In Car - Historic Winton

[alfagtv58]

Guys,

I have loaded some video onto you tube of the first race at Historic Winton on the weekend.

It's the first time I have uploaded anything like this, I suspect it is probably too big (??), let me know if this format is ok or if I should be trying to reduce it please!!

Once I know this I will load up races 2 & 3 tonight.

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Looks good to me, although I thought I was having an acid flashback at the start.  What sort of camera is that?

[alfagtv58]

The one that Stuart suggested here http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=4463.0

Although I think the trip you were taking may have been more to do with my skills (or lack thereof) in mounting the camera.

[Neil Choi]

Fantastic, great racing, the wet really makes thing interesting, too bad about the end but makes good viewing.

Bring on the other races, love to see.

Now to get my car done, this decade would be good, hey!!!!

Neil

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Oh right.  I bought one of those too.  Where did you mount it, and how?

[Paul Gulliver]

Phil,

Great film making for your first go very clever editing to put that 360 degree panorama in at the 6.30 mark. Looks like Hugh Harrison had a good set of gumboots. Very smooth in the wet.

[NigelC]

Good vision, good sound and great driving in the wet.  I agree with Paul, the panorama shot was a stroke of brilliance!

[alfagtv58]

Oh right.  I bought one of those too.  Where did you mount it, and how?

With the meccano brackets that Stuart also used, all sourced from Bunnings.  The wavy wavy motion I think was partialy caused by one of the lock nuts being not quite tight so in the vibration of the car the camera probably got some sort of harmonic thing going on.

I agree with Paul, the panorama shot was a stroke of brilliance!

Yes....grrrr.....was trying something a bit left field and ended up in the right field!  Races 2&3 make up for it though!

Now to get my car done, this decade would be good, hey!!!!

Yes, pull your finger out!!!!

[Paul Gulliver]

The wavy wavy motion I think was partialy caused by one of the lock nuts being not quite tight so in the vibration of the car the camera probably got some sort of harmonic thing going on.

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Phil, Your right about the camera. I used one of the Kodak Zi 6 camera's  at Sandown last weekend. I had it on an aluminum arm  coming of the headrest (no roll bar in my car ) then locked in position with velco. THe sound is so sensitive it picks up the twitching , rubbing of the velcro as well as the occasional expletive from the driver.

Unfortunately with my camera & video while it worked well with all the test runs during the week before. At the track i must have knocked the setting on the side of the camera which distinguishs between close ups & panoramics
(distance shots) so the quality was terrible. That aside it is a great little camera.

[Fast Eddie]

A little bit of tape accross the microphone can help to reduce the 'local' sound pick and allow the real noises to come through.

[Jekyll and Hyde]

A little bit of tape accross the microphone can help to reduce the 'local' sound pick and allow the real noises to come through.

Interesting.  Will have to try that trick with mine, and see what happens - although I think mine would record crackling noises while stationary in a soundproof booth 

[Evan Bottcher]

In car videos look great on this iPad 

[jimnielsen]

Great video Phil - I really wanted you to pass that red MG - did someone nudge you around, or was it all your own work? Don't forget to put the rest up! The Kodak Zi6 seems ok - where have you mounted it?

jim.

[John A Pucak]

Nice 360 Phil, It's time to get a set of wets!!
Hollywood

[alfagtv58]

Race 3.  I had trouble loading Race 2 last night, something about an index at the end of it?? Will have another go later.

Watch out for the very close call between the Corvette and the Shelby GT350 on the second last lap.