Another morning spent digging into RODEcaster Video S setup and configuration. I’m starting to get a better picture of what this device will help me improve, but also what I’m leaving behind if I drop Mac-only video production. One example is the lack of flexibility in dynamically framing the Mac desktop to hide or show the Mac menu bar. High-resolution video recording (4K @ 60 FPS) is also something I must leave behind when using the RODECaster Video; it’s not a surprise, but a reality check.

I received this device yesterday and started experimenting with it. As someone with limited experience in video production, I find it a bit intimidating to learn and use. I tend to skip reading the manual on my first use, which is usually a good test of a device’s design. A well-designed device shouldn’t need a manual, but in this case, it does.

One surprising aspect is that while there is an online documentation, it lacks depth. Specifically, it would be helpful to have a range of production setups, from simple to complex, along with descriptions for each configuration.

I plan to use the mixer with my Mac mini (for recording my screen), my iPhone (to record myself), an external Samsung T5 SSD (for ISO recording output), my Bose QuietComfort headphones, and my RODE WirelessME pic. I might add another video input, such as my Nikon Zf or my Logitech BRIO webcam, and use my iPad as an external display.

When using Micro.blog, if a blog post has a title, once cross-posted to Bluesky (and probably Mastodon), only the title is included, with a link to the original post. If I want to include a teaser, I need to generate a text summary of the blog post that will be included in the cross-posted content. If my blog post includes an image, that image will appear, too. All this to say: I’m going to include a post title as often as possible and have a post summary generated. This blog post was more or less a test. Now returning to normal programming. Thank you for your attention to that matter.

Here is the blog post on Bluesky.

I’m still uncertain about whether I should include titles for my blog posts here. Do all posts need a title? Why do some have titles while others might not? It seems that the unwritten guideline is that long posts should have titles, whereas short ones might not require them. I like titles because they better define each post, either on the timeline or in a blog post digest. Your thoughts?

Finally, after so many years on Micro.blog, I’m excited to announce that this blog is now using my custom-built visual theme, built entirely with Claude AI, Claude Code, and a lot of my spare time. Bye-bye third-party visual plugin¹! This marks a major milestone for me, as I have always wanted to have my own design for this blog².