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30 OCT 2026 · 1:00:01

Office Hours | Friday | October 30, 2026

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Is there a way to tell QuickTime to use an external drive as the recording buffer when capturing video with an encoder like a Magewell, or does it always use the internal hard drive?ASKED BY · Brian Taylor · WASHINGTON DC
Have you seen this new iOS Switcher app? After five years working on MixEffect, I wanted to build a switcher of my own. SwitchEffect handles the video processing.ASKED BY · Guy Cochran · SEATTLE USA
Thoughts on the new touchscreen OLED screen MacBook Pro? Steve Jobs once said this is ergonomically horrible, and if you put a touchscreen on it, you blew it. Clearly the new regime thinks different.ASKED BY · Alexander Knight · PORT COQUITLAM, BC, CANADA
Do you have any suggestions for a roundtable podcast setup using an ATEM Mini and a Rodecaster Video? Cameras, lighting, audio, table, backdrop etc?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Can you remind me again: What causes the ATEM UVC outputs to crush the blacks? What could you do about it?ASKED BY · André Doelle · BERLIN
Any experience good or bad selling used gear through avgear.com?ASKED BY · Jeff Cohen · MIAMI BEACH, FL
Sony's $399 ECM-W5 wireless kit records 32-bit float into the camera through the MI Shoe, with 64 GB of backup per transmitter. For Sony shooters, does that beat RODE and DJI?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Recommendations for a client-friendly non-PTZ webcam that stores settings for zoom, exposure, et cetera, onboard to non-volatile memory? Only found Elgato Facecam 4K so far.ASKED BY · Jeff Cohen · MIAMI BEACH, FL
If we start streaming to many social media channels, how do we handle comments and questions that users write in on those channels? How should panelists react to that, and how?ASKED BY · Ronny Hofsøy · TROMSØ, NORWAY
What are your thoughts on IPMX? Who's actually using it in the real world?ASKED BY · David · PA
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