[FRC-Designs.com] FRC Slideshow: Every Robot 2012

[SteveGPage]

There was discussion about creating a flyer that could be printed off and given to teams at each regional, so they understood what the pictures were to be used for. Has that been developed yet? Also, a single sheet that describes the specs and requirements for each picture, would be useful as well.

Thanks!

[BJC]

Originally Posted by Bill_B

Version 2 now available. It's 10m30s with four versions of the Loco-Motion that allows nearly .7sec for each robot to be displayed. Here it is. The other one will be removed.

Sweet! Thank you for doing this, both of the videos look great.

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

We're going to have a few members of our team volunteering on Saturday at Alamo. If none of the teams attending Alamo volunteer, I'll have some students who can do it.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by ks_mumupsi

2016 can commit to Hatboro-Horsham.

we can also work with others at Rutgers (support 1676) and also NYC again we can work with either teams to break up the work if needed.

I havent read through the entire thread but any plans on where to post up the pictures for collection purposes..

I might recommend creating an Access database or even a general Excel based database for quick search and so we can do a quick dump also.

Thanks, right now the plan is to have a photo dump on frc-designs.com sometime in the near future.

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

There was discussion about creating a flyer that could be printed off and given to teams at each regional, so they understood what the pictures were to be used for. Has that been developed yet? Also, a single sheet that describes the specs and requirements for each picture, would be useful as well.
Thanks!

I personally have not developed anything and I'm not sure if Matt had anything going. However, I think that its a great idea so if anyone wants to make something, we would be willing to distribute it to everyone perticipating. As to specs and requirements I was planning on PMing everyone their respective week as a reminder so I can just attach a (smaller) list of requirements.

Commit to an Event(s) Below
Maybes are in "Green"

Week 1:

-Kettering University District - Killer Bees frc33 - IKE - EngiNERDs frc2337 - Basel A
-Hatboro-Horsham District - Mighty Monkey Wrenches frc2016 - ks_mumupsi
-Gull Lake District - NC Gears frc1918 - flippy147852
-Alamo Regional - Spectrum frc3847 - AllenGregoryIV
-San Diego Regional - The Vikings frc2984 - Jason Farnam
-Smoky Mountains Regional - Wayne Doenges - Wayne Doenges
-Granite State Regional - O'Sancheski - O'Sancheski
-Greater Kansas City Regional - 2949 PWNAGE - pwnageNick - MeTool Brigade frc1208 - DavidGitz
-Israel Regional - HaMosad frc1657 & NeatTeam frc1943 - GalDylan

Week 2:

-Traverse City District - The Flyers frc66 - mjustice66
-Waterford District - Killer Bees frc33 - Demra
-Chestnut Hill District - Atomic Dragons frc3929 - Akash Rastogi
-Rugters University District - Pascack Pi-oneers frc1676 - Hallry - Mighty Monkey Wrenches frc2016 - ks_mumupsi
-Greater Toronto East Regional
-Orlando Regional - Shark Attack frc744 - AlexD744
-WPI Regional - Joe G. - Joe G.
-Chesapeake Regional - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim
-Lake Superior Regional - GOFIRST - Littleswimmer14
-Finger Lakes Regional - Devil tech frc1559 - Sean Raia - Code Red frc639 - Grim Tuesday
-Oregon Regional
-Pittsburg Regional - Girls of Steel frc3504 - dcalvert

Week 3:

-West Michigan District - NC Gears frc1918 - flippy147852
-Detroit District- EngiNERDs frc2337 - Basel A
-Montreal Regional (Festival de Robotique) - O'Sancheski - O'Sancheski
-Sacramento Regional
-Los Angeles Regional - Graybots frc973 - AdamHeard - GO FIRST - compwiztobe
-Peachtree Regional
-Bayou Regional
-Boilermaker Regional - Digital Goats frc829 - its da PAT!!! - Wayne Doenges - Wayne Doenges
-Utah Regional - Plasma frc2403 - goodmorning2403
-Virginia Regional - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim
-New York City Regional - Pascack Pi-oneers frc1676 - Hallry - Mighty Monkey Wrenches frc2016 - ks_mumupsi

Week 4:

-Niles District
-Lenape District
-Northville District - EngiNERDs frc2337 - Basel A
-Waterloo Regional
-Colorado Regional
-Arizona Regional - Plasma frc2403 - goodmorning2403
-Wisconsin Regional - GO FIRST - compwiztobe
-Seattle Olympic Regional
-Seattle Cascade Regional
-Palmetto Regional
-Buckeye Regional
-St. Louis Regional - MeTool Brigade frc1208 - DavidGitz
-Boston Regional - Joe G. - Joe G.
-Midwest Regional - 2949 PWNAGE - pwnageNick - Monty Pythons frc2151 - engunneer - Gear it Forward frc2338 - avanboekel
-Hawaii Regional

Week 5:

-Mount Olive District - Pascack Pi-oneers frc1676 - Hallry
-Troy District - Killer Bees frc33 - IKE- EngiNERDs frc2337 - Basel A - NC Gears frc1918 - flippy147852
-Livonia District
-Dallas East Regional
-Dallas West Regional - Spectrum frc3847 - AllenGregoryIV
-Oklahoma Regional
-Long Island Regional
-10000 Lakes Regional - GOFIRST - Littleswimmer14
-North Star Regional - GOFIRST - Littleswimmer14
-South Florida Regional - Shark Attack frc744 - AlexD744
-Washington DC Regional - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim - Code Red frc639 - Grim Tuesday
-Northeast Utilities Regional - O'Sancheski - O'Sancheski
-Silicon Valley Regional - Robo Rams frc256 - SuperNerd256
-Greater Toronto West Regional

Week 6:

-Spokane Regional - Roboteknix frc2865 - Mayde
-Lone Star Regional - Spectrum frc3847 - AllenGregoryIV
-Queen City Regional - Digital Goats frc829 - its da PAT!!! - Gear it Forward frc2338 - avanboekel
-Las Vegas Regional - The Vikings frc2984 - Jason Farnam
-North Carolina Regional - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim
-Central Valley Regional - Graybots frc973 - AdamHeard

Week 7:

-Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship - Pascack Pi-oneers frc1676 - Hallry
-Michigan State Championship - Killer Bees frc33 - IKE- EngiNERDs frc2337 - Basel A - NC Gears frc1918 - flippy147852

Week 8:

-Newton - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim
-Galileo - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim
-Archimedes - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim
-Curie - RoboBees frc836 - tim-tim


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Please consider Commiting!
Thank you, Bryan

[tim-tim]

As competitions have started, and I am sure many people have started taking pictures (both for this showcase and for personal reasons), I figured now would be the best time to share this piece of information.

For resizing pictures, here is an extremely easy to do method.

1. Download PhotoResize from this link http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pictureresizer.html
2. Change the file name from 'PhotoResize400' to 'PhotoResize1024'. What this does is tell the program to make the pictures largest dimension be equal to 1024 pixels (the max that is requested for this project).
3. Drag the photos on top of the icon for PhotoResize1024. This is much like adding files to a folder.
4. Because this runs in a command prompt, you may have to click 'Run' in a security window for this to work. I have been using this for robotics and personal photos for quite some time now (3+years) and have had no issues with security issues.
5. Now you should see the command window open up and start running. The only thing you have to do now is wait. The command prompt will tell you to press any key to close, once the program has finished running.
6. This will create new files in the folder the original pictures were located. They will be listed as xxxx-1024, where xxxx is the original file name. (Ex. 123.jpg will appear as 123-1024.jpg)

I just ran this to verify the steps, and I think I covered everything. I did a picture from my Senior Design Project that was originally 5,788KB in size and 5184x3456 pixels. Once completed (took about 2 seconds), the new file is only 44KB in size and 1024x682 pixels.

Just remember to go back and get rid of the '-1024' from the file name to keep consistent with the naming structure that is requested.

Hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any questions/concerns.

Tested on Windows 7, Vista, and XP.
I don't own a Mac, so I have no clue if this works with one or not. Bootcamp should get it done though.

[1986titans]

If you want a link that doesn't automatically start downloading a .exe:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pictureresizer.html

Edit: Looking at the developer's site (http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize), there are tons of commands that can be performed. Poking around, there's one for overwriting original files. Instead of using 'PhotoResize1024', use 'PhotoResize1024I', and the file names will stay the same. It'd also be a good idea to create a backup before doing it that way unless you absolutely don't want a copy of the larger files.

[tim-tim]

Originally Posted by 1986titans

If you want a link that doesn't automatically start downloading a .exe:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pictureresizer.html

Thanks, I will change the link in my post.

Good catch

[IKE]

My minions succeffuly took pictures of every robot at Kettering. I will get my pics to BJC.

[BJC]

Originally Posted by tim-tim

As competitions have started, and I am sure many people have started taking pictures (both for this showcase and for personal reasons), I figured now would be the best time to share this piece of information.

For resizing pictures, here is an extremely easy to do method. sniped for length

Originally Posted by 1986titans

If you want a link that doesn't automatically start downloading a .exe:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pictureresizer.html

Edit: Looking at the developer's site (http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize), there are tons of commands that can be performed. Poking around, there's one for overwriting original files. Instead of using 'PhotoResize1024', use 'PhotoResize1024I', and the file names will stay the same. It'd also be a good idea to create a backup before doing it that way unless you absolutely don't want a copy of the larger files.

Thanks guys, I'm sure this will be useful for resizing pictures after they are taken!

For everyone comming into week 2, their is still no one photographing the Greater Toronto East Regional and the Oregon Regional

If you are attending one of these events, please help out!

Thanks, Bryan

[Dan Radion]

Team 2903, the NeoBots, can take the Seattle Olympic and Cascade Regionals.

[Bill_B]

I noted the posts on picture re-sizing with some interest. I use a free program called Irfanview for batch resizing as one of its many useful functions. In short, anyone on a windows-based computer who has any interest in digital photos at all, can make good use of this program. Ultra capable, I suggest that after a week of use you will be thinking of sending this guy a buck or two at least. I do know that if 10% of the people now using it had all sent him only $1, he would be quite wealthy.

[flippy147852]

A henchman of mine will be traveling up to Traverse City on Saturday and he will be taking pictures as well, if a backup is needed.

[IKE]

Originally Posted by flippy147852

A henchman of mine....

Where does one get a henchman? I have a pretty good group of minions, but have always wanted a henchman.

[BJC]

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to go over a couple of the quick guidelines to taking pictures.

1. Please set your camera settings before the event to 1024x768. This is a fairly standard size that most cameras should have. If the pictures are to big they are very difficult to transfer in bulk, and if they are too small then they won't show as much detail.

2. Please take all the robot pictures in Portrait this is very important! It is nearly impossible to resize pictures from landscape to portrait without distorting the image.

3. As a guideline for how to take the picture you want to be able to see the front of the robot and the team # on both the front and side bumpers. Basically, you should be taking a diagonal pic of the robot. Also, please ensure that the pictures don't have people working on the robot. Most of the time they are blocking parts of the robot from view. I also highly suggest taking more than one picture of each robot and so you can later delete the extras keeping the best one.

4. Once you get the pictures downloaded, if you rename the files according to the team #, sorting becomes much, much easier. (Ex: 0001, 0011, 0111, 1114)

5. If you co-signed up to photograph a regional with someone else, you guys can decide how you want to share the load, there is no "best" way or anything like that.

We have found that https://www.wetransfer.com/ is great for transfering large amounts of pictures.
Thanks, Bryan

[Bill_B]

Originally Posted by BJC

1. Please set your camera settings before the event to 1024x768. This is a fairly standard size that most cameras should have. If the pictures are to big they are very difficult to transfer in bulk, and if they are too small then they won't show as much detail.

If you don't want to reset your camera "merely" to take these pictures, take whatever resolution above 1024x768 you like and forward your "monsters" to me via the wetransfer mentioned. I will endeavor to resize them for Bryan's use and send them to him on your behalf. PM for the requisite e-mail address.

I will be taking some pictures at Hartford, but I'll be busy, I suspect, and so will likely miss more than a few. I will not be trying to "downgrade" my images on a case by case basis. I expect to process whichever of them I submit to conform to Bryan's specification.

[dcalvert]

So, where am I sending these?

[akoscielski3]

Originally Posted by dcalvert

So, where am I sending these?

I believe you will be sending them to the E-mail address in this link