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**Off The Rails**

“Off The Rails” is your go-to podcast for a fun dive into the world of film and commercial production. Hosted by friends Josh Rogers, Cole Sullivan, and John David Wright, each episode explores the latest tech trends, film industry news, and occasional Apple updates. Expect unique expert insights, personal stories, and a lot of laughs, especially during the humbling “Dumb Move of the Week” segment, where they share about things that probably didn’t go according to plan.

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3: WWDC and Cine Gear LA Jun 28, 2024

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We’ve got an extra lengthy episode for you this week! Josh Ferrara joins us as a guest this week to discuss news from Apple’s WWDC Keynote. Josh R, JD, and Cole had a job together and also went to Cine Gear in LA!

Pre-show: Audio Hijack 🎙️
SF Shoot
- We shot all RED 🔴. Two Komodo X and One V Raptor VV X.
- KipperTie Revolva RF/PL
- Tiffen NDs are garbage. Surprise. Get FSNDs or IRNDs.
- 🚕 Waymo is incredible. So much more enjoyable than Uber/Lyft
- Outstanding experience at Spring Mountain Vineyard 🍷
WWDC 2024
- VisionOS 🥽
  - Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive
  - Spatial Lens for Canon R7
- iOS 📱
  - App/Widget Placement
  - App icon dark mode and color tints
  - Lock Screen action buttons
  - Lock/Hide apps
  - New permissions controls for contacts and network
  - Messages enhancements
  - Satellite sending
  - Maps apps
  - Tap to Cash
  - Wallet improvements for tickets
  - Flighty
  - Photos unified view
- Airpods 🎧
  - Head gestures for answering calls
  - Voice Isolation coming to Airpods
- AppleTV 📺
  - Insights feature in TV app for original content only
- WatchOS ⌚️
  - Translating raw data into analysis and recommendations (A.I.)
  - Pausing Streaks
- iPadOS 📕
  - Screen sharing with control
  - Calculator App for iPad
  - Math Notes is INSANE
- MacOS 🖥️
  - Sequoia
  - iPhone Mirroring…can’t believe we ever lived without this
  - Passwords app…is this the end of 1Password?
  - Stolen Device Protection
  - Wall Street Journal video about iPhone Passcodes
- Apple Intelligence
  - “Understand and create language, images, and take action to simplify interactions across your apps.”
  - Image Playgrounds
  - Writing tools similar to Grammarly
  - Safari Highlights
  - Arc Browser
  - Personal Context
  - Google I/O
  - Private Cloud Compute Security
  - Integrating ChatGPT with Siri with “Other AI models coming in the future”
Cine Gear LA
- 🎥 Canon C400 - Huge News
  - CVP Video
- Pros and Cons of RF Lenses
- Ignite Digi Control Deck for DJI Transmission
  - RovyVon Flashlight 🔦 🤣
- Bright Tangerine Prodigy Air Deflector
- Khan Optic
- Norms Stands
- Teradek RT CTRL.5
- bitbox
- Mutiny
- Core PD cable updates
After-show
- Dinner in Venice Beach

2: Thinnest News Ever Jun 13, 2024

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We cover the latest iPad news, Cole dumped Parsec in favor of Jump Desktop for remote editing, Vimeo is going off a cliff, JD took a RED swimming, and The Eras Tour (Josh’s Version).

New iPads 📱
- iPad Pro (2024) Review - The Verge
- TSMC N3B vs N3E 🔬
  - Sorry we referred to these backwards. N3E is the latest process and is what is being used for the M4 iPad Pro
- Chip Binning Explained
- Pencil Pro Shadows (via Quinn Nelson)
- Keynote Shot on iPhone…again
LucidLink Incident
- Backblaze 💾
ShotPut Studio 💻
Parsec vs Jump Desktop vs Teradici
- Jump Desktop 🖥️
Is Vimeo dead?
Gates Underwater Housing
- Deep Gemini
Canon R1 Nothing Burger 📷
- What’s happening over in Canon engineering?
Dumb Move of the Week: JD sliced his RED cable
Aftershow: The Eras Tour (Josh’s Version) 🎤
- Americans are flying to Europe to see Taylor Swift
- International Disney Parks are better than US ones

1: NAB 2024 Recap Jun 01, 2024

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Off The Rails — Pilot Episode

On this pilot episode of Off The Rails, hosts Josh Rogers, Cole Sullivan, and John David Wright introduce themselves and discuss the latest film industry news from NAB 2024, including updates from Red, Arri, DJI, and Blackmagic.

Meet Your Hosts

NAB 2024

Arri Alexa 35 Live 🎥
Skaarhoj RCP
Red Cine Broadcast Module 🔴
Nikon buys RED for approx. $80M

DJI Focus Pro

Robert Machado Video
Chris Herr Video
Moon Smart Focus
Ignite Digi Control Link for DJI Focus Hand Unit

Blackmagic Craziness

URSA Cine 12K
PYXIS 6K
URSA Cine 17K with 65mm Sensor
IMAX Camera on eBay

Aputure vs. Nanlux vs. Godox

Godox KNOWLED MG1200Bi
Nanlux Dyno
Nanlux Evoke 2400B

Dumb Move of the Week

Josh crashed a drone.

Aftershow

Best flashlight ever made? 🔦

RovyVon Angel Eyes E8

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