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Jay's Notebook

My busiest week so far this year…

March 2, 2010

… and I think of myself as a “busy man” already. As I’ve learnt this week, things can ALWAYS get busier.
New this week:

a Super King Sized Bed
a new Website
two new mobile phones
a new games console
and to top it off: a 16hour shift at work

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This Month in My Life

February 22, 2010

I hadn’t seen my good friend Dave Lee in a while and thought I’d connect with him via email today. When I was finished typing, I realised that it would make an excellent update on this site as well – so let’s have a look at “What’s happening in Jay’s Life”
With many of [...]

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What’s the difference between HDCAM and HDCAM SR?

February 5, 2010

Let’s take a look under the hood of two broadcast VT formats: both are called HDCAM, both do some form of HD, but apart from the operational differences, the funky coloured flap and two extra letters, what is the real difference between them? Let’s find out.
HDCAM (non-SR)
HDCAM was introduced by Sony ages ago in 1997. [...]

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Making Television History in 32APSK with NFL Football

February 2, 2010

We made some television history the other night: in a test for the NFL International Distribution, Adrian from TV2Go and us folks at IMG Mediahouse have successfully brought a 32APSK encoded signal across the Atlantic, with a datarate of 30Mbps using a 9MHz carrier!
Since the start of the current NFL season in 2009, part of [...]

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Behind the Scenes of Inter vs Milan for ESPN

January 26, 2010

Sometimes a feed comes in, gets an English voiceover and is put straight to air on ESPN UK. But on Sunday, we pulled various aces from our sleeves to bring the Serie A “Milan Derby” to an expecting UK audience.
The feed comes in from Eutelsat W3 in HD, the studio for pre match presentation is [...]

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The scary truth about Google’s Chrome Propaganda

January 19, 2010

If you’ve recently passed through Oxford Circus Station, you will have noticed only ONE advert on all billboards at the platform: Google Chrome, and how you desperately need it in your life. In fact, this ad is currently plastered all over the UK, and one must ask the all too obvious question:
Why advertise for a [...]

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Cycling Diary 2009

December 28, 2009

The year is coming to and end rather quickly, and so is the life of the battery powering my Giant Axact 13w cycling computer. Before it loses all its settings, I thought this is the perfect time to put them somewhere safe. Like the internet.
This year, I’ve clocked up the following mileage. Keep in mind [...]

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Why Men shouldn’t write Advice Columns

December 22, 2009
why men shouldnt write advice columns

Forwarded to me by anonymous email

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YouTube has invited me to make some cash… but it’s a gamble!

December 18, 2009

Here’s a funny one…
I made this video on Xbox drive noise over a year ago. It has now had 55.000 views and 129 ratings on YouTube. Out of a sudden YouTube are inviting me to cash in on it.
It means that they’re eager to display adverts in the video and on the page. I can [...]

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Harry’s Birthday

December 4, 2009

It’s Harry’s Birthday next week, so it’s time for a massive party with all his mates.
Or is it?

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That Friday Feeling

December 4, 2009

OK let’s see here, what’s going on in my life right now:

Broadcast Magazine are threatening legal action against me over my non-profit project Broadcast News
Speaking of which, ever since they called me last Friday the site keeps crashing twice a day
My Betacam SP machine got damaged on its way from London to Florida, needless to [...]

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Harry on Dreams

December 2, 2009

Harry wakes up from what he believes to be a nightmare. But was it?
All new HARRY – weekdays at 9/8c on versluis.com – brought to you by Xtranormal.

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Harry on Weekend Work

December 1, 2009

Harry needs an assistant – but he finds that hiring one is not as easy as it seems.

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Harry on Meeting People

November 30, 2009

From my brand new xtranormal series HARRY.
In this episode, Harry realises that leaving his flat isn’t as easy as it sounds.
It took meabout 30mins to create this from start to finish using Xtranormal’s text-to-movie technology. It’s absolutely awesome! Create dialogue, add camera angles and expressions, then click to share on YouTube or other social networks [...]

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