Alex Palatnick shares a behind-the-scenes look at post-production lingo, specifically the term "puck" and how it became a common way to refer to LTO cartridges. What started as a simple analogy for a hockey puck-sized storage device has now spread among industry professionals. Alex dives into the origins of the term, how it helps simplify technical workflows, and the evolution of language in post-production.
Key Topics:
- The origin of calling LTO cartridges “pucks” in post-production
- How industry slang develops and spreads among professionals
- The importance of clear terminology in file-based workflows
- Funny reactions from people learning the term for the first time
Quotes:
- “The most obvious one that seems to catch people out in post-production is a term we've used periodically called ‘puck.’”
- “We started referring to LTO cartridges as pucks because people would ask, ‘What the fuck is an LTO?’”
- “It’s that hockey puck-sized thing you’ve got in your hand right there.”
- “Now I’ve got people I barely know coming up to me saying, ‘I need a puck,’ and it’s kind of funny how it’s stuck.”
