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sserre replied on May 06, 2009 14:12 to the question "Electrical Rating (Volts) on SX2, VOD & CG250" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Normally the power ratings on such devices (as listed on the back of the boxes, at the power supply) are measured in watts or amps, assuming you are using 110-120 volts AC. Are you interested in calculating the total power that these units consume? If so, you would want to know the current (amps) or watts. Maybe I am misunderstanding your question?

sserre replied on April 30, 2009 19:16 to the problem "Podcasts and Projects are not Functioning--Cablecast 4.8.3" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Thanks John!!

sserre replied on April 27, 2009 18:55 to the question "DVD Import will not accept Disks made in Toast 9" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Scott, I can put the VIDEO_TS folder of one of these discs up on our FTP server for you to grab, if you would like-- let me know.

sserre replied on April 25, 2009 14:19 to the question "Bandwith requirements for streaming VOD" in Tightrope Media Systems:

We do okay on a RoadRunner Business Class connection (cable modem, not like a T1 or T3) at 8Mbps down and 2Mbps up. But I think if demand grows for these services (which is going to happen) we could have issues...

sserre replied on April 25, 2009 14:13 to the question "DVD Import will not accept Disks made in Toast 9" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Hi Patrick,

I suspect it might be a setting in Toast. We have a member who submits DVDs she creates with Final Cut Pro/DVD Studio Pro, and we get the same exact message every time when we try to use DVD import to bring her programs into our server.

Now, we use Studio Pro all the time for our own stuff and never have a problem. So I conclude that it must be a setting in her software that's causing DVD import to think the disc is copy-protected. Unfortunately I can't give you a solution because we haven't been able to help her solve it either!

sserre replied on April 23, 2009 21:45 to the question "NAB 2009 - What's up?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Once again a great time hanging out with all of you this year! Thanks again guys!!!

sserre replied on April 21, 2009 04:11 to the question "NAB 2009 - What's up?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Awesome, thanks for the update guys!! Booth looks great, we'll be there tomorrow late morning (that's all the warning you're going to get!!). We're actually staying at Treasure Island this year. Kahunaville is here, and also there's a tequila bar in Isla mexican restaurant. I know how much the TRMS community appreciates tequila. Although the view from the Monte Carlo as described sounds appealing ;-)

sserre replied on April 17, 2009 18:15 to the question "NAB 2009 - What's up?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Doesn't have to be anything big or fancy, I'd be up for knocking a few down with all of you. Name the time and place, avoiding Tuesday evening if possible (if it's still going on after 10 PM Tuesday I might be able to drop by :-)

sserre reported a problem in Tightrope Media Systems on April 10, 2009 16:38:

Podcasts and Projects are not Functioning--Cablecast 4.8.3

One of our staff noticed today that since the upgrade to 4.8.3 (build 9) he has not seen any new podcasts being created. I went into the show record to link a program to a project, and when I hit search, no projects show up!! No results for projects are shown. Has anyone noticed this as a problem of this upgrade? And is there a solution available? Thanks...

sserre replied on April 01, 2009 23:02 to the problem "Changing record times on a live event" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Yes, except that we use the 'Record Run' button in the details screen, which is automatically setting the record function (which is great by the way). So it's natural to think that when you change a time in the playback schedule, the record run would follow suit.

Now if I had scheduled a recording SEPARATELY from the record run box, then yes, I would think of the two as separate events.

I have learned that I need to make two changes when I change the time of such an event...but it would be a nice improvement if I didn't have to.

sserre replied on April 01, 2009 20:31 to the question "Zeplay!" in Tightrope Media Systems:

See, that's why I love TRMS. I can always count on you guys to push technology to, and beyond, its limits, and even the limits of physics and the time-space continuum. Bravo, ye purveyors of E.S.P. (n?).

sserre asked a question in Tightrope Media Systems on April 01, 2009 02:16:

Zeplay!

I found this info on NAB's event planning site under Tightrope Media Systems:

Product Name: Zeplay - Four Channel Instant Replay

Zeplay is a four channel digital replay server for live sporting events. It features smooth slow-motion replay, an intuitive single-monitor interface, highlight package generation, clip logging and categorization and much more!

So... when can we expect the roll-out?? And do you still need beta testers?

sserre replied on April 01, 2009 02:00 to the question "NAB 2009 - What's up?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

I agree! Tuesday night is really busy for us too. And I don't want to miss the TRMS party, that's like the highlight of my trip!!

sserre replied on April 01, 2009 01:53 to the question "NAB Booth SU6026 - Appointments? - 2009" in Tightrope Media Systems:

You guys are in South Upper again this year, right? We'll probably see you either Monday or Tuesday afternoon if that's helpful for your calendar Brandon!

sserre replied on April 01, 2009 01:37 to the problem "Cablecast 4.8.2 Update: VOD Files Not Transcoding" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Thanks Jennifer, will do! I appreciate that you were able to do that so quickly!

sserre replied on March 31, 2009 01:33 to the question "NAB 2009 - What's up?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

April is fast approaching, and we're making plans for the nights of NAB... are there any TRMS plans brewing, and what night would we be looking at??

sserre replied on March 30, 2009 21:40 to the problem "Cablecast 4.8.2 Update: VOD Files Not Transcoding" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Any luck finding the problem?

sserre reported a problem in Tightrope Media Systems on March 27, 2009 02:22:

Cablecast 4.8.2 Update: VOD Files Not Transcoding

After upgrading to Cablecast 4.8.2 today, I noticed that VOD files were no longer transcoding on the ODIP server. The error messages in the TRMS section of the event viewer are as follows:

>Error getting enseo component setting, defaulting to composite;

>Unable to open Enseo driver

>Failed to close the encoder. Exception: Exception in StopStreaming() Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

I have checked all the Cablecast Device Control services (on Cablecast Pro server and ODIP server), and they all log on as the administrator, with the correct password. I have restarted both machines, and tried stopping/restarting the services. No luck yet.

Any ideas?

sserre started following the idea "Bulk image bulletin uploader idea" in Tightrope Media Systems.

sserre shared an idea in Tightrope Media Systems on March 19, 2009 20:52:

Digital File Management

Is it possible to have a sub-menu in Cablecast for Digital File Management, for selecting only the device/devices I am interested in maintaining?

We have a VS4, which shows up as "Video Server" and "Encoder" in this screen, as well as our VOD server, which is listed as "ODIP." We are building up quite a library of VOD files, so it seems like the Cablecast server needs to check on all these devices to list every file on the next screen. When I click the D.F.M. link, I swear it takes about 20 minutes for the next screen to load!!

So what would be great would be a checkbox sub-screen, to select which devices I want digital files listed under (similar to the screen I see when I click on the "reporting" page). Then I don't need to wait a long time, just to sift through a very long list of files, just to get to my video server files.