Re: Midwest Regional
 

The Web cast Is up!

Matches should be starting soon. good luck to all and I am hoping to see some of my teams matches between classes today.

-peace

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does it have to be viewed on real player? can it be on any other?

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It is only available on Real, it is being broadcast as a .rm file.

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I don't have real player at school :(:(:(

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Anybody else having trouble connecting to the webcast. I keep getting a "Server does not have a DNS Entry" message.

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Anyone else having trouble watching the webcast?

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yeah...Mine just blanked on me and I haven't gotten it back yet...I have the same error.

EDIT: it's up again

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does anyone know how to get the stream working in VLC?? becuase the website just gives me a php file and not the .rm link...

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Ya i cant get it to work either, i went to the midwest regional site and to the first site niether work, anyone no how?

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Noooooo, first the NJ regional stops working and now Midwest :( I hope I get to see some robots today

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Yeah, I'm having problems too. I need to see a real match!!!!

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I know

it was up and after Paul left it went down

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D'oh. Hope it starts working soon. I really want to see Match 4

edit: and it's back up!

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I just downloaded the new real player from www.real.com but it doesn't seem to be working. Do I have the wrong version?

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I downloaded Real 11 gold yesterday and it works for me

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Working for me in Media Player Classic

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I'm getting an error message "You can not receive this content. You do not have enough network bandwith"

What?

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how did you manage that???

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Hey it just started working, i just watched a matcch:)
here s the link that worked
http://www.midwestfirst.org/live.php

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I have so many codecs now, I have no idea where each comes from anymore, but it might be Real Alternative? MPC is different than WMP just to make sure there are no confunsions.

50 penalty pts in the first match!!! Wow.

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Man, -40 for penalties, that kinda sucks. Wonder what they were for.

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So is it just me or are you guys yelling "ZOOM OUT!" at your computer.

I wish that the cameramen would just give us a field view most of the time.

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I'm in agreement.

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Wow, that last match with 1625 was stunning. Two teams had really good launchers. Finals at this regional should be amazing to watch.

Next up, the 2008 debut of 1114.

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wow 1625 is really good, 71 looks good but not as good as 1625 or 1114. alot like 118 without the turret, their pickup is a bit shakey compared to the roller claws like 1625, 16, 1114.

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I am completely impressed by 1625 in the last match that I just saw. This is not really an objective or an informed opinion, but an opinion nonetheless. There was significantly less field traffic interference than I expected. Were there still 6 robots out on the field?

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ahh...nice 1114 is up, should be a good match.

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So did anyone figure out how to save the stream using VLC. I don't want to miss seeing us kick some butt but I have exams to study for...

Go 1625! :)

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Nice and efficient match from 1114. In the face of some large traffic, they kept their cool and followed some decent strategy. The bonus for having the trackballs on top at the end was just that little bit of insurance, but shows the kind of thinking on the field that they are known for. 1024 looked like they were all business out there too on a losing cause.

Good match altogether!

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How to save stream using VLC
File open, network, http/https/ftp/mms, paste link in that field, select stream save, settings, select play locally and file, enter path and name of file, under transcoding select video-h264 and audio-mp3 :D than click ok, ok

That should work.

Re: Midwest Regional
 

wow Stang is alot tipper then I thought...

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I think 1114 is the best bot I've seen so far, but I thought that was a pretty poor showing considering how much better I know they can do.

1625 was on FIRE in their first match. That was one very impressive showing by them. I'd be shocked if they aren't in the finals tomorrow.

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I get that at work because the firewall blocks real (and almost everything else)

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Nice match #9.

I still am going to put my money on Beatty. Did you see them at the end of the match? I think they were going to try and launch over the divider and the overpass...

1625 was pretty impressive as well again.

1024 looks pretty solid as well.

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1024 just pulled off one killer hybrid mode. 5 lines in 15 seconds WOW!

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"15 seconds of preprogrammed goodness..."

Haha, what a line.

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I really like the new scoreboard a lot. It has a lot of useful information in a small space.

Team numbers are kind of blurred, but readable.

Shows the score, number of laps done by each team, and number of hurdles per ball, as well as time remaining.

Much better than the first graphic they had last year!

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I'm seeing a lot of "going backward" penalties.

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what's the direct link for the webcast?
every time i run it mozzila tried to download the php file instead of running it...

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Yeah it's a bit wacky you can either rename the php to .ram or use this link
rtsp://live.wildstang.org:554/broadcast/midwest.rm

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Hmm, this much I agree with you based on their own personal standards and knowledge about just how fast and how efficient that robot can be. I'll chalk it up to first match first regional gremlins for now, but knowing that team, that would just be an excuse and they'll be pushing themselves all the more.

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1114 just had a pretty solid match. At least they did if they were trying to grab a penalty and hurdle for the opponent as their first action (looked pretty intentional).

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it says that a "general error has occured"

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yea even their second match wasn't a great one for them, hurdling a red ball?? unless they were trying to score for their oponents (that early in the match i doubt it) it was a very uncharacteristic mental mistake for them... and it looks like it cost them some pentalty points.

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:( That's the link contained in midwest.php.ram
Worked fine for me

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Did it just go down for anyone else?

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yes it went down for me too

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yep, same thing happened here

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yeah, it's down again, and I'm missing my teams match too.

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Yeah, just went down for me.

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everytime I show up to watch... it crashes... :(:(

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:mad:
I want my video feed back!

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Webcast is back for me.

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Its back...to see both 111 and 1625 break....

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What a bloody match. Stang lost their roller, Winnovation got mangled, and it looked like there was another 1 or 2 disabled.

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Has anyone else noticed the lap counters seem to work extremely well so far?

I'm pretty shocked. Given the track record with first week regionals and automated counting systems, I thought there was no way it'd work at first.

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What did I miss? What happened? who won the match?





I wonder how much studying is going to happen for my midterms...

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Oh no...

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Blue (1625, 448, 9) won. 1625 broke I believe.

http://www2.usfirst.org/2008comp/eve...chresults.html

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Blue won 46-0. Wildstang's alliance had 24 points before 30 penalty points.

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I hope the video outage wasn't retribution for this thread I started ;):

Camera work for MWR: Zoom OUT!

I really want to see the game, there's too many close-ups to follow the matches and scout teams.

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i think it shows number of balls passed over and under, not hurdles per ball. there is a bar inbetween the 2 balls.

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100!

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100 points by 1114 and partners!!!

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1114 is unstoppable. 100 points, with FIVE hurdles by them. 4 lines and a ball removal in hybrid mode.

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Good point. I didn't even think about that.

That was what I expected out of 1114 right there. They just put on a hurdling clinic in that match.

1327 is a really good lap runner, too.

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5 hurdles for 1114 in a 100 pt. performance for blue (pending any penalties/adjustments)

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Wow, 1114 just dominated. That was amazing.

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That was a very nice match on 1114's part. I counted 5 very efficient hurdles, but I might've missed a couple.

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Wow....1114 just completed a full lap in hybrid, followed by 5 hurdles. Between them and their outstanding lap-bot partners, they just won 100-6.

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holy crap.. someone try and slow them down!!!


That was nuts..

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1 hurdle came from a partner, 23** I think? Gear It Forward

EDIT: I could have sworn I read 6 hurdles.......

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I'm getting a General Error on real, somethin about my web browser not being the default (which it is) has anyone seen this problem today and or fixed it? Thanks.

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1038 did a great job there to beat 33, they really got their arm controll down that match.

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Use real alternative: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...lternative.htm

You'll be able to watch with windows media player instead of needing realplayer.

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I know one of them at least picked it up, not sure if they actually hurdled. The numbers on the scoreboard are kinda hard to read over the webcast.


What a finish before lunch. The blue ball getting removed will just a few seconds left, and 503 placing the red with about 2 seconds remaining.

Re: Midwest Regional
 

Yay for currently holding 1st place!!

From what I hear our robot has had problems all 3 matches. We broke at the end of the first match, forgot to flip a switch to turn on the shooter in the 2nd, and broke in the third. Hopefully we will not break anymore so we can stay undefeated.

I am upset because I was supposed to get there at 2pm but my train is running 2 hours late. :(

Re: Midwest Regional
 

Awesome, thanks.

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Having real problems with connection here...just get php file for Wildstang website. Anyone know a way aroung this?

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Here is the .rm link for the webcast:

rtsp://live.wildstang.org:554/broadcast/midwest.rm

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haha, I think Stang still has it in them. Great round from them. What happened to Winnovation?

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Download and install RealPlayer. If you get the PHP file thing it's because you don't have the RealPlayer associated with it's file type.

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111 are back with a shout! what a match

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Man, people really need to watch out for those lane violations.

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WOW WOW WOW. 1114 is just amazing.

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I do believe 1114 just matched their High Score...Wow :eek:


Edit:no they beat it! 104 pts.

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1114 just made 104!

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Yeah 100 again.

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104 high score :O

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They beat it. 104. Wow.

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Match results say 100.

http://www2.usfirst.org/2008comp/eve...chresults.html

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Tomorrow morning, match 56, 1114 and 1625 will be on the SAME alliance. I'm sure 104 points will fall then.

Re: Midwest Regional
 

Anyone disagree with the bees last point count?

Re: Midwest Regional
 

the hurdle or the place? the place was good. The last hurdle though, the ball touched them before the ground or any other robot. I do think, by the rules, it shouldn't have counted but I'm not a referee and it's not my call.

Re: Midwest Regional
 

I was talking about the hurdles. They had 4, if the last one didnt count ( i dont know) it would still be ~24 +12, not 18+12

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1024?!?! 5 lines in hybrid after crashing into a bot :eek: thats awesome

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Pardon me if this an obvious question, but what is seeming to be the rule violation causing all of these penalties?

Re: Midwest Regional
 

the one I keep hearing is going backwards over the line. every once and a while they have a interference penalty.

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I think there should be a lot more interference penalties called, and i saw some crossing into a previous zone penalties as well that went uncalled.

I've seen probably 300-400 penalty points and I've been watching Midwest all day, and NJ a little bit.

Re: Midwest Regional
 

Baxter Bomb Squad and Wildstang just put on a show.