Video camera

[deanohit]

Ah huh, so that was you Headbanger that posted the vid response to my backyard trails vid. That looked like a great ride and I loved the soundtrack!

Transalper, thats an awesome set up you have that produces great vids, of course the awesome locations your filming help.

[Transalper]

..of course the awesome locations your filming help.

yeah, proberbly helps. I like to have other bikes in front of me most the time too, I think that makes roads more interesting.

Headbanger, that last video of yours made me chuckle, looked a bit like frogs jumping toward us instead of RC cars.
It would be interesting to see your Harley Davidson Parapara highway video redone in a smaller resoultion and uploaded again. Only time I've had issues with still frames was when I put a still title with the KB web address on at the end of a vid. Some times is shows up on youtube playback, sometines it just flashes and it's gone. Hard to know what happened to it. If I did it again I might try a transition in or out, maybe zoom in to it so that it's no longer encoded as a still frame on final output.

[zeocen]

You could also check out www.livevideo.com , there's a big motorcycle video log community there and it allows you to upload much higher quality video than youtube, making for pleasant watching !

[Transalper]

I already tryed them with one of my videos, I don't like their format, especially their version of zoomed playback and all the spam from people 'trying to be my friend' who wanted to share videos totally unrelated to my interests just trying to be noticed.
Search for kiwibiker on their site and my test will pop up.

[scracha]

I'll check back later to see if there's any questions.

Get yourself a neuros OSD, plug in component cables from camera (or whatever) to it. Select record, select the format and viola...instant conversion to youtube.

[Transalper]

Um, why would I want to pay for something like that when AGK and Klite Codec pack are free.
Looks to me that all the OSD thing is is a stand alone video converter or decoder/encoder.
Thanks but I like to edit my stuff first.

[Headbanger]

And, If you were in the market for a dedicated hardware encoder, Just buy a DVD recorder, That way it can do more then one job, costs bugger all, and you can burn off to DVD anytime you wish.

Personally, just like the person above, I prefer the abilities provided by the PC.

[zeocen]

I already tryed them with one of my videos, I don't like their format, especially their version of zoomed playback and all the spam from people 'trying to be my friend' who wanted to share videos totally unrelated to my interests just trying to be noticed.
Search for kiwibiker on their site and my test will pop up.

Yeah re. the friends thing, I'll give you that. I just completely ignore that side of it.. There is a group of about 20 good motorcycle loggers on the site though, and with Mordeth13 moving there a lot of the other popular guys moved there too, so the biker community is really buzzing at the moment.

That was a great video by the way and awesome quality. If you ask me, I say you need to do youtube *and* livevideo because I'm getting sick of the Americans video logging straight interstate roads :P I really liked that test vid.

[DingoZ]

Can someone with some Technical Knowledge take a look at this link for a camera, and advise if it is a setup worth getting or not..?


http://roadguide.co.nz/content/kerne...ueEntry_PK=616



Cheers

[Transalper]

.... If you ask me, I say you need to do youtube *and* livevideo because I'm getting sick of the Americans video logging straight interstate roads :P I really liked that test vid.

mmm, I guess it wouldn't take much effort to upload to both services. Maybe I should do a better quality test there and find a favorite encoding setting for livevideo and upload a few more. The colour does kinda look better at LV.

Oh yea, I used to subscribe to M13, when he left from Youtube, thats when I check out LV too, but to be honest I listened to a lot of his riding advice and think a lot of it is crap, especially his fear of shingle and associated advice.
Also the way he rides leaves something to be desired. Looks to me like he's asking to crash or be crashed in to. Doing that kind of shit over here just brings down the reputation of the general motorcycling community. Just my opinion of course, but if I think it, there will be others thinking it, and you know how it's only the bad thoughts get that get voiced a lot.

[Number 5]

I am looking for a video camera that I can use on the road, one that attaches to a helmet or bike etc... The one I was quite keen on (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SCX105.../dp/B0007QN8AG) doesn't seem to be availabe any more.

What (if any) do others use to record rides etc...

Just got our Oregon ATC2k cam and think it is brilliant, the vid quality at 30fps is real smooth.
Its a little bigger than the bullet cameras, but does not need a recorder as it records to a SD card (2gb SD Card $35.50) and on that records just over an hour of footage.
The only problem was that the straps supplied were to small to fit a motorcycle helmet, so made our own from an old cycle inner tube, and works fine.
The raw video footage is a lot better than shown on Youtube, as they are hugely compressed to be posted.

[Zukin]

Can someone with some Technical Knowledge take a look at this link for a camera, and advise if it is a setup worth getting or not..?


http://roadguide.co.nz/content/kerne...ueEntry_PK=616



Cheers

Hi there

I am looking at a helmet camera (or was) and I looked at that one, but in my honest opinion I prefer the specs on this one
http://www.helmetcamz.co.nz/products...ra-system.html

Seems to be better specs, and generally better quality (like the battery)
Another $100 but I think a better investment

Thanks to TA for the link

Cheers

[Number 5]

Sorry Uber forgot to give you the cost.
New on Trademe was $225.
Records at 640 x 480 resolution at 30frames per second.
Google ATC2K and there is loads of information.

[scracha]

Um, why would I want to pay for something like that when AGK and Klite Codec pack are free.
Looks to me that all the OSD thing is is a stand alone video converter or decoder/encoder.
Thanks but I like to edit my stuff first.

Two words...fast (encodes in real time) and hassle free. It also has a video editing module built in.

[Transalper]

Can someone with some Technical Knowledge take a look at this link for a camera, and advise if it is a setup worth getting or not..?


http://roadguide.co.nz/content/kerne...ueEntry_PK=616



Cheers

Thing that worries me about that is that when I tryed to follow the links to the twenty20camera website it redirected me to some completely other mpeg recording camera of VGA quality NTSC spec.

I have read a while ago that twenty20 stuff wasn't the best but since I can not find specs on the setup advertised in Road Guide (interesting site by the way) I am reluctant to comment further... other than to say if a camera has an extra breakaway connection in the line too close to the camera it might get annoying banging around your neck or helmet and adds weight to the cable. Also introduces the potential for signal degregation at the plug, especially if it starts getting dirty. That is kind of hear say, as I don't have a plug in line on mine.

Id be looking at the link in Zukins post if I were you.