Power User
Got the holeshot
damnit...any way for me to get you a video to edit? once i get the hd, whats the easiest way to send it to you? I can F around with movie maker or go get premier pro, but i never have time to up pics let alone edit.
another options is just to give the memory card to jeff after the ride...im actually gonna go buy one right now
1986 Tri-z
1985 250r
1985 200s
1985 70[/SIZE]
Power User
The day begins with 3WW
I don't know if I even can edit the HD stuff. My old PC has a hard time with even viewing HD video.
The standard def stuff I don't have any problem with.
Power User
Got the holeshot
well i just bought it...315 shipped to my door....
gonna start dl'ing premier pro now
1986 Tri-z
1985 250r
1985 200s
1985 70[/SIZE]
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
It's Sand Mountain Nevada which is 235 miles from home..we make about 5 or 6 trips a year and go riding there... It's a blast! I have Adobe Premeire elements 7 and it taxes my Pc real bad.. What I found recently was if I immediately convert the files to WMV files and reduce their size then do the editting it was much easier on my pc..what ever camera you choose have fun! And let's see them videos!
Last edited by pinstriper; 10-28-2009 at 01:00 AM.
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
r you sending me a camera to try out?Originally Posted by pinstriper
1985 big red 250es working good. 1983 200e waiting for new crank and rod. 200x project looking needing everything.
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Sure ,just paypal me $200
Power User
Got the holeshot
most people have 180 deg. field of vision not 90 deg.cool camera though.you cant beat a gopro though.best camera for the moneyTachyon Inc. Makers of tachyon xc helmet cams recently had a video contest. Un be known to me they entered two of my riding videos taken with their camera in the running. As luck would have it I was selected a winner along with a few others. We won $600 worth of helmet cameras and software to make 2d and 3d videos. The new 2010 model has a 90* field of view which is about a perfect match to what the eye sees. I mounted it to my bumper this weekend we we went to the dunes.. Check out the quality of the video taken from a camera that was mounted to the front bumper... Unlike the GoPro which is really distorted video I think they nailed it... Hope ya like it. Never mind the comments of choice of music ... It's all about fun
1985 ATC 250R.Team Red Trike
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
I'm half tempted to put this to rest... I may end up ordering a GoPro hd and mount them side by side for the next trip.. then make a split screen video or just two videos ansd show that the XC gives a better "normal" picture.. My eyes might be 180* but I ain't got got no fisheye lens in my cornea.. worst case is I'd lose $50 after peddling it on Ebay..
Power User
The day begins with 3WW
You just don't like the wide angle lens effect. Nothing wrong with that but it doesn't make one better or worse than the other. A lot of people prefer the wider view. My first helmet cam had a 90 degree view and I didn't like it. When mounted on the helmet you can't see nearly as much. I like to be able to see the handlebars and everything.
Power User
The day begins with 3WW
Here, I thought of a way to illustrate the difference and why some people like wide angle and some hate it.
I used an old video game. First screen shot is set to a 90 degree field of view (fov). It looks perfectly natural like a Tachyon.
This screen shot is set to a wide angle fov. Not quite 170 degrees though because the textures in the game wig out a little bit when you go that high. I think this 140 degrees.
I did not move the character in the game at all. All I did was drop the console and change the fov setting. The green square shows you what you can see with a 90 degree fov. You can verify it with the first pic. As you can tell, the wider angle allows you to see quite a bit more of what's above, below and to the sides of the camera. That's why many people prefer wide angle for helmet cameras. The down side is the curvature of the image. Things out in front appear farther away and things to the side have the fish bowl effect.
It's a trade off. Much larger field of vision with a bit of curvature to the image or, much smaller field of vision with no curvature at all.
Edit: here's a still image taken with a gopro to illustrate the same point. With a 90 degree field of view you'd only see what's in the green square (but it would be larger with absolutely no curvature).
Last edited by Dammit!; 10-28-2009 at 11:32 AM.
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
That's pretty damn good! You just saved me 300 bux!! Now I can put camera in my trex 500 and do some FPV flying around the neighborhood! Thanks!
Just Too Addicted
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
good job with the pics, perfect example.....
R.I.P. Yamahondaman
Still practicing my NoobiX cube, take it easy on me...
1982 Yamaha YT175J ( Not much left but the
1982 Yamaha YT175J
1983 Yamaha YT125K + 175J =
1984 ATC 200ES BR - running again - Camchain noise holding me back....
1984 ATC70 -SOLD-
Power User
Got the holeshot
Nice!
We will have to see if i can fall onto a pond again
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
, is that a Cell phone or a GPS on the handle bars? TTT
Power User
The day begins with 3WW
Garmin Legend Cx GPS. Not that I know how to work it.
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