hey, it's not like I have Linus Sebastian's production team.

Bonus clip: Mmeettaammoorrpphhoossiiss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmaJQaSryiMThis is a video I keep using for testing HD media and I happened to create this four-up split view while working on my current project about WVHS tape. I never finished finessing it because I decided not to use it in the video, so I never fixed the timing. ...