Forum: General Forum
14-11-2016, 16:24
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Replies: 2
Views: 483
Re: Video Stuff
Premiere is great and if you're used to Final Cut the jump over isn't too jaring. I would also suggest getting a Dropbox account mostly because the file request feature...
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Forum: General Forum
23-08-2016, 18:46
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Replies: 90
Views: 12,949
Re: [FRC BLOG] Bride of 2017 Updates
Eventually there would have to be a thread explaining the lack of winning teams coming from the division. It'll be titled: "Darwin's Origin of Superstition"
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Forum: General Forum
21-06-2016, 11:32
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,521
Re: Battlebots 2017
Gonna be rooting for Sawblaze (http://www.battlebots.com/robot/sawblaze/). Driven by Exploding Bacon alum Jamison Go!
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Forum: Regional Competitions
31-03-2016, 09:31
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,577
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Forum: Scouting
21-03-2016, 15:41
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,325
Re: Usable Tablets for Scouting
Team 339 just started Tablet scouting last weekend. (I wasn't there so all of my reports are from the students.)
We're using 7 Amazon Fire tabs ($50 each on Amazon right now). We sideloaded the...
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Forum: Career
16-03-2016, 16:08
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Replies: 198
Views: 35,003
Re: What's your day job?
Currently i'm working as an Online Producer on The Wirecutter and The Sweethome websites. Basically I take guides written by very talented writers, editors, and freelancers and I load them in and...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
14-03-2016, 00:17
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,558
Re: Video Review Needs to Happen Now
I just wanted to clarify that the "GoPro on a stick" setup wasn't what I was considering cost or labor prohibitive. I was talking about a pure top down shot like John Fogarty was suggesting.
And, I...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
13-03-2016, 18:32
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,558
Re: Video Review Needs to Happen Now
A few things:
True overhead camera views (like the one RoboShow set up at the Orlando Regional this year (https://youtu.be/NKTn9B38IOw?t=10s)) are only simple if a number of venue conditions are...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
12-03-2016, 18:36
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,903
Re: 2016 Orlando Regional
I think you're gonna be pretty happy with how it turned out.
http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2016flor
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-03-2016, 13:04
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,879
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Forum: Regional Competitions
23-02-2016, 15:45
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Replies: 290
Views: 63,090
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2016, 13:58
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,592
Re: Robot in 3 Days 2016
I think the change makes sense. There are plenty of outlets for the individual teams to post supplemental material if people want to do a deep dive (Facebook video, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, etc.),...
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2016, 13:24
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,745
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Forum: General Forum
07-01-2016, 09:53
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,892
Re: The Best Videos
Favorite Hall of Fame winning video: 1538- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnt7a7JgLBE
Favorite Chairman's video that didn't win at the big show: 2974-...
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Forum: General Forum
19-11-2015, 00:50
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Replies: 89
Views: 11,235
Re: FIRST Brand Refresh
Barry: "Yeah, I was in FIRST way back in 2015. Back before the water game changed everything..."
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Forum: General Forum
10-11-2015, 20:10
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,473
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Forum: General Forum
10-11-2015, 09:10
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,841
Re: Team Standards Design
[COMPLETE TANGENT] This guy's podcast called 99 Percent Invisible is about design in all forms of life. Buildings, way finding, challenge coins, all covered. It's so good. Listen to this episode to...
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2015, 20:55
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Replies: 152
Views: 26,868
Re: FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'
From the Full Team Standards specs (http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/Team%20Standard%20Specifications%20public.pdf) document linked at the bottom of the blog: "Standards may not be designed...
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2015, 19:06
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Replies: 152
Views: 26,868
Re: FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'
I would totally donate money towards bubonic plague eradication if it meant I could attend a poodle cocktail party...
I think our main point of disagreement is the amount of thought or effort that...
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2015, 18:54
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Replies: 152
Views: 26,868
Re: FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'
I would wager that giving teams the option to add a banner above their driver station has absolutely no effect on FIRST's ability or willingness to address those issues.
I would like to see those...
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2015, 18:21
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Replies: 152
Views: 26,868
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2015, 18:10
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Replies: 152
Views: 26,868
Re: FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'
I'm not sure it's a step backwards. It adds visual representation of achievement or experience with the game, and I think it will add a cool look to the field. This could provide an understandable...
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Forum: General Forum
14-10-2015, 22:24
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Replies: 380
Views: 90,065
Re: Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!
You know what might get people excited about a robotics competition...video of robots competing.
I don't understand FIRST's obsession with promoting everything but the fact that FIRST is freaking...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
02-10-2015, 03:13
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,372
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Forum: General Forum
28-09-2015, 15:25
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,592
Re: The quest to Saint-Louis - Rookie teams
I would suggest spending some time preparing a Chariman's award as a rookie team. You can't win the big award, but you'll automatically have content that can be presented to judges in the pit for...
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