Gavin
@rollvt.bsky.social
Principal Video Engineer at Warner Bros. Discovery, (previously BT Sport, BBC, Ulster Television and OBs - been making telly happen for 35+ years), RTS & SMPTE member, Alfa Romeo owner. Views mine & no one else’s!
https://youtube.com/@roll_vt
https://youtube.com/@roll_vt
Lowkey staff Xmas party…
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Lowkey staff Xmas party…
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A recent digital addition to the APTS Archive is a fascinating diary from the Lines Termination Room at Alexandra Palace - Oct 1937 to Oct 1938. Contains 40 pages of notes on equipment usage, operation times, & faults, also early mention of BBC engineer Mr. Harry Rantzen, father of @ERantzen.
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A recent digital addition to the APTS Archive is a fascinating diary from the Lines Termination Room at Alexandra Palace - Oct 1937 to Oct 1938. Contains 40 pages of notes on equipment usage, operation times, & faults, also early mention of BBC engineer Mr. Harry Rantzen, father of @ERantzen.
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Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
LOS GATOS, CA—In an attempt to fend off growing competition from Paramount and Netflix, Plex CEO Keith Valory announced Monday that the streaming platform had submitted a $35 bid for Warner Bros. Disc...
theonion.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
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Tired of the same old Christmas cards? Want something a bit different?
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Tired of the same old Christmas cards? Want something a bit different?
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
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Stolen from Illiterate Britain on Facebook, and it’s not the spelling that has me needing to ask questions #FacebookNews
![Hello lovely [locality redacted] is there any local beauticians that do vajazzles. Me and my dorter want to get one for Christmas. Wondering if there's any Christmas markets that might have a stool doing them.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j45cwydngasqcktrd4cdi6tx/bafkreialhhyl6hmjif2lnzeeswcudl536u7zynhr42t2ehehffr7gkvn2y@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Stolen from Illiterate Britain on Facebook, and it’s not the spelling that has me needing to ask questions #FacebookNews
Can’t beat a bit of Lieutenant Columbo on a rainy Sunday afternoon - especially when it’s one of my absolute favourite episodes!
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can’t beat a bit of Lieutenant Columbo on a rainy Sunday afternoon - especially when it’s one of my absolute favourite episodes!
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There's something extra tragic about him putting it on himself
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There's something extra tragic about him putting it on himself
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
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Apple Motion is used to make nearly all the effects, titles, generators and transitions in Final Cut Pro, both built-in and those made by others.
They can be made responsive to the aspect ratio of the timeline they are used in. Here’s how:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...
They can be made responsive to the aspect ratio of the timeline they are used in. Here’s how:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...
Making Final Cut Pro tools respond to the aspect ratio of timeline they are used on
If you need your graphics and animations to scale and rotate in response to aspect ratio in Final Cut Pro, you can set this up in Apple Motion. In Motion there is the concept of Display Aspect Ratio s...
www.linkedin.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Apple Motion is used to make nearly all the effects, titles, generators and transitions in Final Cut Pro, both built-in and those made by others.
They can be made responsive to the aspect ratio of the timeline they are used in. Here’s how:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...
They can be made responsive to the aspect ratio of the timeline they are used in. Here’s how:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/making...
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Hello!
It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hello!
It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
I once unit managed a live two way interview for France 2 with Tom Jones from the Culloden Hotel outside Belfast.. the French production crew were a nightmare, Tom was lovely though #BBCFour
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I once unit managed a live two way interview for France 2 with Tom Jones from the Culloden Hotel outside Belfast.. the French production crew were a nightmare, Tom was lovely though #BBCFour
It would seem the answer is THREE @thirsty-kirsty.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It would seem the answer is THREE @thirsty-kirsty.bsky.social
A friend at work was very good friends with Brian Harvey from East 17 - in fact he was with him the infamous night outside Stringfellows when the scuffle happened between Brian & the photographer! #totp
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A friend at work was very good friends with Brian Harvey from East 17 - in fact he was with him the infamous night outside Stringfellows when the scuffle happened between Brian & the photographer! #totp
And this…
a group of men in tuxedos stand in a room
ALT: a group of men in tuxedos stand in a room
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
And this…
For your consideration..
a man wearing a wig and feathered hat looks surprised
ALT: a man wearing a wig and feathered hat looks surprised
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For your consideration..
Some more gifs finally approved..
a man wearing a pink jacket and tie smiles
ALT: a man wearing a pink jacket and tie smiles
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some more gifs finally approved..
We’ve all been that raccoon - I know I have…
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We’ve all been that raccoon - I know I have…
I’m working away from home at the moment & staying in a lovely Airbnb.. it’s fantastic BUT it’s more complicated than an Apollo lunar module based on the number of light switches it has..
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’m working away from home at the moment & staying in a lovely Airbnb.. it’s fantastic BUT it’s more complicated than an Apollo lunar module based on the number of light switches it has..
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[looks for Luxton and District logo]
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
[looks for Luxton and District logo]
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This is the greatest picture ever taken in the history of photography
Seaside Special, 1979 - Rod Hull and Emu riding a bicycle on the pier at Blankenberge, Belgium
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is the greatest picture ever taken in the history of photography