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Title: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 14, 2014, 12:50:11 am
The first EEVblab episode.
EEVblabs will be quick one-take videos. No editing, no frills, Dave just hits record and uploads. These could even be done on the road if needed.
In this episode, the EEVblog is hiring, Rigol DS1054Z update, and Patreon.
Suggestions for blab videos can be made here.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/eevblab/ (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/eevblab/)

! Private video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_qhlFc-MVU#)
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: RobertoLG on December 14, 2014, 01:16:05 am
looks good, no complaints from me at least  :-+
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: pickle9000 on December 14, 2014, 01:35:16 am
Maybe you could get a few preprinted cards to hold up while the video starts Announcement, Tips and Traps, Tech Note, Rant and so on. 

Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Richard Crowley on December 14, 2014, 04:07:01 am
Looks great to me.  KISS.
IMHO, going to high frame rates on the regular programs is a complete waste of your time, YouTube's disk space, and the Internet bandwidth to view them at our end.  Not to mention that there are still probably many of your viewers who don't have the luxury of 10s of MB of internet speed to view such content.

Unless you are demonstrating something particularly high-speed, there is no reason for anything beyond 25 FPS. And if you ARE demonstrating something high-speed, you would probably shoot it at a very high frame rate and then edit it back in at "nominal" to have a slowed-down image to explain.  As you have already made the point here, EEVblog is about CONTENT not about "production value".
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Leiothrix on December 14, 2014, 06:13:10 am
IMHO, going to high frame rates on the regular programs is a complete waste of your time, YouTube's disk space, and the Internet bandwidth to view them at our end.  Not to mention that there are still probably many of your viewers who don't have the luxury of 10s of MB of internet speed to view such content.

You get to pick which stream you watch, and who cares about Youtube's disk space?

I say upload at 8k 240fps and let the viewer decide which resolution they want to watch  :D
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Leiothrix on December 14, 2014, 08:16:01 am
But how do you select the frame rate? Or see what you're getting?

If a video has the option of 60FPS you see it in the resolution drop-down, otherwise you just get your "standard" frame rates.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: TriodeTiger on December 14, 2014, 08:16:58 am
I routinely choose 480 unless I want to read the small writing. But how do you select the frame rate? Or see what you're getting?

Get Chrome or IE, and you'll see it as options in the resolution button. My system is aging and can't play the forced 720p50 so I use Firefox for 720p25.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: sergey on December 14, 2014, 09:29:09 am
Dave, nice concept, don't let it die! I loved car rants so much! :D

I would love to help you in the lab, but unfortunately i don't happen to live in Sydney. Hope you'll find some brilliant guy in there soon, good luck with that!
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: conducteur on December 14, 2014, 11:28:29 am
I'f i was Dave. I placed these EEVBLAB on a different page on the site than under "episodes".... But cool format!
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: delmadord on December 14, 2014, 11:37:54 am
I'f i was Dave. I placed these EEVBLAB on a different page on the site than under "episodes".... But cool format!

+1

Also, what does BLAB even mean, please?
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Radio Tech on December 14, 2014, 12:46:24 pm
Great  :-+
The blab meas more videos. More videos means more tid-bits we can learn from Dave.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: george graves on December 14, 2014, 01:47:20 pm
Great  :-+
The blab meas more videos. More videos means more tid-bits we can learn from Dave.

Yadda, yadda, yadda.

I agree.  Hope it's not a rants about your parking space and something about EE.  That's all we ask.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6kRqnfsBEc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6kRqnfsBEc#ws)
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: ivan747 on December 14, 2014, 04:33:03 pm
Looks great to me.  KISS.
IMHO, going to high frame rates on the regular programs is a complete waste of your time, YouTube's disk space, and the Internet bandwidth to view them at our end.  Not to mention that there are still probably many of your viewers who don't have the luxury of 10s of MB of internet speed to view such content.

I somehow manage to watch the 720p 50FPS with a 2meg bit bandwidth, almost in real time streaming.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Jope on December 14, 2014, 04:33:19 pm
>That's all we ask.

Are you more than one person? Do you think you are the spokesperson for the other EEVblog viewers?
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: dentaku on December 14, 2014, 10:24:38 pm
Looks great to me.  KISS.
IMHO, going to high frame rates on the regular programs is a complete waste of your time, YouTube's disk space, and the Internet bandwidth to view them at our end.  Not to mention that there are still probably many of your viewers who don't have the luxury of 10s of MB of internet speed to view such content.

I somehow manage to watch the 720p 50FPS with a 2meg bit bandwidth, almost in real time streaming.

I only see options for the resolution, not the framerate, but I've noticed that lately I have to switch to 720 instead of 1080 to get the audio and video in sync. It looks just as good as 720 anyway.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Vgkid on December 15, 2014, 12:27:26 am
The video looked good on my cellphone.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Monkeh on December 15, 2014, 12:42:39 am
But how do you select the frame rate? Or see what you're getting?

If a video has the option of 60FPS you see it in the resolution drop-down, otherwise you just get your "standard" frame rates.

Not so. In Flash on Firefox you will get the 50/60fps without any warning. Although on Windows at least, it will just drop frames instead of actually managing it.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: GEuser on December 15, 2014, 07:53:56 am
All good , I hope it all works out .
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: ivan747 on December 15, 2014, 12:54:54 pm
I find it funny how everybody is arguing about the frame reate and nobody has mentioned the job position.

I am the ideal candidate! If only I lived in Sidney!  |O

I'd keep the lab organized and stuff, right now is a bit of a mess Dave.
If I ever get to Sidney, I'll clean up the lab with you, I actually enjoy cleaning up a mess when it's big enough  ;D
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Tonkabot on December 15, 2014, 07:42:33 pm
Dave,    Your Timecircuits are spamming!
  About 3/4ths of the way through, the red 'JAN' changed and scrolled by something like 'www.shackspace.com (http://www.shackspace.com)'

Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: RoMaNo on December 15, 2014, 08:18:59 pm
I find it funny how everybody is arguing about the frame reate and nobody has mentioned the job position.

I am the ideal candidate! If only I lived in Sidney!  |O

I'd keep the lab organized and stuff, right now is a bit of a mess Dave.
If I ever get to Sidney, I'll clean up the lab with you, I actually enjoy cleaning up a mess when it's big enough  ;D

I totally agree! I wish I were in Sydney hahaha. It seems a perfect job to me XD

Well, I'm sure Dave will find someone nearby. It's clear that there are many people who may want the job.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: victor on December 16, 2014, 01:04:05 am
EEVblab
EEVblab
EEVblog
EEVblab
EEVblog
EEVblog
EEVblab
EEVblog

I just wish the diference was more noticeable. I thought it was quite misleading name.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Richard Crowley on December 16, 2014, 01:21:10 am
Dave,    Your Timecircuits are spamming!
  About 3/4ths of the way through, the red 'JAN' changed and scrolled by something like 'www.shackspace.com (http://www.shackspace.com)'
By intentional design. And left in place by Dave.
Perhaps you missed the EEVblog #689 - Back To The Future Time Circuits Troubleshooting where he mentioned exactly that phenomenon.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 16, 2014, 02:20:25 am
EEVblab
EEVblab
EEVblog
EEVblab
EEVblog
EEVblog
EEVblab
EEVblog
I just wish the diference was more noticeable. I thought it was quite misleading name.

Yeah, I tend to agree.
I like the name, it's perfect, but visually in a list, yeah, not so great. I might drop the EEV part from the title?
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: ivan747 on December 16, 2014, 02:29:38 am
EEVblab
EEVblab
EEVblog
EEVblab
EEVblog
EEVblog
EEVblab
EEVblog
I just wish the diference was more noticeable. I thought it was quite misleading name.

Yeah, I tend to agree.
I like the name, it's perfect, but visually in a list, yeah, not so great. I might drop the EEV part from the title?

What about

EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog

???
Or a variation of that
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 16, 2014, 02:37:29 am
EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog

???
Or a variation of that

Why didn't I think of that?  :palm:
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Excavatoree on December 16, 2014, 03:05:45 am
EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog

???
Or a variation of that

Why didn't I think of that?  :palm:

I like it. 
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: SeanB on December 16, 2014, 06:54:18 am
Good idea, though some sites might mangle it with autocorrect and spell checkers as default, especially at the beginning of a sentence.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: iampoor on December 16, 2014, 08:23:08 am
Good idea, though some sites might mangle it with autocorrect and spell checkers as default, especially at the beginning of a sentence.

I suspect we may see quite a few "eev blob" refrences then?  >:D
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: deephaven on December 16, 2014, 08:47:10 am
I hope Dave's toilet door has an appropriate sign on it: EEVBOG   :-DD
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: SeanB on December 16, 2014, 09:18:15 am
I hope Dave's toilet door has an appropriate sign on it: EEVBOG   :-DD

Shared toilets on the floor.......... Better not have that fish curry every day.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Yago on December 16, 2014, 09:43:15 am
Looks great to me.  KISS.
IMHO, going to high frame rates on the regular programs is a complete waste of your time, YouTube's disk space, and the Internet bandwidth to view them at our end.  Not to mention that there are still probably many of your viewers who don't have the luxury of 10s of MB of internet speed to view such content.

I somehow manage to watch the 720p 50FPS with a 2meg bit bandwidth, almost in real time streaming.

I only see options for the resolution, not the framerate, but I've noticed that lately I have to switch to 720 instead of 1080 to get the audio and video in sync. It looks just as good as 720 anyway.

I get the audio our of sync thing too, didn't know about trying 720p and the cause being local.
I thought Dave was having some issues with new cams and res!
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: victor on December 16, 2014, 02:01:26 pm

EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog
eevBLAB
EEVblog

???
Or a variation of that

Why didn't I think of that?  :palm:

I initially though about all uppercase. But this looks better.

eevBLAB
EEVblog
EEV#blab
EEVblog
EEV-Blab
EEVblog
eev#BLAB


I vote for eevBLAB it does highlight the blab part which makes sense.

Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: VEGETA on December 16, 2014, 08:01:37 pm
I really want to see the new product of yours. When will you release a video on it approximately?

About the name, the current one is Ok. The first name that came to my mind is: Lab time rant. xD well, it is a lab time rant after all.

good luck all!
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Yago on December 16, 2014, 11:40:25 pm
Going with the running gag, if Dave should pull an "Alan Sugar" : EEVBlag :P
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: Leiothrix on December 17, 2014, 03:14:07 am
Not so. In Flash on Firefox you will get the 50/60fps without any warning. Although on Windows at least, it will just drop frames instead of actually managing it.

I use Flash on Firefox on Windows, but I set " I have a slow connection. Never play higher-quality video " in my youtube options, so it plays the low quality videos by default.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 17, 2014, 11:58:41 am
I really want to see the new product of yours. When will you release a video on it approximately?

The day it's released in early Jan  :-X
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: george graves on December 17, 2014, 01:04:39 pm
Dave Jones transistor tester?  uTester?
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: VEGETA on December 18, 2014, 01:54:45 am
Dave Jones transistor tester?  uTester?
well, I kinda expect that it has a "u" in it's name. It will make some kind of a signature for Dave, more like Apple with "i", iPad, iPhone... etc. xD

 
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: tautech on December 18, 2014, 02:03:22 am
Dave Jones transistor tester?  uTester?
Maybe the uRuler 2 we have been waiting for?
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 18, 2014, 02:47:43 am
Dave Jones transistor tester?  uTester?
well, I kinda expect that it has a "u" in it's name. It will make some kind of a signature for Dave, more like Apple with "i", iPad, iPhone... etc. xD

I thought he was referring to the Keysight box I got delivered?
In any case I have the
uWatch
uCalc
uCurrent
uRuler
uSupply
and a couple of other uWhatsis under development. So yeah, kinda a theme...
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 18, 2014, 02:51:11 am
Dave has been clearing the decks of some neglected things. The BTTF clock repair, the Transistor tester teardown and the Digilent Analog Discovery review all been a long time on the back burner. Now the longest of all I'll bet it's the uSupply. I wouldn't be surprised to see a multimeter shootout soon too.

I'm hoping to get a EEVintern to help out finishing off the long neglected uSupply.
uRuler 2 is always but a few hours cut'n'paste whim away on Pozzible.
I was this close to reviewing a Brymen meter the other day, but did the Analog Discovery instead.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: pickle9000 on December 18, 2014, 03:17:01 am
Dave has been clearing the decks of some neglected things. The BTTF clock repair, the Transistor tester teardown and the Digilent Analog Discovery review all been a long time on the back burner. Now the longest of all I'll bet it's the uSupply. I wouldn't be surprised to see a multimeter shootout soon too.

I'm hoping to get a EEVintern to help out finishing off the long neglected uSupply.
uRuler 2 is always but a few hours cut'n'paste whim away on Pozzible.
I was this close to reviewing a Brymen meter the other day, but did the Analog Discovery instead.

You should get a green hardhat, EEVintern on it and a blue stobe on top, just tell him/her health and safety requires it for insurance reasons. If the intern doesn't go for it you know they have the guts to speak up, if they do go for it they really got guts.

Actually the lab could use a funny hat, the tinfoil was awesome.
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: VEGETA on December 18, 2014, 03:28:14 am
Dave Jones transistor tester?  uTester?
well, I kinda expect that it has a "u" in it's name. It will make some kind of a signature for Dave, more like Apple with "i", iPad, iPhone... etc. xD

I thought he was referring to the Keysight box I got delivered?
In any case I have the
uWatch
uCalc
uCurrent
uRuler
uSupply
and a couple of other uWhatsis under development. So yeah, kinda a theme...

Yes, I like this theme.

Will you be selling uSupply when it is done like uCurrent?
Title: Re: EEVblab #1 - The EEVblog Is Hiring
Post by: EEVblog on December 18, 2014, 06:59:43 am
Will you be selling uSupply when it is done like uCurrent?

That's the plan, yes.