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[VEN]

Thanks, I'm gonna try them after I press the submit reply button on this. Before I just got the first image and it didn't keep on playing. Here we goo...

[VEN]

The .dv one worked! They just had to pause and show the sign on my back didn't they


WOOO GTR

Originally Posted by VEN

The .dv one worked! They just had to pause and show the sign on my back didn't they


WOOO GTR

Interesting.....I also shoot video for the weather network and when I FTP stuff to them I have to change the filename to .dv as well, that's sort of why I thought of it.

And yes we as cameraguys always look for something interesting so yea...if you've got a sign taped to you're back we will probably notice

"ask me if the robot is turned on", that funny....I was at a press conference/community event last weekend and as start time rolled around the sound system would not work, they tried everything, changed mic cables, checked speakers, and then gave up and told us all that they will just have to speak loud and hope for the best, I then left my camera position and deployed the best engineering skills I had to help them out.....I walked up to to the organizer and asked if I could help, she says "sure! please! do you know anyting about electronics?", oh yes I replied and I reached down and turned the POWER SWITCH ON to the amplifier under the mixer board and the sound system came to life. They were amazed.

mark

[VEN]

Haha I'm working on Ubuntu (Linux) right now and that's what I tried the .dv on. The .avi I tried on a windows machine.

The story behind the sign is that the first match, right after Dave (from IFI) told us to make sure we turn our robots on, we put the robot on the field...and I didn't turn the robot on! It was a very exciting and action-filled match for us. Thank you Jenn for the sign, it's hanging on my wall now along with other robotics memorabilia

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by VEN

Haha I'm working on Ubuntu (Linux) right now and that's what I tried the .dv on. The .avi I tried on a windows machine.

The story behind the sign is that the first match, right after Dave (from IFI) told us to make sure we turn our robots on, we put the robot on the field...and I didn't turn the robot on! It was a very exciting and action-filled match for us. Thank you Jenn for the sign, it's hanging on my wall now along with other robotics memorabilia

I got the .avi to play in quicktime which is usually pretty fussy.

[VEN]

Here you go everyone. I hosted it on my site.

http://salamaha.com/index.php?option...=28&Itemi d=2

it's also on the home page:

www.salamaha.com

Originally Posted by AcesPease

I got the .avi to play in quicktime which is usually pretty fussy.

Yes, fussy is one way of describing quicktime I haven't had much luck getting anything to work with it, but one of the stations I shoot for can't open my .avi files but has no problem with .dv so I have to rename everything for them when I'll sending them stuff.

I'm not too worried, I plan on replacing my old laptop hopefully come this september and then I'll have to make all those tough decisions, GO PC and stay XP-pro, Vista?, or go MAC and have two operating systems available to me.......to be honest I really don't know what to do at this point so I'm just sitting on the fence this summer.

I cover a lot of severe weather for the news so I use Grlevelx.com software for radar/mapping and gps stuff but then in news we also monitor the emergency services on scanners and use the BC780, 785, 396, 996 and all the Butel.nl software would have to work with Vista.........

I don't event want to think about it at this point

Mark

[VEN]

Unless you want all your files to go down the drain, use Linux My dad's friend was over at our place yesterday with a dell with vista on it. I don't know whether they were trying to fix something or install something but by the end of the night they were pulling hteir hairs out

Originally Posted by VEN

Unless you want all your files to go down the drain, use Linux My dad's friend was over at our place yesterday with a dell with vista on it. I don't know whether they were trying to fix something or install something but by the end of the night they were pulling hteir hairs out

but will all my programs and stuff that run on XP run on linux? I really don't know much about it, guess I should take a look at that option as well......

mark
stormcentre@rogers.blackberry.net

[VEN]

I thought about that too after I posted. I guess you just have to check if they're compatible or not.

Originally Posted by VEN

I thought about that too after I posted. I guess you just have to check if they're compatible or not.

yea....lot's of careful research I must do before deciding what laptop to upgrade to, I want to get the most powerful one I can possibly afford as well so I am good for awhile without upgrading again.

mark
http://www.yousendit.com/download/Ql...NEgrV3cwTVE9PQ

Originally Posted by VEN

Here you go everyone. I hosted it on my site.

http://salamaha.com/index.php?option...=28&Itemi d=2

it's also on the home page:

www.salamaha.com

I should also mention the link I posted to the video on yousendit.com will expire in 11 days so download now! or I can just re-post it if needed later, then again you have it on you're site so that's good.

And I guess for everyone out there, if there are any off-season community events involving the robot/FIRST feel free to let the media know or at least let me know and even if I am not working that weekend at Global I can pass on the information to the assignment desk and you might get some coverage.

You can post here or email to my blackberry at stormcentre@rogers.blackberry.net and I will forward it to the desk. (I'm not always on CD but I can see how it can become severely addictive)

No guarantees of any coverage but at least when the station knows about something there is a chance it will get on the air, if they don't know about it...it has no chance.

I'm just disappointed I didn't get to shoot the GTR this year myself....but our other crew did an excellent job, oh well....maybe next year

mark
stormcentre@rogers.blackberry.net