Preview: LA Tech vs. New Mexico State - latechsports.com

[PawDawg]

That Madison chick grates on my nerves. There, I've said it. Is she some big donors granddaughter or something? Malcomb needs to tone down on saying "Louisiana Tech" in every instance. How about a little "Bulldogs" or just "Tech" for a change?

Or he could pronounce Louisiana correctly. That would nice. 4 syllables not 5.

Oh well, they showed up for work on time. What more can you expect?

[qng001]

Does every school have to reimplement the ESPN layover from scratch?

1st and Ten has been in continuous use since 1998. I guess that means we might gain access to this technology in about 10 years.

We aren't even showing down and distance in text. A few times I noticed a 2nd & 10 would flash where the ESPN logo was but otherwise you have to try and catch a glimpse of the actual chain board or hope that Malcolm is paying attention and repeats it.

Yeah I've been disappointed that our down and distance isn't showing up consistently.

Regarding ESPN+, I imagine they give all the schools the same graphic package to implement into their production. If you watch any ESPN+ games, their score bug, transitions, etc are pretty standard. We just need the staff to execute these things.

My issues I saw.

1. Color/Exposure settings on all camera outputs are all over the place. The midfield cam looks way different then the endzones and field cams. They need to calibrate it and make sure they all look the same.
2. Endzone cam output was atrocious. The exposure levels and color saturation was too high.
3. Audio - the SLU broadcast was good on audio. The NMSU game, every audio source sounded like they were clipping and distorted. This needs fixing prior to the game making sure the levels are good.

[Blue Dawg]

Yeah I've been disappointed that our down and distance isn't showing up consistently.

Regarding ESPN+, I imagine they give all the schools the same graphic package to implement into their production. If you watch any ESPN+ games, their score bug, transitions, etc are pretty standard. We just need the staff to execute these things.

My issues I saw.

1. Color/Exposure settings on all camera outputs are all over the place. The midfield cam looks way different then the endzones and field cams. They need to calibrate it and make sure they all look the same.
2. Endzone cam output was atrocious. The exposure levels and color saturation was too high.
3. Audio - the SLU broadcast was good on audio. The NMSU game, every audio source sounded like they were clipping and distorted. This needs fixing prior to the game making sure the levels are good.

My kids kept asking why it looked like it was snowing. Good opportunity to explain that no one in the broadcast department had ever heard of color balance or exposure.

[qng001]

Why does Madison Kaufman SCREAM into her microphone? The big screech sound she makes is almost unbearable. And why hasn't anybody associated with the athletic program or university SAID ANYTHING TO HER ABOUT IT?

Look, nobody is expecting perfection. But some of this stuff can be easily tweaked or improved from week to week.

There was a halftime --and end of game-- stat sheet this week vs none last week. That's a little improvement.

But the "SCREAMING CHICK" has got to stop.

It’s on the production crew to get the audio right. Levels should be adjusted whether she’s yelling or speaking quietly.

At a live concert, audio engineers constantly work the mixing board to keep things sounding good, the performers don’t hear the final output. Someone on the team should be monitoring with headphones to make sure it’s balanced.

I film on the side, and if my talent talks loud and spikes the levels, I just lower the gain. I can increase the volume in post-production if I need to.

[HogDawg]

Could be Keith Thibedeaux. Do we have any decent Tech Talk sports writers from back in that day who would have some input?

I see what you did there.

[JuBru]

For what it’s worth, I say come on to the game. I hear RhinoDawg has resurrected his legendary tailgate and is cooking again and DogtorEvil is the assistant Chef. I hope this is true.

That might make it worth it to come down for a weekend.