Atomos monitor or recorder showing No Input? A checklist
When a Ninja or Shinobi just says No Input, check the input selection, the camera’s HDMI/SDI output settings, resolution and frame rate, cables and firmware, in that order.
Unknown issues, known fixes.
The key to tech problems that searching alone didn't solve. Windows & Linux, networking, video gear and automation, written from fixes I actually made.
Sony FS7 II starter settings: S-Log3, codecs and exposure
A practical baseline for the FS7 II: Cine EI vs Custom mode, S-Log3 exposure targets and monitoring LUTs, plus codec and media choices.
Premiere Pro choppy playback and Media Offline: fixes in order
Stuttering timeline or red Media Offline clips? Fix them by checking playback resolution, GPU acceleration, hardware decoding, proxies, the media cache and relinking, in that order.
33 vs 65 grid 3D LUTs: when does the difference matter?
What LUT grid size really changes, which size to use for log conversion, creative looks and display calibration, and how to test the difference yourself.
Supermicro IPMI setup for remote access and power control
Power-cycle a server and see its console without walking to the rack. Setting up Supermicro IPMI (BMC): IP address, default password, web console, ipmitool commands and security.
Synology NAS first-time setup checklist
The settings worth doing right after installing DSM: storage pool layout, account security, snapshots, backups and disk health checks, as a step-by-step checklist.
10GbE only hitting 1 Gbps? 5 things to check
New 10 Gb NIC and switch, but copies stall at about 110 MB/s? Find the bottleneck by checking link speed, cabling, PCIe lanes, disk throughput and SMB settings in that order.
Windows clock wrong after dual booting Linux? Fix the UTC/local time mismatch
Why your Windows clock jumps by your UTC offset after booting Linux, and how to fix it with one registry value in Windows or one timedatectl command in Linux.
Windows stuck in a reboot loop after an update: fixes in order
Endless restarts or ‘We couldn’t complete the updates, undoing changes’ after Windows Update? Work through these fixes from least to most invasive without losing data.
Repair MBR, boot sector and BCD with BOOTICE in Windows PE
No Windows install USB? A Windows PE stick and BOOTICE are enough to rewrite the MBR, the partition boot record and the BCD store. Step-by-step for legacy BIOS and UEFI.