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After sending the "EXPEDITE" e-mail to try to get my Subscribestar page approved (mature creator), including links to some of my 'socials' (Bluesky, itchio, YouTube), I got this response back:

Hi!
Thank you for reaching out to us.
In order to approve your profile, please, add your profile page link [my subscribestar page link] to your pages on social networks, mentioned in previous email. After you add this link to "About" or "Contact" section of your page, please email us.
We hope to hear from you soon!

So I do that, more or less. I can't add it to YouTube, as they don't allow adult/mature links, but I add it on Bluesky and itchio. They don't have "About" or "Contact" sections, but I add it prominently to the profiles, and I mail them back the same day to confirm I have done this – and explaining I can't add it to YouTube.

So I wait. One month later, I hear back from them:

Hi!
Thank you for reaching out to us.
In order to approve your profile, please, add your profile page link [my subscribestar page link] to your pages on social networks, mentioned in previous email. After you add this link to "About" or "Contact" section of your page, please email us.
We hope to hear from you soon!

... the exact same message.

I've no idea what to do. I didn't even know linking to Subscribestar on your socials was a mandatory part of the review/expedite process, and I can't link to it more than I already have; the link is about as featured and visible as can be.

I'm tempted to copy-paste the exact same e-mail I sent them last time, and see if this ends up becoming a monthly loop. I'm also tempted to just give up, removing the Subscribestar URLs from my pages (since it's silly having a defunct link so prominently displayed, and not very professional).

So any advice? How do I proceed? Is this a common occurrence?

This might be borderline droning, but hopefully okay to share still!

I'm Norwegian, I'm using a Norwegian keyboard, I mostly write in English and have most Windows settings set to English.

But now and then it will switch to a US layout keyboard, which I'll notice as I start typing. Highly annoying. I think it can be triggered by specific software, or potentially I'm misclicking. REgardless, I'd like for it to not at all be an option.

https://preview.redd.it/hkmmpq2i7koh1.png?width=472&format=png&auto=webp&s=926c4a5a149ed0f13c2cc0f90a49de157f971245

So I basically want to get rid of the bottom option here, US English with a US keyboard.

Right now, I only have English installed as language options.

https://preview.redd.it/yt9tpq848koh1.png?width=837&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e115a143047218239f04509dea9052b38a59e96

And each English version only has the Norwegian keyboard set up.

https://preview.redd.it/lo44n6qb8koh1.png?width=835&format=png&auto=webp&s=6083940100d1a04f80aa6f004a77bb2f5219191e

So I've no idea where Windows is getting the US keyboard layout option from. I'd love to get rid of it, and any help would be appreciated!

Question. Is there any way to list on a Twitch stream what percentage a Throne crowd funded gift is at? Like you have with goals over on Ko-fi. Very useful for when you're trying to raise funds for a specific purpose.

Thank you!

*crowd, not crow, heck – but can't edit titles on reddit

Which would you recommend for perpetual SFX and BGM assets in DaVinci Resolve, activating Power Bins or using the Sound Library? What are the pros/cons of either?

I've started dabbling, as I want to be able to easily access my assets rather than searching my folders manually. Unsure which approach to go for.

In the Sound Library, it's disappointing that you can't edit metadata, or add Resolve only data, about the assets. Would make things a lot easier for searching when you can quickly add keywords to a file. It's also a shame you can't have folders in Resolve, e.g. for different music genres. But being able to quickly preview the audio is nice!

In the Media Library/Bins, I'm unsure if you search metadata. It's also trickier previewing the audio. But you do have the folder structure, so it seems easier to get an overview of what you have (up to a certain point).

Would love some thoughts. Would really love to get my assets properly organised and integrated, but doesn't seem like either is the perfect, obvious choice.

I use TP Link Deco X20 for a home mesh network, and my UGREEN DXP2800 NAS is connected to the main hub's ethernet port. Works fine.

Currently, my internet is down. The Deco X20 hubs are all red. Some error with the connection on my ISP's end.

But I also don't have access to my NAS. The connection light is blinking orange, I can't connect to it with the phone app, I can't access it on my computer.

I'm new to NAS, and I recall asking this specific question in case of situations like these: Would I need to have internet to access the NAS when I'm at home, on my home network? To which the answer was no, as home network access doesn't use and rely on the internet.

So I'm confused and frustrated. I don't know if the problem is the Deco X20 mesh, if it's the NAS, if there are some setting somewhere I need to change. Any help would be appreciated! 🙏

Update: Been doing more testing, and gotten the NAS to show up! ... if it's connected to a secondary mesh hub, and not the main mesh hub (which also has the internet input). So it seems to be related to the Deco X20s, and not the NAS itself.

Considering potentially getting the Zoom M3 or M4 for easy field recording, just using the internal microphones. Especially when combined with filming this could be useful, mounting either to the cold shoe, when you don't want or aren't able to use the heavier gear.

The M3 seems like the better choice. It's all internal, no external capabilities, which you would assume means it would have overall better microphones. But maybe the M4 microphones sound just as good, or even better?

Would love to hear some thoughts and experiences.

Do the XLR cables matter in field recording? How important are they? Should you invest in expensive high quality cables from reputable brands, or will anything do? Will they affect the recorded audio at all?

I have some client work coming up, and they're looking to get some stills taken. So I'm looking into getting a camera that's good for stills – while also being good for video, since that's what I'd mostly use it for personally.

The stills in questions are close-up pictuers of equipment, and of personnel at a clinic. It would be indoors, relatively brightly lit with (likely) LED lights. Nothing too fancy needed. (Frankly a decent phone would work fine, but they basically want something that "feels" more professional.)

Other than that, I'd ideally want to use the camera for the following personal use cases: stationary overhead camera (for showing off gear and recording synth jams, among other things), B-roll product camera (with slow movements and high FPS for post-production slow-down), and in-the-field on-the-go field camera at events.

Tried digging into what's available at the prosumer level, and been looking at both the Sony ZV-E10 and the ZV-E10 II, and I'd love some thoughts and advice! They're popular cameras, overall a lot of good reviews, and from what I'm seeing there doesn't seem anything quite as good at their retail price points. They're also supposed to be easy to shoot with for novices like myself, while still allowing for manual tweaking.

But for the negatives...

The lack of IBIS. They're, ironically, not well-suited for their advertised purpose of vlogging, where you often hold the camera. I would have to look into getting a gimbal if using it on-the-go (making it less compact and convenient).

I've heard they're rather "mid" at 1080p video, which is what I work with. But I'm thinking I could maybe film in 4K, then downscale it on the computer with Handbrake or similar. That might end up looking better than filming natively in 1080p on either camera? Of course it eats up more time, but might end up looking better.

For the unit-specific issues...

The ZV-E10 II doesn't have a mechanical shutter, and from what I've read there's a risk of banding in stills under certain conditions. This has me really worried, with my main intentions being to take stills for a client with whatever artificial light they have there. Would be awful if the camera I invest in isn't able to perform the main task I invested in it for.

The original ZV-E10 looks to cap out at 25 FPS 4K (in PAL). So recording footage to be slowed down in post wouldn't be ideal. It can do 120 FPS in 1080p, which again would be my preferred resolution, but as mentioned it doesn't seem they do 1080p great. Battery time also doesn't seem great.

So right now, I'm very back and forth.

Part of me thinks the following might be best: Try getting a used ZV-E10 for 500-600 USD and a lens for 200-300 USD. Should be able to take both good stills and video, and could maybe upgrade to a better camera in 3-4 years, re-using the same lens.

But: The FPS on 4K is limited, and it's overall "worse" than the ZV-E10 II.

So I'm also thinking: I could get a ZV-E10 II. Full retail price around 1200 USD, and the included kit lens is supposed to be pretty alright from what I've read. Maybe invest in another lens or a gimbal further down the line. Overall newer and better, and might not feel the need to "upgrade" as soon.

But: Might get banding on the stills, which would not be good.

I am aware of the Sony A6700, which looks really sweet. IBIS, mechanical shutter, weather proofing too. But that's 1600 USD new, without a lens. With a lens, it would be around 1800 - 2000 USD total. Might end up twice as expensive as getting a ZV-E10 used + lens, and 50%-60% more than than ZV-E10 II.

So I guess my questions are:

• How bad are the banding issues for stills with the ZV-E10 II? Any way to solve it?
• Which would you say is overall the better buy, given my use cases?
• Any other cameras to consider instead?

Thanks – and sorry for all the text! 🙏

I'm curious. Are all the features in DaVinci Resolve that are branded AI... AI? Or is it more of a buzzword marketing thing?

E.g. noise reduction, for both picture and sound, has always been a thing. But now we have AI-branded variants. Are those actually AI and relevantly different from non-AI noise redction? Are there actual "AIs" inside the software, "learning" and performing tasks? Or are AI-branded features just improved features with an AI tag slapped on?

Genuinely curious.

Update: Removed the LLM mention from the post, as that would be just one "kind" of AI.

My short question: Can you plug USB-C ports into other USB-C ports without anything bad happening on AV gear? Not counting power ports.

More detailed:

I have a Rødecaster Video S (specs). It has several USB-C inputs. One for power, one for computer one, one for computer two, one for SSD hard drives, and one for microphones and webcams.

I am curious if I can get audio from an audio mixer into the Video S on one of the USB-C inputs. Either from the Zoom L6 (specs), or from the Teenage Engineering Sidekick (specs). Both the L6 and the Sidekick can be connected computers, phones, tablets, and can both send and receive audio.

So can I just try the two mixers on the Video S's ports, and see what happens? Either the computer or the webcam/microphone ports; not the power or storage ports. Or could some sort of damage occur from experimenting in this way?

Thanks!

Bit of a niche question. But does anyone know if you can get audio from the USB-C into the Rødecaster Video S's USB-C?

The Video S has a USB-C that can be used with some microphones and webcams, and another than can be used for a second computer. The specifications can be found here.

Curious if I could use the Sidekick as a mixer into the Video S for music streams, since the Video S is rather limited on audio-specific inputs.

Thanks!

What's your favourite volca companion gear that you'd like to highlight? Whether other synths or groove boxes, effect boxes, mixers, recorders, or anything else.

A couple of mine, probably familiar to most who are into desktop jams:

Zoom L6. This has been super useful. Mixer and recorder in one. You get each channel (plus the master) saved to the micro SD-card, it can run on power or batteries or USB, and it's desktop-sized. Great pairing if you've a small handful of volcas.

Zoom MS-70CDR. Yup, another Zoom product! An effects pedal with a bunch of options, with a focus on reverb, delay, and chorus. For a novice like myself, mastering the effects is difficult (so many options and unfamiliar music terms), but you can easily play around and get something interesting, or just go for something basic.

UGREEN Nexode Cube. Just a simple power strip, but compact and desk friendly. There are other brands and options at all kinds of price ranges, but this one is pretty good. (Beware potential ground loop noise though.)

Short answer: Can you connect a Zoom L6 (audio mixer/interface) to a Rodecaster Video S?

I know it's able to receive audio from its USB-C inputs from computers (two at once), and you can apparently even use some USB microphones with it. But I don't know how you know which USB-C units it's able to get audio from. Is there something in specific you need to look for in the specs?

When you're recording voiceover, it's pretty normal to do multiple takes before you get the final one, sometimes even combining words and sentences from different ones.

Being able to do it directly in Resolve is useful. But are there any tools for getting rid of the unused takes, or even the unused parts of individual takes?

Ideally it would be able to actually edit the WAV files that gets created, cutting away what wasn't used. But just being able to tell Resolve to delete every file in the voiceover folder that has been removed from a timeline/project would be useful (rather than having to manually look at the media pool and see what went unused).

Thanks!

What are some actual cases where RedLetterMedia has had an effect on movie making or the movie making industry? Where something they've said has had some actual impact.

Other than getting J.J. Abrams hired to make Star Wars and forcing Bruce Willis to retire.

Would love to hear some examples.

Been idly looking for decent power bank options for a small rig. Ideally, it'd be a power bank with a built-in 1/4" 'screw hole' or a cold shoe adapter of some kind, so it could be easily mounted without having to tape together a DIY solution.

I've tried searching, but not found any good options.

Does such power banks exist?

Thanks!