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10 OCT 2026 · 1:01:46

Office Hours | Saturday | October 10, 2026

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Using Zoom ISO V3 with a DeckLink Quad plus a Mac Mini successfully, looking to build a second rig. Would an UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 also work?ASKED BY · Ed · SAN FRANCISCO
Have you changed how you look at software builds or buy decisions now that some things can be spun up with AI? When buying, are you more appreciative of all that goes into those products?ASKED BY · Craig Macfarlane · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS+1
The St. Louis Blues will produce their road games from a control room at home. Would you rather direct from base or be in the building?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Is the DJI SDR transmission a good low-cost alternative to the Teradek systems for a wireless camera to switcher?ASKED BY · Gordon Lake · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
After everybody is paid and expenses accounted for, how much margin do you consider standard for business profit when bidding standard projects without the friend of friends deals, etc.?ASKED BY · Zach Jeffers · SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
What are the secrets to funny wildlife photography?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
What's the best way to give multiple crew members independently switchable vMix program multi-view, camera and teleprompter feeds using SDI or NDI? Can Companion and Stream Decks control each monitor independently without affecting other outputs?ASKED BY · Zance · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Could cloud-based audio mixing be useful for streamed music events, or would there be latency issues?ASKED BY · Douglas Carmichael
Can QLab interface with Zoom or Zoom ISO?ASKED BY · Zach Stahlsmith · CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
Space, the final frontier from OpenAI—would this be useful for your production company and Office Hours collaboration on products and projects?ASKED BY · Paul Valgus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Does anyone on the panel stack Blackmagic Design ATEMs to get more inputs? If so, what are the issues I might have to look out for?ASKED BY · Tommy Shantz · ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
What is your camera and why does your HDMI output appear to be limited to 720p?ASKED BY · Unknown
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