Serious Fondue 🫕
@seriousfondue.rodeo
Joby Bednar - The Big Cheese
https://seriousfondue.rodeo
VHS thrifter and software developer extraordinaire. Former rocket scientist & game designer. Currently developing @videobarbershop.bsky.social Also the cyber guy for @foundfootagefest.com
https://seriousfondue.rodeo
VHS thrifter and software developer extraordinaire. Former rocket scientist & game designer. Currently developing @videobarbershop.bsky.social Also the cyber guy for @foundfootagefest.com
Getting close to finishing my VHS focused video editing Mac app, @videobarbershop.bsky.social and created this account to post app focused info. I’m hoping to have it done and live before Xmas.🤞 📼💈
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Getting close to finishing my VHS focused video editing Mac app, @videobarbershop.bsky.social and created this account to post app focused info. I’m hoping to have it done and live before Xmas.🤞 📼💈
This month’s VHS of the Month Club arrived today from @foundfootagefest.com Looks like I’m in for a treat!
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This month’s VHS of the Month Club arrived today from @foundfootagefest.com Looks like I’m in for a treat!
Now they tell me! Today I learned…
September 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Now they tell me! Today I learned…
Well, that didn’t age well. Probably not surprised it’s for sale at the Friends of the Library store.
September 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Well, that didn’t age well. Probably not surprised it’s for sale at the Friends of the Library store.
Episode 2 of Serious Fondue Rodeo (holding to my plan for episodes to be available on the 1st each month) is in the can for tomorrow! One of my most ambitious edits... for those that stick with it until the end. Pretty proud of this one. www.youtube.com/@SeriousFond...
August 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Episode 2 of Serious Fondue Rodeo (holding to my plan for episodes to be available on the 1st each month) is in the can for tomorrow! One of my most ambitious edits... for those that stick with it until the end. Pretty proud of this one. www.youtube.com/@SeriousFond...
Have you noticed anything glowing at night around the neighborhood? Barrels for example?
August 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Have you noticed anything glowing at night around the neighborhood? Barrels for example?
What to do with old CDs…
August 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What to do with old CDs…
A few more bugs to fix and a couple extra features to add and this bad boy might actually be ready for the App Store soon! Do you convert VHS and edit videos on a Mac? Not a fan of huge editing suites for 90% of what you do? Have I got an app for you… soon. 😁
August 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A few more bugs to fix and a couple extra features to add and this bad boy might actually be ready for the App Store soon! Do you convert VHS and edit videos on a Mac? Not a fan of huge editing suites for 90% of what you do? Have I got an app for you… soon. 😁
Just sitting here staring at my Kleenex box, flipping it back and forth… what are you doing this Sunday afternoon?
August 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just sitting here staring at my Kleenex box, flipping it back and forth… what are you doing this Sunday afternoon?
Seeing “interactive menu” as a special feature on DVDs was always funny, until I found a movie without it. Side note: The Lost World 1925 is shockingly advanced. The attention to detail with saliva, chest fluctuating from breathing, tail articulation, live action blending… was honestly amazed.
August 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Seeing “interactive menu” as a special feature on DVDs was always funny, until I found a movie without it. Side note: The Lost World 1925 is shockingly advanced. The attention to detail with saliva, chest fluctuating from breathing, tail articulation, live action blending… was honestly amazed.
Recently learned about AUv3 audio plugin architecture and was able to get them working in my “soon” to be released video editing app. Because making a commercial sound like chipmunks is a vital bullet point for the features list.
July 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Recently learned about AUv3 audio plugin architecture and was able to get them working in my “soon” to be released video editing app. Because making a commercial sound like chipmunks is a vital bullet point for the features list.
I’m reminded there was a time when I was a hot shot buckaroo who struck fear in the hearts of clowns everywhere.
July 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I’m reminded there was a time when I was a hot shot buckaroo who struck fear in the hearts of clowns everywhere.
Crazy, you can see they taped over Snow White 😂
July 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Crazy, you can see they taped over Snow White 😂
Took far longer than I thought it would, but finally got a really solid video transcription system working. Takes less time than the video is long and costs less than a movie rental... unlocks a whole new realm of International cinema and foreign VHS! This is Wahan Ke Log... a 60's Bollywood SciFi.
July 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Took far longer than I thought it would, but finally got a really solid video transcription system working. Takes less time than the video is long and costs less than a movie rental... unlocks a whole new realm of International cinema and foreign VHS! This is Wahan Ke Log... a 60's Bollywood SciFi.
Redid my commercial extracting scripts to account for audio silence as well as black frames and added visualization for what it found and what it decided to do. FAR more accurate now to extract commercials. Hate to do it, but I deleted my 4,500 commercial archive and am totally redoing it now.
July 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Redid my commercial extracting scripts to account for audio silence as well as black frames and added visualization for what it found and what it decided to do. FAR more accurate now to extract commercials. Hate to do it, but I deleted my 4,500 commercial archive and am totally redoing it now.
The Different Strokes, a TV theme song cover band, so much fun!
Different Strokes
Lavern and Shirley
Sopranos
Prince of Bel Air
Living Single
The Love Boat
Greatest American Hero
Golden Girls
The Office
A Different World
(unknown)
The Hills
Night Court
WKRP
Welcome Back Kotter
Cheers
Different Strokes
Lavern and Shirley
Sopranos
Prince of Bel Air
Living Single
The Love Boat
Greatest American Hero
Golden Girls
The Office
A Different World
(unknown)
The Hills
Night Court
WKRP
Welcome Back Kotter
Cheers
July 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Different Strokes, a TV theme song cover band, so much fun!
Different Strokes
Lavern and Shirley
Sopranos
Prince of Bel Air
Living Single
The Love Boat
Greatest American Hero
Golden Girls
The Office
A Different World
(unknown)
The Hills
Night Court
WKRP
Welcome Back Kotter
Cheers
Different Strokes
Lavern and Shirley
Sopranos
Prince of Bel Air
Living Single
The Love Boat
Greatest American Hero
Golden Girls
The Office
A Different World
(unknown)
The Hills
Night Court
WKRP
Welcome Back Kotter
Cheers
Sped up my commercial archive search tool and gave it a sexy log output and dumps videos in a folder to grab what I want. 4,700 commercials currently. Pretty pleased.
July 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Sped up my commercial archive search tool and gave it a sexy log output and dumps videos in a folder to grab what I want. 4,700 commercials currently. Pretty pleased.
I bet those Apple, IBM, Commodore and Atari owners felt pretty dumb wasting their money...
June 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I bet those Apple, IBM, Commodore and Atari owners felt pretty dumb wasting their money...
VHS of the Month from @foundfootagefest.com just arrived! Bob Lazar AND Scotty!? You never know what you’ll get but well worth the fun of the monthly surprise.
June 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
VHS of the Month from @foundfootagefest.com just arrived! Bob Lazar AND Scotty!? You never know what you’ll get but well worth the fun of the monthly surprise.
Spinal Tap commercial from a VHS taping of the '96 Olympics #spinaltap #smellthegold
June 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Spinal Tap commercial from a VHS taping of the '96 Olympics #spinaltap #smellthegold
Going through a 2000’s VHS tape with Jenny Jones and commercials and this Hot Pocket ad had the best fake product name… Bednar’s! Wonder if I’m related to the graphic designer that worked on this?!
June 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Going through a 2000’s VHS tape with Jenny Jones and commercials and this Hot Pocket ad had the best fake product name… Bednar’s! Wonder if I’m related to the graphic designer that worked on this?!
My VHS “collecting” is getting dangerously close to hoarding after nearly 100 tapes in 24 hours.
June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My VHS “collecting” is getting dangerously close to hoarding after nearly 100 tapes in 24 hours.
Even they know I’m a goner. Ironically the next episode is S4e5 with Ace… who would most definitely save me effortlessly.
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Even they know I’m a goner. Ironically the next episode is S4e5 with Ace… who would most definitely save me effortlessly.
Transcribing and categorizing takes an average 15 secs per 30 sec commercial. 2k in 8ish hours. Categories are far more accurate, though not perfect, especially for the more artistic commercials with little dialog, but it finds NOLA related fairly well now. @filmwritr4.bsky.social Getting exciting!
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Transcribing and categorizing takes an average 15 secs per 30 sec commercial. 2k in 8ish hours. Categories are far more accurate, though not perfect, especially for the more artistic commercials with little dialog, but it finds NOLA related fairly well now. @filmwritr4.bsky.social Getting exciting!