Small Achievement to share..

awilksch · Oct 26, 2007

Hi All,

Just a small achievement which I thought I would share.

I have finally set my Helmet Cam up for wide angle shots, it is about the same as your normal field of vision, and captures almost everything going on around you.

I have managed to do some edits on my computer, following installing new hardware on my computer to capture digital video, which was like brain surgery!

so Ive posted a small clip in my gallery 'awilksch' - it doesent take long to download, so if you choose to take a look - Enjoy!

Azza. :wink:

MEDOGROCKET · Oct 26, 2007

Gday Azza

Good stuff!!

I would be interested in talking more with you about the helmet camera before the force ride, I also use a helmet camera which I have made up myself and now want to make it better, my camera is only 420 lines which is ok but I find that the colour is lacking to that of say a camcorder, I was wondering if it is worth the expense to purchase a 480 or 520line camera. Another reason for updating is for the option of wide angle as you have done.
I use a Medion 20GB MP4 recorder to record the footage and have found it to be very good and is so compact.
I have quite a bit of footage now ranging from mini DV,HI8 tapes and the MP4/AVI files and am always looking for an easy to use editing software or someone that can show me how to use it effectively
I hope there are quite a few helmet cameras at the force ride as i'm sure you know they attract the funny stuff.
Talk soon
MEDOGROCKET
Tim

awilksch · Oct 27, 2007

Hi Tim,

If you have one of those fancy MP4 (i thenk they retail as ELMO recorders from the place I brought my setup) you're way ahead of me pal!

I Have a mini DV camcorder from Cash converters, which I talked them down from $700 to $500, and a kit from 'Eyespy Shop' in Adelaide - www.eyespyworld.com.au - which is based on a Sony Super HAD CCD 520TVL bullet cam (they have 580's now, and 480 was the standard when I brought mine).

I have just got a new computer, which has vista system, and so far I've found Windows Movie Maker to be adequate, but as I have Business edition Vista, I dont have any DVD authouring / burning software. Bugger!

I have updated the standard lense, a 5.3 I think, to a 3.2 (much wider angle) which for $30.00 for my cam was the best possible thing I could do - the lense doesent fit naturally, so I had to remove the glass shield lense and retaining collett frome the lense housing, and fit it into the mounting which I had allready made waterproof previously.

I will have mine geared up for the force ride, but I dare say it wont be footage of the front of the pack, but I am keen to do an edit of the ride.

Picture a fade in, long pan of 30 - 40 Bergs lined up, to Hunters & Collectors 'Holy Grail' -' woke up this mornin' fom the strangest dream, I was, in the biggest army the world had ever seen, an' we were marchin' as one, on the road, to the holy grail....'

Yeah!!!! :headbang: H-berg

Azza.

awilksch · Oct 28, 2007

Oh, and the quality is ***** on the web because the clips are compressed to 4MB, in WMP format they are 40 - 80MB for 2 - 3 mins.

Azza.

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