Blog Posts

Clarity in Two Words- Film Programming

I was taught to take up as little of the Gaffer’s time as possible. I would rather quickly show you ...

The Four Designers You’ll Program For

I’ve been programming for about 30 years, so I’ve served many different people over time. I am the kind of ...

What Makes a Good Programmer?

A friend (shoutout to Ian Peterson) brought my attention to a cool post on Gaffers Salon where one gaffer was ...

Be a Good Guest- Filling in for a Programmer

Building from last week, this time we’ll talk about filling in for another programmer. This is debatably a larger subject ...

Hosting Your Show File

I love my job, but I also love not HAVING to be there. So far, I’ve only taken one day ...

PSA- DMXCat E and Netron Compatibility

I love my DMXCat E, but currently there is a compatibility issue preventing Artnet RDM from working with Netron. I’m ...

Accessorize Your DMXCat E

I love my DMXCat E, but I have a few grumbles about it. Two of them go hand in hand ...

Eos- Intensity and a Color Palette at once

One of the things that took me a while to get used to in film is they never want to ...

8 bit vs 16 bit

When you’re starting out as a programmers, choosing a profile can be confusing. Why would you choose one over another? ...

Import Patch from Eos to Blackout

Like many, I love the idea of using Blackout for the really challenging locations instead of my full Eos setup.  ...