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One for the video geeks
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good stuff; some of you say the picture quality isn't great, I can't imagine what much better would look like.
Well you're off to a great start. That vid was awesome!! Very Warren Miller-esque, something lacking in most of the mtb vids out there now. Great soundtrack too.
Welcome to the Monkey and am looking forward to more. Produce a DVD, I'll buy it!
kidwoo
i looked into doing this a while back, the best solution i could come up with was as you say a two man team to control the camera/chopper.
for the cameraman i was looking at ways of controlling the camera and the best idea i could come up with was to relay the image to a virtual reality viewer type headset, there are systems available that track the motion of the viewer, so as your head looks left/right etc it will provide an electronic signal which could then operate the servos for the camera..
ill try and see if i can find the site again and message you, it was ages ago i looked at this...
i looked into doing this a while back, the best solution i could come up with was as you say a two man team to control the camera/chopper.
for the cameraman i was looking at ways of controlling the camera and the best idea i could come up with was to relay the image to a virtual reality viewer type headset, there are systems available that track the motion of the viewer, so as your head looks left/right etc it will provide an electronic signal which could then operate the servos for the camera..
ill try and see if i can find the site again and message you, it was ages ago i looked at this...
i look kinda silly now! :huh:
yeah thats the site i was thinking of
edit: it was actually a different system i was thinking of, the pilot is still controlling the camera via remote control in your video,
i was looking at a headset with a tracker inbuilt so that all the user has to do is move his head and the camera will follow..
similar to this
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/12/24/wii-remote-head-tracking-reveals-untapped-potential-of-remote
Trackhead is a nutjob. He's hiked his entire setup to the tops of mountains to film ski descents......this is in addition to normal backcountry gear. That said, what makes the most sense to me is to provide the smallest total package possible. If that's a smaller volume and weight of crap to take out into the woods, then I'd definitely be interested in it. He probably would too. Hopefully he'll pipe back in. That approach looks pretty neat, but also pretty pricey right?
2 F*** trail races next year. Buddy has a sick RC helicopter!
What type of Heli are you using?I shoot videos and I now need one because of the footage I just saw.That looks great by the way. Let me know .Thanks
That is super cool.
Gotta agree with BYO on this one.
I don't want to temper anyones enthusiasm to get something like this going. My brother is really into remote helicopters and learning to fly one is tough. All the physics involve in flying a REAL helicopter apply to the remote heli.
They are expensive as hell and take a LOT of time to learn to fly. Be ready for a hobby that is going to compete massively with your riding. Easily just as expensive if not more so and it's very time consuming during the learning curve.
My brother destroyed his first one in 45 seconds and he had extensive time on RC planes.
Like any skill, some may take right to it. Others may never be proficient at it. But for someone with the talent, this could great for DH riding and racing in general.
Props to Trackhead for pursuing it. Keep up the good work.
Gotta agree with BYO on this one.
I don't want to temper anyones enthusiasm to get something like this going. My brother is really into remote helicopters and learning to fly one is tough. All the physics involve in flying a REAL helicopter apply to the remote heli.
They are expensive as hell and take a LOT of time to learn to fly. Be ready for a hobby that is going to compete massively with your riding. Easily just as expensive if not more so and it's very time consuming during the learning curve.
My brother destroyed his first one in 45 seconds and he had extensive time on RC planes.
Like any skill, some may take right to it. Others may never be proficient at it. But for someone with the talent, this could great for DH riding and racing in general.
Props to Trackhead for pursuing it. Keep up the good work.
Oldskool,
Spot on^^^^^^^^^^^^
I've been at it for two years, and really only the past 4-5 months has my success been palpable. I've put thousands of hours into it, and even more money. I've smashed two HDV cams and multiple heli's into little pieces. But I've finally broke even on my monetary investment, and perhaps surpassed it somewhat. But it's a serious pain in the ass. If you're married, you'll get a divorce. If you like to ride, you'll get fat. Or in my case, if your a skier, you'll miss alot of skiing.
It's pretty much a never ending battle and alot of witchcraft to get usable footage devoid of vibrations, etc.
I've got some cool gigs coming up with it that might bring me to Africa and other places. They aren't biking related. Shooting biking is just for fun.
Spot on^^^^^^^^^^^^
I've been at it for two years, and really only the past 4-5 months has my success been palpable. I've put thousands of hours into it, and even more money. I've smashed two HDV cams and multiple heli's into little pieces. But I've finally broke even on my monetary investment, and perhaps surpassed it somewhat. But it's a serious pain in the ass. If you're married, you'll get a divorce. If you like to ride, you'll get fat. Or in my case, if your a skier, you'll miss alot of skiing.
It's pretty much a never ending battle and alot of witchcraft to get usable footage devoid of vibrations, etc.
I've got some cool gigs coming up with it that might bring me to Africa and other places. They aren't biking related. Shooting biking is just for fun.
