scott beeland Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Where can I get a suitable padded carrier for my mini dv then? Quote
Molydood Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 I was planning on making my own case using different grades of foam to try and isolate the camera from the vibrations of the car. Maybe even some sort of very basic EMC shield to stop interference from the engine. Regarding the bullet cam, I am not sure how to stop vibrations, I guess just to fasten it very tightly to the car with a decent clamp would be the best bet. Quote
The Great Fandango Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 When I said padded box what I actually meant was cheapo tuppaware box, a hole drilled for wires to pass in, and some bubble wrap or foam padding! Quote
scott beeland Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 I actually meant cheapo tuppaware box, a hole drilled for wires to pass in, and some bubble wrap or foam padding! Good call Quote
studbuckle Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Where do you put your butties though? As for bullet camera mounts, they dont need to be all that sturdy. As there are no internal moving parts they don't suffer from vibration like a video camera. We used a simple G-Clamp on top of the windscreen surround, which is far from vibration free, for last years Coast2Coast and USA2005 tour. No problem with vibration just need to make sure it's kept perfectly clean. Due to the small lens size a small bug wing can cover your entire viewing area. Also, they can be tricky to get and keep level as there's little in the way of reference point on the cylindrical case. RF normally supply two focal lenght lenses with their cameras and I've seen both used. Buzz tends to use the wider angle to us. Both work equally well depending on your camera mount position. Our capture device is a digital8 Sony camcorder that's not kept in anything vibration friendly but being a bigger camera it absorbs more than the latest MiniDV format ones. Quote
Molydood Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 good news on the bullet cam vibrations has anybody got any vids from their setup that can be downloaded? Quote
JonnyBoy Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Helmet cams Posted this before, but these cams are pretty hot. A friend rents these out in Whistler now, he used to use RF style bullets and had no end of problems. These cams give much higher rez too aparently. Would be more in keeping on the westy too. Drop 'Helmet Dave' a line if you want more info. Quote
Molydood Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 looked at that site, not too impressed with it tbh, cant seem to find any info on how to buy, how much it costs to buy, or even how much it is to hire it. and there is no technical info about the cams. I would be suprised if it was higher res than the RF cams too as they go up to 520 lines from memory might be worth a call to the guy, but im not sold on them by looking at that site! Quote
geofff Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Hi, Does anybody have a recomendation for film editing software? BTW I use clamped bullet cam, Cannon DV and a tupperware box £250 all in I reckon it cost me. I didn't notice I was recording at a 90 degree angle first time I used mine Also want to put together a season review at the end of 2006 of all my practice, qualifying and races on a DVD with menus. Is that possible? Xmas presents to the family Ta Geoff P.S. I may spend lots on the car but I'd prefer freeview on the software Got to get your priorities right! Quote
gee_fin Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Roxio DVD is easiest for DVDs. Windows Movie Maker is fine for simple editing or just grab one of the free packages. If wanting to do it *properly* it's time to learn Adobe After Effects but that's what people get paid £100k's to learn Graeme. Quote
geofff Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Hmmm, Just had a quick look at Windows Movie Maker on this PC and it doesn't have a rotate function. Simple for grabbing a sample though. Will surf the net on the rest. Ta Geoff Quote
Blatman Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 For "proper" you need Avid Xpress Pro. I have an Avid bundle for sale, but it ain't cheap. It's what the TV/Film industry use though, so there are few better... Quote
geofff Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Hi Blatman, I think I may know someone with access to editing software. Plus I need to investigate the possibilities before rushing out and buying something which may be too 'good' for the job I'm after. Thanks Geoff Quote
ChrisG Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 I have an Archos AV400 which I connect to a bullet cam. When on the road this captures some great images. However when I took it in the track last year there was a great deal of interference. Vertical colour lines which grew in intensity the longer the ride continued. I have put this down to the high revs producing an electrical signal which interferes with the recording. Has anyone else had this problem? I used Bazzer's Archos and bullet cam at Anglesey (first time its been used on track I believe) and it did exactly the same with vertical lines and gradually deteriorating hazy image quality through the session (which I put down to misting up of the lens as it was cold). Also despite being in a padded box and taped to the seat, the vibration was sufficient to corrupt the AVI which wasnt playable initially until we ran it through an AVI repair tool to salvage about 75% of the footage. 7Mb Short clip (of a Caterham spinning right in front of me ) 40Mb 2 Lap vid Apologies for the crap file host BTW, anyone recommend something free and half decent? Quote
Molydood Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 I have an Archos AV400 which I connect to a bullet cam. When on the road this captures some great images. However when I took it in the track last year there was a great deal of interference. Vertical colour lines which grew in intensity the longer the ride continued. I have put this down to the high revs producing an electrical signal which interferes with the recording. Has anyone else had this problem? I used Bazzer's Archos and bullet cam at Anglesey (first time its been used on track I believe) and it did exactly the same with vertical lines and gradually deteriorating hazy image quality through the session (which I put down to misting up of the lens as it was cold). Also despite being in a padded box and taped to the seat, the vibration was sufficient to corrupt the AVI which wasnt playable initially until we ran it through an AVI repair tool to salvage about 75% of the footage. 7Mb Short clip (of a Caterham spinning right in front of me ) 40Mb 2 Lap vid Apologies for the crap file host BTW, anyone recommend something free and half decent? with the lens misting up was that due to temperature delta? so it gets hot inside the camera, but its cold outside so that water vapour condeses on fromt of lens? I thought the RF cams were waterproof, there is even one sold as 'skiing pack', which is the one I was going to get, I assumed it would not mist up Quote
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