Ideas and more ideas - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: MeganVonTincan
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 11, 2012, 10:33:31 pm
content: I’d like to see:1) More of the basic electronics tutorials like the battery capacity episode, CMOS SCR latchup tutorial, capacitor tutorial, etc. I think Dave is excellent at explaining these things. Maybe he could branch out and talk to Khan of Khan Academy and produce a few electronics episodes for the KA. KA did a few voltage and capacitance videos but they are mostly theoretical and could benefit from Dave’s more practical hands-on approach.2) More projects like the Power Supply series. But I would carefully plan future projects so that they can start off small and simple (but complete and useful!!) and in later segments grow larger and more complex (adding features and functionality) so that it relates to a much wider range of viewers. The Power Supply series is taking a long time and there weren’t enough hop-off points along the way for the less experienced. I’m assuming here that Dave isn’t solely focused on selling uEverything devices to the masses and that he’ll make more profit via website donations if more people see the value in his blog. I hate to say this because it could cost me more money, but maybe Dave should copy the Dennis Miller format and have split website – members vs. non-members.3) How about a reoccurring segment where Dave critiques schematics and/or electronic photos sent in from viewers? I got the idea from reading some photography magazines and I realize that it would be much more challenging to critique a schematic than a vacation photo but who better to pull it off?4) Or how about something even more bizarre, like a special project where Internet viewers can remotely control something in Dave’s lab?Dave is a talented and very entertaining guy and maybe he’s already working as efficiently as possible, but many of us enjoy his blog and we want to see him deliver more content, more quickly, right? Success is truly a double-edged sword and I hope he doesn’t fall into the trap that others like him have fallen into by trying to do it all himself. Given his talents I would say he should focus on the creative aspects of the EEVblog and should off-load all the behind-the-scenes work to the greatest extent possible. His time should be spent either planning or recording content while the laborious video editing and website management/tracking tasks are done by others. Doesn’t Australia have any schools that offer programs in communications? I’m sorry but my perception of Australia is based entirely on Dave’s blog, Disney’s Finding Nemo, Foster’s Beer commercials, and Crocodile Dundee, so I admit I’m totally clueless. I know that if Dave were in New York City he would have a line a mile (1.6km) long outside his lab with ambitious and talented young people desperately looking for a (meagerly) paid internship so that they can gain some real-world experience and have something impressive to put on their resumes!

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2012, 11:56:11 pm
content: Since we have a lot of clever people here on the forum I would like to see Dave host occasional (once a month, perhaps) design challenge contests. A small project that can be completed by an individual in just 24 to 48 hours, for example. The prize for winning might not be anything more than bragging rights.Dave can issue the challenge at a predetermined time and everyone that takes up the challenge has to post their design by a certain deadline. Dave could judge the designs or maybe let forum members vote or some combination of both. At the very least, the forum members should be able to examine and comment on submitted designs before judging takes place since they may spot problems Dave might miss.The challenge should probably be for something fairly specific so that much of the judging could be based simply on whether the design meets the specifications or not. This would also, hopefully, prevent people from submitting previously designed projects.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 12, 2012, 01:09:33 am
content: Quote from: MeganVonTincan on June 11, 2012, 10:33:31 pmThis has been thought about for a long time, but it's not practical. I would spend more time supervising someone else doing the editing etc than if I just did it myself. I know it might not seem like that, but that's practicality of it.Dave.

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 12, 2012, 04:40:06 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on June 12, 2012, 01:09:33 amI'm a video editor. And....That's not how video editors work at all Dave. But I would say that if you're pinching pennies, doing it yourself is the way to go. And I think you've been doing a great job for it not being your "day job" - keep it up, you'll get better and faster. Stepping up to a professional tool would speed things up in the long run. Your video are so simple, you really shouldn't be spending much time editing at all.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 12, 2012, 09:48:05 am
content: Quote from: george graves on June 12, 2012, 04:40:06 amI don't spend much time editing, and that's the point. I am very efficient at it these days, I have it down to a fine art, and that is through necessity.So getting someone else to do it is kinda pointless.With technical (and personal) videos like this I could just shoot the video and hand over all the files for someone to edit. But how would they know what to include and what to leave out? How can they check for technical mistakes or miss-speaks that either require a (rare) re-take or annotation etc?How would they think of something extra to add a the last minute?This is stuff I do automatically during the video editing process myself, and often I don't have to watch all of each clip because I remember what I said etc and how it all fits together.If someone else did it I'd have to carefully sit down and watch the entire video to make sure it's ok, and maybe do a re-spin often when I find something amiss.And the large size of the video files means it has to be done on-site, they can't really be sent.I seriously cannot see how getting someone else to do the editing can save me any time at all.And besides, I like (and kinda hate at the same time!) doing the editing, as these videos are personal to me, it's what I do.How would stepping up to a "professional" tool save me extra time when my needs are so simple?What would such a professional tool be?Dave.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 12, 2012, 01:59:11 pm
content: Next thing you need is a production crew. Can we please have a video of how you cast the script girl on the couch in the lab

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 12, 2012, 04:46:10 pm
content: Quote from: george graves on June 12, 2012, 04:40:06 amI have to say you are pretty wrong, it's best to do solo, and if i'm not wrong this is his day job already and on top of that you'd better know his videos are top noch already, try and see the other non-scripted videos and tell me if they do solo or NOT!There's a reason Dave's still doing this and people giving a huge thumbs up, we like it and don't have a problem and adding a extra person and paying doesn't contribute to anything unless it's a bloody scripted show

author: MeganVonTincan
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 13, 2012, 01:59:25 am
content: Okay, I guess I totally misread the situation and tried to offer up solutions to a problem that didn't exist! My bad

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 13, 2012, 06:02:45 am
content: Quote from: MeganVonTincan on June 13, 2012, 01:59:25 amNot at all.They are genuine issues, it's just that there really isn't much that can be done about it I'm afraid.Things just take time, and I'm afraid there is no magic formula that's going to help me produce more and varied content.And if I were to become a super-efficient content producing machine, that's when the fun will go out of it I suspect.At the moment I'm still happy bumming my way from one video to the next, with no plan and no clueDave.