Category Archives: Randon Goodness

We put the new(ish) CBS rack from Chicago online today. I’m happy to say it seems to have solved the horrible 5.1 drop outs that we’ve been getting using the CBS prescribed Harris Net300/Dolby DP572 configuration (crossing fingers). Even kicking … Continue reading →

Apple Issues… Editing movies for air we encode 10bit uncompressed into Final Cut to maintain the integrity of the CC. Editors need to Send to Tape using the Input Passthrough in order to maintain the CC on output. Terry Kirk … Continue reading →

Doing backups of archived stories from the BitCentral system to Overland tape back up drive. Setting up Flipfactory to flip SD and HD commercials from DG Systems distribution to the Omneon servers. Eventually the plan is to flip VYVX, Pathfire … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I stopped by our baby sister station WILM. If you ever thought that a TV station needed some sprawling campus to transmit, this place would change your mind. These studios are located in a tiny strip … Continue reading →

Priced out a new Mac Pro for the graphics guy. Two quotes, Apple Ent and a local outfit. The local Mac joint was nearly $1000 cheaper, same warranty. We may look to these guys for stewardship while I upgrade all … Continue reading →

It’s Sunday, another 12 hour overnight shift. The ATS board is here however the electricians don’t seem to have the same sense of urgency that we do and the part isn’t an exact match so there may be a need … Continue reading →

Testing Blog Generator Issues. Might be scheduling some overnight shifts. I put a few more computers on the network monitor.

I’ve started work as a Maintenance Engineer II at WRAL. I don’t know exactly what the difference between a Maintenance Engineer I and a Maintenance Engineer II is other than the fact that WRAL doesn’t have a Maintenance Engineer I. … Continue reading →