PLFXpert 0 #1 August 15, 2002 Hi guys, BZ called me from the Ranch after a briefing and said they had set up a swoop cam on the pond. You can access it by going to the Skydive The Ranch website. It will be running, live, for the entire competition. CHECK IT OUT! BZ and his teammates, Rob Herrick, Scott Miller and Vladi Pesa are numbers 33, 34, 35 and 36, so watch for them. Look for #35, that's my boy-toy. Much love and blue skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #2 August 15, 2002 http://www.ranchskydive.com/pondswoop/index.htm Cool Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #3 August 15, 2002 Ha ha ha. Thanks Dave. I should have done that. It's not the best coverage, but at least it's something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #4 August 15, 2002 It is a nice camera too. Not all cloudy like some of the4 others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 August 15, 2002 Nathan... you were'nt in the midwest last week and had to wake up to everything being covered in water from the dew every morning and the humidity fogging cameras up left and right in freefall and on the ground.... Unless you want to do the website and camera for WFFC next year.... drop it...Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #6 August 15, 2002 QuoteUnless you want to do the website and camera for WFFC next year.... drop it... Aren't we awful sensitive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 August 15, 2002 >Aren't we awful sensitive! No... I saw and heard the amount of work Michael put into the website and the video stuff. He was able to get streaming audio and video on a location that did'nt even have phone lines for general use. So far all I'm seeing is updated stills from the Ranch, no audio.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #8 August 15, 2002 Quoteyou were'nt there so you have no room to critize anything You rantoul people sure came back with an attitude! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #9 August 15, 2002 Quoteyou were'nt there so you have no room to critize anything.... Why don't you take your lame ass attacks to pm's. Or are you special because you went to WFFC? Your ego tends to lead more in that direction. Give me a freakin break man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,107 #10 August 15, 2002 >Or are you special because you went toWFFC Convention? Your ego > tends to lead more in that direction. Let's not start in on the personal attacks, ok? PM's is a good idea for both people on this thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #11 August 15, 2002 Web cams are a waste of time in general IMO. Looking at the one at the Ranch, the frame rate is horrible. If you're lucky it might jump from beginning of swoop to end of swoop. But most likely you'll just see a random single frame of someone coming by. Until the technology/bandwidth is improved so that you at least get real time footage without frame jumping, it's just not worth it. Especially trying to view high speed landings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #12 August 15, 2002 Yep, it's all a tradeoff. Better framerate requires a lower resolution. The software they're using (webcam32) is really meant for low motion type stuff like watching someone staring at their monitor. The picture quality is way better than the "full motion" webcams though. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #13 August 15, 2002 QuoteNathan... you were'nt in the midwest last week and had to wake up to everything being covered in water from the dew every morning and the humidity fogging cameras up left and right in freefall and on the ground.... Unless you want to do the website and camera for WFFC next year.... drop it... Thank you... Bluez~~~ Michael Webmaster Michael@Freefall.com----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #14 August 15, 2002 Michael, Phree and I settled this in PM's. Whenever I made that comment I was in no way talking bad about your Web Cam for the WFFC. I watched it quite a bit last week and I enjoyed it. The Ranches has a nice picture. My comment was against "ALL" web cams I have seen... Perris Valleys, Lake Wales used to have one, yours, my friends I have seen. I just said that their picture was nice. I meant no offense to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 August 15, 2002 QuoteI watched it quite a bit last week and I enjoyed it. The bigger question then is....did you see any of us at manifest? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #16 August 15, 2002 QuoteThe bigger question then is....did you see any of us at manifest? No, but I did hear Dropzone.com mentioned a few times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merrick 0 #17 August 15, 2002 Quote"you were'nt there so you have no room to critize anything...." Ummm... settled or not, that didn't sound like a personal attack to me... now if he'd said something like, "you were'nt there so you have no room to critize anything you fucking knob!" Now that's an attack! lol j/k man! Blues! Merrick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #18 August 15, 2002 Geez...didn't mean to start a cat fight. Since I started this thread, here's my two sense: Any web cam is better than NO CAM! I realize it's not the best coverage, but I'm just stoked I get to see anything at all because I can't be there. It makes me feel a littel closer to the action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klingeme 1 #19 August 19, 2002 Does anyone have any of the results. They stopped posting them after day 1. Mark Klingelhoefer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #20 August 19, 2002 QuoteDoes anyone have any of the results. They stopped posting them after day 1. No, but don't say anything about any cameras being cloudy because it might be taken the wrong way! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #21 August 19, 2002 when is this supposed to take place? I was looking but dont have much time to read this stuff (I used all my time in dz forums)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
