April 9, 2008
Video on Flickr
The Yahoo! owned photo service, Flickr, has just launched the ability to upload videos of upto 150MB in filesize to your Flickr account (if you are a Pro Member)...though only the first 90 seconds will be displayed.
Accepted video formats include; AVI, WMV, MOV, MPEG (1,2 and 4) adn 3gp. Once your videos are uploaded they appear in your normal photo stream and you can also embed the video onto other websites as well.
Below is a video (the original length is 14 minutes and 20 seconds) that i shot back on the 18th of July in 2004 where I drove around Sydney for around one hour and then speed it up so it only took 14 minutes...i called it CarCam v1.0 :)
Interesting to see how the 90 second thing works out...seems a bit short to me.
July 23, 2007
Action Cam
Bought a new toy on Friday night...the Oregon Scientific Action Cam...for around $160 Australian dollars :)
- Full-function, hands-free, digital recording
- Waterproof up to 3 meters and shock-resistant for extreme conditions
- Mounts easily on helmets, handlebars, and other sports equipment
- 640 x 480 VGA resolution at 30 frames per second
- USB and RCA cables included for easy playback on PC or TV (NTSC)
- SD card expansion up to 2GB – onboard memory is 32MB
- Operates with 2 AA batteries, not included
- Dimensions: 4.25L x 1.75D x 2.25H (in.)
We might even see the re-birth of CarCam and the birth of BikeCam...video's coming soon ;)
August 16, 2004
CarCam v3.0
CarCam v3.0 is the result of the drive to Tech.Ed 2004. A 300km drive between Sydney and Canberra that took 3 hours and 54 minutes, but through the wonders of modern technology, it has been speed up to just over 13 minutes.
If the drive was always this quick, a lot more people would probably drive down to Canberra as it is such as interesting place... ;)
Enough banter...here it is...CarCam v3.0 (15MB WMV)
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August 2, 2004
CarCam v2.0
Since I carry my TabletPC and assorted paraphernalia everywhere, what better to do while spending a lazy day in the beautiful Victorian Upper Yarra Valley, than to do a CarCam...so I present for your viewing pleasure......CarCam v2.0 (13MB WMV)
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This CarCam is the result of a drive from the town of Warburton up Mt. Donna Buang (1250m above sea level), a quick break at the mountain top and then back down again....1 hour in real life..around 12 minutes for CarCam....as I mentioned in the last CarCam post...tomorrows drive to Canberra for TechEd will also be captured...all glorious 3 hours of it...
July 18, 2004
CarCam v1.0
Inspired by Shaan Hurley over at Between the lines who was inspired by Kallahar's "LA to Oregon at Mach 9" video, i bought the smallest USB camera i could find, hung it in front of the passenger seat, plugged it into my laptop and went for a one hour drive around Sydney.
I then took the video into Windows Movie Maker, and increased the speed of the final WMV file by four times. The result...CarCam v1.0 (16MB)...a one hour drive around Sydney in just under 15 minutes. If you have played Project Gotham Racing 2, you may recognise some of the journey. When you speed up my driving (remember the local speed limit:) it actually looks like your driving around the Rocks and Dawes Point at the same speed you do in the game.
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I'll probably do a few more of these videos as I find them quite fun to watch and the looks you get from people as you pull up next to them and they realise you have a video camera hanging in the car is pretty bizarre. If i can mount the camera on the front of the car, and the weather is good, i'll more than likely film the three hour drive down to Tech.Ed in Canberra in a few weeks.