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**Transalper** · 8th August 2011, 12:03

Yea, pretty cool, the changing camera angles certainly add to it.
You should have got my files to use, or maybe you just wanted a 1st person perspective video?

BTW if you had realised the second GoPro battery was dead before we set off after lunch I could have lent you my #3.

**cooneyr** · 8th August 2011, 12:35

Cool video Peeteey. The shots of the wheels are cool but suggestion - the one that was pointing at the front wheel can you mount that to the frame somewhere (down tube?) and look out horizontal so can see person in front etc. Its cool to see the bikes doing their thing but looking down at gravel is kinda boring. You might have got some of the front wheel slides as well.

Random Spur Rd is a Unformed Legal Road (ULR) i.e. paper rd. All of the ride was on public land.

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I don't like ice.

I like vids with ice in them though

Like I said in my cameo - that was fun! Only tried to wrap my head around a fence post once.

Cheers R

**Ronnie** · 8th August 2011, 21:48

Well done peetey, this way we can enjoy this great day out all over again

**Peeteey** · 8th August 2011, 23:31

Originally Posted by Transalper

ohh goody.

By the way, just upoladed one from the Oxford Trail ride... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UhvTU1H3ug

Great vid man! I'm really enjoying both of us editing the same rides and coming up with something completely different. I'll get stuck somewhere in the editing process and think "What now?" Then I see your vid and get some great ideas

**Peeteey** · 8th August 2011, 23:39

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I don't like ice.

I like vids with ice in them though

You big girl's blouse you!
Must admit, I wasn't a fan either. The mud, on the other hand, was awesome!

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

That makes me feel good about only taking 3 cameras on a ride...

Hee hee, if I try this setup again, which won't happen 'till I have saddlebags, I'll add another camera, just 'cause I can!

**Peeteey** · 8th August 2011, 23:49

Originally Posted by cynna

great video Peetey

Thanks man, nice to meet you finally!

Originally Posted by Transalper

Yea, pretty cool, the changing camera angles certainly add to it.
You should have got my files to use, or maybe you just wanted a 1st person perspective video?

BTW if you had realised the second GoPro battery was dead before we set off after lunch I could have lent you my #3.

I think the multi cam proof-of-concept experiment was definitely a success, just need more time next time to plan angles etc ...
Thanks but I didn't grab your footage as I had enough angles to work with and had some ideas on how to work it, plus this way I get to look forward to seeing your video.

You have 3 batteries? Blimey!

**Transalper** · 9th August 2011, 10:58

Very good then.
I still have a private Oxford trail vid 'all about me' I want to do for myself sometime.
Also need to try to find the best Disk format to burn to, SD DVD is most compatable but only Standard Def, maybe the next step up which is kind of Blue Ray on DVD media but that's a bit iffy on compatibility with playback devices. Don't own a Blue Ray burner but that would be the best quality at a $$ price for hardware and blank discs.

Currently while I sleep and work at the moment I have the PC rendering my 4.5 hours video with a correctional rotation of 5° then going to put it through stabilisation (probably take 12 hours to do that part alone including export) which should give smoother motion and just as importantly as a side effect it will zoom most the black corner triangles out of the frame which were introduced by the initial rotation correction.... but then I suppose no one needs to know that.

Then I will start messing around with the cutting.... guest starring Skinny Birdman !
He knows what I mean.

**cromagnon** · 9th August 2011, 11:55

Originally Posted by Peeteey

Hi all, been slogging away to get the video finished by Sunday night. Almost made it, 1.10 am ...

Anyhoo, video is here:

Now sleep!

Nice video peetey, the multi angle view reminds me of videos produced by the aussie "edog200" on youtube. What is the bullet camera system that you are using?

**Peeteey** · 9th August 2011, 12:59

Originally Posted by cromagnon

Nice video peetey, the multi angle view reminds me of videos produced by the aussie "edog200" on youtube. What is the bullet camera system that you are using?

Thanks man, I wish I could make vids like his, they're great and he has a really professional feel to them. Don't think I'll ever get that but I do have fun!

The bullet cams are all standard (and standard def) bullet cams (one lent kindly by TA), plugged into a HDD recorder I have which I swapped out the 20gb HDD and put in a 16gb CF card instead, much better.

I had it running through an AV switcher that I plugged all the cameras into it's 4 inputs that it then cycles at a selectable time 1,2,3,4 but in this case, thanks to a double plug, it was going 1,2,3,2 as I had cam 2 plugged into inputs 2 and 4.

The entire thing was made up of old parts I had lying around, apart from the AV switcher which I made, from my old camera setup. Hodge-podge anyone?

**Peeteey** · 9th August 2011, 21:51

Originally Posted by cooneyr

the one that was pointing at the front wheel can you mount that to the frame somewhere (down tube?) and look out horizontal so can see person in front etc.

I tried to find somewhere else to mount that one but couldn't find anywhere, in my hurry, to mount it to that wouldn't involve some sort of melting of camera or cable so went with that.
I've seen that 'fork cam' used to great effect before which is why it came to mind, but the one I saw was full on motox so it really shows the fork seriously bouncing around, not likely to happen whilst I'm riding!
I think I'll see if I can mount one under, or on, the bash plate looking forward, that looks cool. Problem is, I've only got one camera that has a protective housing ...
It was really a test to see if the system as a whole will work.
Plenty more fun to be had

**Skinny_Birdman** · 9th August 2011, 22:11

Originally Posted by Transalper

Then I will start messing around with the cutting.... guest starring Skinny Birdman !
He knows what I mean.

Ah yes, the moral of this story is "Careful what you wish for", or at least careful what you whine about.... So I will live in suspense for the moment.

Nice vid Peetey, BTW.