Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

Once is forgivable but twice implies couldn't care less.

Bill

Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

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Once is forgivable but twice implies couldn't care less.

Bill

who cares...we don't watch LN.

Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

On Apr 13, 7:11*am, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
Maybe nobody has the sound turned up? Or do you mean ripple on the picture.

No, it was audio.

Bill

Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:53:06 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Once is forgivable but twice implies couldn't care less.

More likely to be timecode breakthrough or some other ****e. Audio on news
OBs is a right pain these days - a lot of our Sony cameras only have
unbalanced phono outputs (at domestic levels as well), so trying to use
them with radio camera links (which are now ubiquitous) is always going
to end up with crap results.
There is usually only 1 channel of radio mic. as well (via the camera audio
channel) and given that most of the reporters seem unable to 'work' the mic.
these days usually either reporter or interviewee(s) are off mic. at some
point.
Then there's the delay problem when the picture goes via the radio camera
and the sound doesn't (or can't for other reasons, as happened to me last
week, which causes much moaning from the studio).

Maybe when we go solid state somebody will think about doing it properly,
but I really doubt it. As you say, nobody really cares, apart from the
people on the ground trying to do a decent job.

Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

Paul Ratcliffe wrote:

There is usually only 1 channel of radio mic. as well (via the camera audio
channel) and given that most of the reporters seem unable to 'work' the mic.
these days usually either reporter or interviewee(s) are off mic. at some
point.

It often seems apparent, in recorded programmes, that the subject
has their personal mike buried deep beneath a scarf or padded
jacket. If we can hear the problem, why isn't it noticed during
shooting?

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

On Apr 13, 3:01*pm, Paul Ratcliffe
wrote:
On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:53:06 -0700 (PDT),

wrote:
Once is forgivable but twice implies couldn't care less.

More likely to be timecode breakthrough or some other ****e. Audio on news
OBs is a right pain these days - a lot of our Sony cameras only have
unbalanced phono outputs (at domestic levels as well), so trying to use
them with radio camera links (which are now ubiquitous) is always going
to end up with crap results.
There is usually only 1 channel of radio mic. as well (via the camera audio
channel) and given that most of the reporters seem unable to 'work' the mic.
these days usually either reporter or interviewee(s) are off mic. at some
point.
Then there's the delay problem when the picture goes via the radio camera
and the sound doesn't (or can't for other reasons, as happened to me last
week, which causes much moaning from the studio).

Maybe when we go solid state somebody will think about doing it properly,
but I really doubt it. As you say, nobody really cares, apart from the
people on the ground trying to do a decent job.

It's OK tonight anyway.

Bill

Mains hum on Look North live OBs
 

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:22:52 +0100, Chris J Dixon wrote:

There is usually only 1 channel of radio mic. as well (via the camera audio
channel) and given that most of the reporters seem unable to 'work' the mic.
these days usually either reporter or interviewee(s) are off mic. at some
point.

It often seems apparent, in recorded programmes, that the subject
has their personal mike buried deep beneath a scarf or padded
jacket. If we can hear the problem, why isn't it noticed during
shooting?

Perhaps the girly assistant producer who is "doing the sound" doesn't
understand?