LGR Wrap Up - May 2023

Question: Hi Clint - I won't ask about LGR Foods- your favorite topic, but what about Tech Tales? A great set of videos - hope more to come there. Also, my son asked me a few days ago if I could see if you ever played a video game called "The Long Drive"... which he recently beat and was feeling pretty good about himself. Take care and many thanks - I've enjoyed my morning tea in your mug for many years now.

Question: Have you ever wanted to voice Duke Nukem in the DNF Restoration Project? Have you auditioned? If now, do you plan on making your own voice lines that fans can replace in the game after it's done? I think you have a great Duke voice, maybe better than Gianni Matragrano has.

Dukefazon

How do you feel about getting nitpicky editing comments on Patreon posts? Things like black frames between clips, rough transitions, etc. Do you appreciate them, or do they annoy you?

Tim J

So I'm very much debating on whether I want to go to vcf Midwest this year. My friends have contacts in crown point indiana that we can stay at so that'd save us a ton on lodging. We're all comics so to make the most of the trip we thought it'd be cool to hit up some open mics while in the area. Plus we all want to go visit galloping ghost. None of us have been to either to vcf or that arcade. As someone who's been to both are there any tips you give to first timers making the pilgrimage? Mainly we were curious about what might be an appropriate amount of time we should probably give ourselves to fully enjoy our time there.

Dustin Matteson

Hint: there are 3 Hot Pursuit games: -the original NFS3 (1998) - my favorite in the series -Hot Pursuit 2 (2002) - interestingly I prefer the PC/GC version over the PS2 -Hot Pursuit (2010) which received a remaster not long ago

Dukefazon

I switched to Linux as my main OS and I'm editing my videos on Kdenlive which is free and very easy to use. Some minor issues with it but overall I think it's more than fine for what I need. I do use Photoshop but I never got into the Adobe Premiere system so it was easier for me to move on from Sony Vegas to Kdenlive.

Alyxx the Rat

This was great! Thanks for such a thorough answer. I just recently started creating youtube videos and want to make them more informative, so this will help me immensely. Up to 87 views on my first video ;)

Also a huge fan of the M1 Air - I even do all of my editing on it. I keep checking out the new M2 but it doesn't seem like enough of an upgrade to justify the cost.

ctrl.alt.rees

Oh wow, thanks for the detailed answer! You didn't need to go to so much trouble but it's really appreciated. Sounds like we're on the same wavelength with the Manfrotto tripods (I too am a fan of their quick release thingy) and cheapo Amazon LED panels. I know Neil uses the GH5 too but I went with the Sony ZV-E10, very happy with it so far but I would love an equivalent to the sync lock for CRTs. Mics are something I'm never happy with - I recently upgraded to the RØDE NT-USB+ which is 24-bit and has a built in noise gate and compressor but always exploring different options.

ctrl.alt.rees

Cool. Oh and I don't know what kind of merch but have you considered drink coozies? My buddy and fellow comic, Andy Imlay, recently switched to selling those instead of shirts. They're easy to restock and the manufacturing cost averaging at about $1.50 for coozy. He's selling his for $5 a piece and they fly off the shelves at events. He still has 2/3 of his stock left from the first batch and he's already overshot his return on his investment. Hope June goes well for ya. I'm about to setup my first tour from Indiana down to Texas with my colleagues. Calling it "The Low Hanging Fruit Tour". If it goes well might target the east coast for next year.

Dustin Matteson