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RE: Scenes vs MEs

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 02-21-2026 08:45
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Thank you, Louis, I will try your advice on Monday when I get back to work. I don't remember exactly how I made that shot. I think I created a non ME template in Overdrive, just to be able to recall a custom control (that custom control simply recalling an ultra scene) and then I added 6 additional ...

RE: Scenes vs MEs

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 02-21-2026 01:34
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Hey Les! Thanks for your reply. I did build a scene using AUXs as sources, but it behaves rather weirdly when I try to add it to OverDrive as a template. One of the reasons is that OverDrive doesn't see any Scene as a selectable source. And recalling it via a memory empties the sources sent to the ...

RE: Scenes vs MEs

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 02-19-2026 01:44
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I use scenes mainly for +4 boxes, since I use a Carbonite ultra with 4 keys MEs. But the main appeal is having them as a single source on the pgm bus, rather than an ME plus keys. The main drawback is that i fiind it quite tedious to change sources inside scenes (using touchdrive dashboard and the ...

RE: Split Key with Overdrive

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 01-16-2026 08:37
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Hi Guillaume, Since you also run Caprica you could try to create a custom control that recalls that memory with Preview Relative as destination. Then add that custom control on the Overdrive template, and set it to run when Prepared with a short delay (10 frames or whatever Overdrive requires to ...

RE: Adding "safety" when playing CG elements inside Overdrive

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 10-02-2025 10:34
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Thank you, Chris, for your reply. Just to add some small details: the TD selected a CG to play, while obviously having another shot prepared, and when he pressed Space he accidentally pressed twice, just 80 milliseconds apart, and the Overdrive played the CG element but it also advanced the rundown. ...

RE: Adding "safety" when playing CG elements inside Overdrive

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 10-02-2025 06:10
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Ok, in case anyone has the same problem, I found a workaround: I have enable Bounce Keys in Windows, which prevents double press of a key, and set it to 0.3 seconds. Hopefully this will prevent unwanted incidents. But it would be nice to have this as an option in Overdrive. Thank you ----------- ...

Adding "safety" when playing CG elements inside Overdrive

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 10-01-2025 06:04
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Hello everyone! Is there a way to add a safety measure when manually playing CG elements inside Overdrive, to prevent accidental double space and advancing the Rundown? Normal take/prepare transitions have this: if I press double space there will be a warning saying another transition is taking ...

RE: TouchDrive randomly reloading pages

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 09-18-2025 07:22
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Hi Andrew, I've experienced the same issues with our Carbonite Ultra. It was solved doing an Ultra upgrade. My advice is to contact support and open a ticket, and they will recommend you a version compatible with your setup (if you also have Caprica or not) and guide you with the upgrade. ------ ...

RE: Question about Carbonite Ultra clock

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 07-19-2025 13:52
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That makes perfect sense. I will wait for the update. Thank you, Les! ------------------------------ Sorin Podeanu technical director Euronews Romania ------------------------------

Question about Carbonite Ultra clock

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 07-18-2025 05:42
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Hello all, I have a question related to the internal clock of the Carbonite Ultra. I can find two clocks in the menus: one under Status/Power menu, and the other in Configuration/System/Global. The first one is in sync with our reference input. The second one can be edited manually. My issue is ...

RE: Carbonite Ultrascene with Overdrive

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 04-18-2025 09:12
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Hi again Nick, So I did some testing and I could recall a scene with a memory, using my method, with Scenes as source on an ME bus. The only problem I faced is that Overdrive doesn't see any Scene in the list of sources, so I had to pass it through an Aux. But I haven't tried to set Ultra Scenes ...

RE: Carbonite Ultrascene with Overdrive

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 04-18-2025 02:31
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Hi Nick, As far as I know you can save a scene as a memory. Just make sure you disable anything else, such as MEs or Keys in the store menu. You would than create a template in Template Editor that would recall that specific memory on a fixed ME. I haven't tried so far to set UltraScenes ...

RE: Questions regarding custumizing Overdrive Rundown Control

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 03-28-2025 08:04
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4. Also, is there a way to prevent the rundown moving up or down when a producers makes a change in the NRCS app? ------------------------------ Sorin Podeanu technical director Euronews Romania ------------------------------

Questions regarding custumizing Overdrive Rundown Control

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 03-28-2025 07:58
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Hello! I have several questions regarding the look and feel of Rundown Control. 1. We've recently changed the monitor, and it has a 3440x1440 resolution. Everything works great, except the fonts are really small. Is there a way to change the font size? I haven't find the option anywhere in ...

RE: Question regarding Ross plugin for Dalet

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 07-30-2024 06:52
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Hi Andie! Thank you for your suggestion, I will look into the Dalet app and Dalet Admin and see if there is anything related to the plugin. Have a great day! ------------------------------ Sorin Podeanu technical director Euronews Romania ------------------------------

Question regarding Ross plugin for Dalet

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 07-25-2024 05:54
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Hello! I am encountering a small bug when I'm trying to edit Ross elements inside Dalet. When I double click an element it opens a pop up window that appears as a MOSActiveLauncher in Windows Task Manager. The problem is that when I close the said window, the plug in remains open in ...

RE: Unable to start Carbonite simulator

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 11-12-2023 05:28
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Hi Les, I've downloaded and installed DashBoard and everything worked perfectly. Thank you for your constant support! ------------------------------ Sorin Podeanu technical director Euronews Romania ------------------------------

RE: Unable to start Carbonite simulator

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 11-11-2023 15:41
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Hi Les, Thanks for the answer. I understand now. I was following the guide but didn't realise I need to have the dashboard already running in the same network. I will try again tomorrow or Monday. Thanks again, have a great weekend ------------------------------ Sorin Podeanu technical ...

Unable to start Carbonite simulator

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 11-11-2023 12:36
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Hello, I wanted to try out the new Carbonite Ultra 60 so I've followed the instructions in the announcement posted by Paul Seymour and tried to open it in VirtualBox. I did all the steps from the guide but I'm stuck at the login screen inside the virtual machine. There is no error message, the DashBoard ...

RE: Cahnging Switcher Mode for Carbonite Ultra

Posted By Sorin Podeanu 09-11-2023 14:56
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Thank you, Les. You are always prompt and your responses are extremely clear. (I should really learn to read the manuals first before asking questions) ------------------------------ Sorin Podeanu technical director Euronews Romania ------------------------------