Films of your journey to work...

[VCDHunter]

What cameras are you using to tape these journeys ? I'd love to tape one but I ain't got a video camera - I could borrow one though.

[indolikaa]

JULIE: ATC is at Condition Zero, and...

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I don't think the story had such an impact over here, mainly because we're used to attacks from the IRA, the -real- IRA, the -other- IRA and the RWA. some people took it really seriously, the place i worked cancelled a week long showing of pearl harbour that was meant to be on at the end of september. the show had sold out so i was really surprised they did that. plus i don't really see how the two are related, and in any case i expect pearl harbour is an anti-war film.

'ATC at Condition Zero' meant the Air Traffic Control system was bringing all planes down immediately. There were very few scenarios I was ever aware of where they'd do that. And most weren't very nice things to think about.

Pearl Harbor caught the US off-guard, same as 9/11. Shock value. And no, I'm afraid we aren't used to the idea of attacks on our own soil. It's a new concept we're having to deal with.

[rallynavvie]

I'm going to film today, dunno how I'm going to set the camera up in the car though. I don't particularly like holding something while driving since my drive isn't all easy highway miles, especially just getting out of my driveway.

As for editing that video down I don't have an OS on the new machine yet. Still waiting for my Windows CD to arrive. I'd try editing it on the 1.6 P4 I've got upstairs but it doesn't have any of my video software on it other than TMPGEnc. Maybe I'll use Windows Movie Maker 2 just to bug everyone

This should be a good opportunity for me to see just how much bandwidth my website account can deal with. Always wanted to give it a run

[flaninacupboard]

i cheated and got someone else to drive, i think cap had his strapped to his head (?)

[Cobra]

dunno how I'm going to set the camera up in the car though

I'm going to blue-tac it to my dashboard.

[flaninacupboard]

don't think that'll work. wouldn't round here anyway, too bumpy!

[stiltman]

don't think that'll work. wouldn't round here anyway, too bumpy!

Those damn cobble stone streets really suck don't they

[flaninacupboard]

it's not -quite- cobbles, they're just older than your country. they've been patched up and dug through for services so many times it looks like a wwII trench!

[Cobra]

flaninacupboard,

Very sorry - I had to trim a small section out of your video (the pavement view between your house and car) to fit northcat's video on. I hope you don't mind.

Northcat should have his video up pretty shortly. You and I get a special driving manoeuvre! 8)

Cobra

[northcat_8]

Here is my drive to work. I decided to voice over the original audio because I was a little hungover this morning.

Clip is 13 MB and 5 minutes long.

http://4wheelracing.com/media/northcat.wmv


Thanks again for hosting the file Cobra

[pacmania_2001]

Haha, go to England here for a second. Classic

[rallynavvie]

i cheated and got someone else to drive, i think cap had his strapped to his head (?)

Yeah I noticed you were sitting on the wrong (or correct) side of the vehicle when you filmed that.

I have been wanting to get an in-car camera mount in my car for a while to replay track days and rally events. The ones that don't require a cage are still too jittery so I think I'll pass until I weld a cage in my car. Tacking it to the dash won't work either since it won't even survive the trip out my driveway like that, not to mention the DSR-250 won't fit on the dash. My little Sony would, but even that would become a missile within the first minute of my drive.

I guess I'll have to turn it on occasionally and just hold it up to get a look around. I take a "shortcut" through a park reserve so I need both hands on the wheel. I'll have to figure out how to mount it better to show that stretch

[flaninacupboard]

my original thought was to tie it to the passenger headrest. i'll take a peek at northcats effort at lunch time.

[Cobra]

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 6:39
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I'm pretty sure I'm OK as long as I don't have to save anything!

[flaninacupboard]

6 days, 19 hours and twelve minutes! oh no!!

[Capmaster]

i cheated and got someone else to drive, i think cap had his strapped to his head (?)

Nobody else wanted to get up that early, so I was on my own. I just held the camera in my right hand.

In Albuquerque, even weaving all over while filming I was one of the better drivers on the road that morning

I'm downloading northcat's now. I got an interlace error when I just clicked on it.

Edit: Saved it first and then opened. OK. Damn WMP9

Nice video northcat Rural Dayton is exactly how I remember it
You were hauling major ass to work

[VCDHunter]

just seen northcats vid - great, loved the speeding and the voice over. Could use a little swearing though.

[indolikaa]

Excellent video, Northcat_8. And Capmaster, too.


I'm going to film my journey to work next week, and see if I can store it on my Xdrive so y'all can download it. Unless someone else here can host it, I may have to upload a collage instead for the time being.

How strained are you for space, Cobra?

[flaninacupboard]

so how did you enjoy it in england northcat?

Cobra's maxed out, didn't you see his warning up the page?

[northcat_8]

Thanks. I'm glad you guys liked it.

@vcd - I re-did the voice over a few times because of all the profanity in it. Maybe I should have left it

@capmaster - rural ohio is constant, the colors change with the season. I have a serious speed fetish. I love speed, the faster the better...it's the sudden stops that I fear

@Indo - Thanks. Now where's yours? Next week?? So the wife grounded you from the video camera didn't she?

@flan - England was alright, I usually go to england on the way home from the bar though

[Cobra]

Sorry, indolikaa. As much as I would like to help you out, those pricks at Computing Services won't lend me any more of the 342GB they have free on their server...

Cobra

[rallynavvie]

I have 5GB daily bandwidth and plenty of room on my server. I'll mirror the old ones if Cobra wants to take on the new ones. I'm renaming the files to the associated poster's name. I'll have the current three up shortly.

[flaninacupboard]

something else i thought may be fun, posting a clip of what your workplace -sounds- like. obviously northcats' will be an empty room, so not too fun. cobras' will be cool bubbly lab noises, caps' will be screaming tortured aliens, indos will be the sound of wine coolers relenting......

anyone else think it's a good idea?

[VCDHunter]

something else i thought may be fun, posting a clip of what your workplace -sounds- like. obviously northcats' will be an empty room, so not too fun. cobras' will be cool bubbly lab noises, caps' will be screaming tortured aliens, indos will be the sound of wine coolers relenting......

anyone else think it's a good idea?

yeah not bad - it'll be easier than the trip to work.

[rallynavvie]

Okay the first three films are posted so Cobra can remove some and post new ones as needed.

capmaster

flaninacupboard

northcat

[Guest]

A few members in another thread thought it might be interesting to see films of your journey to work or wherever. It's just a bit of fun, really - let others see a bit of your surroundings.

It has the blessings of Capmaster, so it can't be a bad idea!

I did mine, and I've decimated frames to keep the size down. Unfortunately, due to high compression and bad resolution and quality from the camera, the image isn't up to much. Also, the culling of the frames has made it very shaky - sorry!

Here's my journey from one home, VideoHelp all the way down to my other home - the 4 South Biology & Biochemistry labs. For those who don't know, I go to the University of Bath.

Presented in CobraVision (where available):

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~cs3sdh/dl/VideoHelp_to_Lab.avi
(10.1MB)

Enjoy,

Cobra

Do you got to work on a pogo stick :P ?

p.s.- Should have got some pans on some coeds

[indolikaa]

something else i thought may be fun, posting a clip of what your workplace -sounds- like. obviously northcats' will be an empty room, so not too fun. cobras' will be cool bubbly lab noises, caps' will be screaming tortured aliens, indos will be the sound of wine coolers relenting......

anyone else think it's a good idea?

I'll model my monologue after Northcat and Capmaster.

[Capmaster]

Okay the first three films are posted so Cobra can remove some and post new ones as needed.

capmaster

flaninacupboard

northcat

Thanks a bunch rally

[Cobra]

OK, let me know when you guys have adjusted the links in your posts to match, then I'll delete the ones on the Bath server and be ready for more.

Thanks very much for your help, rally - greatly appreciated!

I'll post up once I have more free space.

Cobra

[Capmaster]

OK, let me know when you guys have adjusted the links in your posts to match, then I'll delete the ones on the Bath server and be ready for more.

Thanks very much for your help, rally - greatly appreciated!

I'll post up once I have more free space.

Cobra

I changed the link in 2 posts so I'm all fixed. Delete away