HD Training -- The Infynit Hour

Channel Austin has updated their studios to full HD and I went through the training on last week.  It was a lot of work but the possibilities are endless when it comes to producing a modern television show.  They now have Final Cut record and playback stations so that we can completely eliminate tape from here on out.  We can record the show to DVD, Tape, and directly into Final Cut for triple redundancy.  

They have  a blue screen for chroma key applications but I feel that they would have done better with a green screen option.  You can still see some areas on the screen that are not fully keyed out because of the reflection from blue surfaces onto white.  It's not perfect but we learned a few tricks that would help make this a useful tool.  The Infynit Hour will remain simple and we will try our best to add a few new things such as logos and watermarks.  I have a lot more knowledge about how the different components work so we can experiment to enhance the show one episode at a time.  I am just excited to be broadcasting in 1080i.

The Channel Austin studios are amazing.  The mini and main studios are practically the same.  I will try my best to check it out an hour or two before we go live in mid October to be completely ready for our series.  Stay tuned for the Infynit Hour because that is the cornerstone of our organization and we probably would not exist without it.

We have a lot going on.  We will soon blog about our experiences shooting Texas high school football and having the show ready within 24 hours for our local on-demand TV station.  It's a lot of fun!!  We have another music video shoot in October that has already been scheduled.  It will be a one day shoot.  Stay tuned as we are extremely busy.