2009 Championship Webcast

[Jreed129]

Hey CD,

I just wanted to let everyone know that it looks like NASA has everything in place for the webcast of this years championship event. the following url is of the 5 fields and the FTC or FLL field(s)? i'm not sure what the last one is of...

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/

[Vikesrock]

The one labeled DaVinci is FTC. FLL is on Einstein on Thursday and Friday I believe.

[Jreed129]

The one labeled DaVinci is FTC. FLL is on Einstein on Thursday and Friday I believe.

Thank you for clairifying that it is FTC like I said I was unsure

[A_Reed]

Since when are the seats red? It's about time they changed them to falcon colors.:D

It's pretty boring so far lol, but I wouldn't mind being there.:(

One of these years I will make it back, whether it be as a team member or volunteer.

Can't wait for the action to start tomorrow, even though it is only practice day.

[MasterChief1732]

Is the webcast even working right now? I can see they have the fields set up, but every time I try to open the link it just doesnt work.

[Vikesrock]

Is the webcast even working right now? I can see they have the fields set up, but every time I try to open the link it just doesnt work.

I just pulled up Archimedes and it seems to be working fine. Not much to see though, just some people wandering around in the background, probably finishing setup stuff

[Joe Ross]

I lost video from Galileo about 30 seconds into the first practice match, but still get audio). The other fields still seem fine.

Edit: came back about 10 minutes later.

[Chris Hibner]

I lost video from Galileo about 30 seconds into the first practice match, but still get audio). The other fields still seem fine.

Edit: came back about 10 minutes later.

And just in time, too. It came back JUST as my team's first practice was starting.

[Qbranch]

Ok, normally I don't share really off topic things, but I just had a major wow moment. Just for fun, I typed the address for the curie webcast into my HTC touch pro's windows media player url box...

Dude, its playing. Live. I can't believe science and engineering has come this far.

</wowmoment>

-q

[Richard Wallace]

And just in time, too. It came back JUST as my team's first practice was starting.

On this subject, it there a practice schedule online somwhere? I'd like to watch my team if possible. :)

[bigbeezy]

i've been watching the FLL and FTC matches its pretty cool seeing the little kids with their robots (FLL).

O and someone stole a puck from a FTC field :eek: . lol

[Chris Hibner]

On this subject, it there a practice schedule online somwhere? I'd like to watch my team if possible. :)

Not that I found. I just had my team text me our practice times.

[Alivia]

I'm trying to watch the webcast on a Macbook, and I am having troubles watching it. It opens it in the Firefox window, but the display is pretty small and then at times it restarts itself and isn't live anymore.

Last year I was able to pic the "Real Media Player" option but they don't show that this year.

Any help would be REALLY appreciated!

Thanks!

[kfox1731]

I'm watching on a Macbook as well. When I clicked the link to the Curie field, it opened up in safari with a cheeze-it size screen. It was live, though. In order to make sure it works properly, you probably will need flip4mac since it's a Windows Media Stream. If you don't have that plugin yet, you can get it at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx.

The way I bypassed my browser was by right clicking on "windows media stream" and copying the link. Then, I opened up VLC media player (also free download http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html), went to open network, then pasted the link into the media resource locator (MRL). It opens right up in a window where you can change the window size and what not.

There may be easier ways of doing this, but this was the best I could figure. Now I just need a way to watch this on my iPhone!

[Joe Ross]

On this subject, it there a practice schedule online somwhere? I'd like to watch my team if possible. :)

Here's newton's http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=850838&postcount=7

[Kate00]

Is anyone else frustrated by the score bar covering the bottom half of the field and not being nearly transparent enough? I'm watching Archimedes, and am questioning why they can't just tilt the camera down a bit, as there is a bunch of vertical room. Right now, the score bar is just kind of hovering, with extra space at the bottom of the screen not covered by it. I hope this is fixed by tomorrow.

[Chris Hibner]

Is anyone else frustrated by the score bar covering the bottom half of the field and not being nearly transparent enough? I'm watching Archimedes, and am questioning why they can't just tilt the camera down a bit, as there is a bunch of vertical room. Right now, the score bar is just kind of hovering, with extra space at the bottom of the screen not covered by it, it starts at the bottom of the field. I hope this is fixed by tomorrow.

Not nearly as frustrated as I am over the camera work.

Can we PLEASE keep the camera angle wide enough to see the majority of the field? I was trying to watch a robot in a practice, and instead I saw 0:10 worth of closeup of a Purdue logo and another 0:20 worth of closeup of a team's electronics board. Who cares!?! I want to see how a match is developing or how a robot is performing, not how pretty someone's decorations are.

I wish I knew who I could send suggestions to, and I know this isn't the first time that this has been a complaint.

[Sagar Vyas]

I'm not one to complain but the audio on Archimedes is just horrible, it's all distorted.

I just need the webcast to last me for today and tomorrow. I should be there in person on Saturday :)

[Chris27]

I'm watching on a Macbook as well. When I clicked the link to the Curie field, it opened up in safari with a cheeze-it size screen. It was live, though. In order to make sure it works properly, you probably will need flip4mac since it's a Windows Media Stream. If you don't have that plugin yet, you can get it at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx.

The way I bypassed my browser was by right clicking on "windows media stream" and copying the link. Then, I opened up VLC media player (also free download http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html), went to open network, then pasted the link into the media resource locator (MRL). It opens right up in a window where you can change the window size and what not.

There may be easier ways of doing this, but this was the best I could figure. Now I just need a way to watch this on my iPhone!

Install Flip4Mac and I'd use Safari over Firefox. Or you could just use Quicktime to stream from a url. The video is supposed to be small. That's the resolution of the stream :(.

[Matt Keller]

I have updated Gameday (http://gameday.mttkllr.com/) with the webcasts. I still have some work to do to make sure the team list and scores work properly. Hopefully I can knock this out tonight at the hotel. I'm by myself this year down on the floor setting things up so I can't promise that I can work everything out today. I will do my best.

[Alivia]

There may be easier ways of doing this, but this was the best I could figure.

Thank you so much! This definitely worked for me. Now I have it full screen and live. And now I can't wait for tomorrow when the REAL matches start! Thanks again! :D

[Joe Ross]

I have updated Gameday (http://gameday.mttkllr.com/) with the webcasts. I still have some work to do to make sure the team list and scores work properly. Hopefully I can knock this out tonight at the hotel. I'm by myself this year down on the floor setting things up so I can't promise that I can work everything out today. I will do my best.

Thanks Matt.

[Chris27]

I have Newton practice matches 33 - 44 on my computer. Does anyone want me to parse/upload them for scouting purposes?

[Roger]

Not nearly as frustrated as I am over the camera work.

Can we PLEASE keep the camera angle wide enough to see the majority of the field? I was trying to watch a robot in a practice, and instead I saw 0:10 worth of closeup of a Purdue logo and another 0:20 worth of closeup of a team's electronics board. Who cares!?! I want to see how a match is developing or how a robot is performing, not how pretty someone's decorations are.

I wish I knew who I could send suggestions to, and I know this isn't the first time that this has been a complaint.Welcome to the club! This camera work issue has been discussed on CD for years. Personally I'd like the overhead view, but somehow the video directors like the extreme close-up action shots better. More action-y, I guess, but less informative.

There is the viewpoint for people actually there and want to see closeups -- they can see the action live so don't need the overall view. That is what I perceive the video is being created for.

Then there is the viewport for people who are watching from afar -- this is what I think the video is supposed to be for. Also, as there is only a single "official" video of the field, the one that gets on Blue Alliance etc, there should be an official record of what happen on the field, not artsy closeups.

I was watching practice day of Manchester and as it was practice day none of the camera crew was there, so they just had the "balcony" view. Which was good!

[A_Reed]

Welcome to the club! This camera work issue has been discussed on CD for years. Personally I'd like the overhead view, but somehow the video directors like the extreme close-up action shots better. More action-y, I guess, but less informative.

There is the viewpoint for people actually there and want to see closeups -- they can see the action live so don't need the overall view. That is what I perceive the video is being created for.

Then there is the viewport for people who are watching from afar -- this is what I think the video is supposed to be for. Also, as there is only a single "official" video of the field, the one that gets on Blue Alliance etc, there should be an official record of what happen on the field, not artsy closeups.

I was watching practice day of Manchester and as it was practice day none of the camera crew was there, so they just had the "balcony" view. Which was good!

They should take the webcast and scouting feed out of the editing booth feed before it's edited so it is locked on the wider angles.

[Valkyrie133]

Anyone know when archives will be up? (I sure hope the sound for the awards ceremony and Einstein field events is better than it seemed to be for the individual fields!)