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"When a rogue group of Muslims declare a Jihad on America and Americans, then yes, " Dave, I'd just like to remind everyone that it is a ROGUE group of extreme fundamentalists we are talking about, not the entire faith of Islam. Lets not allow this to become a Holy War please, despite what we will hear from Mullahs, and various others who stir up this sort of fervour. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

If I was at home, instaed of stuck in the steenkin office.....I would have put the mask on a "Mad magazine guy". What me worry?...... I'm gonna have to start playing with this..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Very cool Dave, I like the series with the

Not the poem Suz is talking about, but in the same vein. Its written in old Scots, if y'all are really nice I might translate it one day for you..Think Gardener Wullie from the Simpsons.... apologies to Robert Burns...... Tae a fart... Oh whit a sleekit horrible beastie Lurks in yer belly efter the feastie Jist as ye sit doon among yer kin There sterts tae stir an enormous win' The neeps 'n' tatties 'n' mushy peas Stert workin' like a gentle breeze But soon the puddin' wi' the sauncie face Will hae ye blawin' a' ower the place Nae maiter whit the hell ye dae A'bodys gonnae hiv tae pay Even if ye try tae stifle It's like a bullet oot a rifle Hawd yer bum ticht tae the chair Tae try an' stop the leakin' air Shify yersel fae cheek tae cheek Prae tae God it disnae reek But aw yer efforts go assunder Oot it comes like a clap o' thunder Ricochets aroon the room Michty me a sonic boom God almichty it fairly reeks Hope a huvnae shit ma breeks Tae the bog a better scurry Aw whit the hell, it's no ma worry A'body roon aboot me chokin Wan or twa are nearly bokin A'll feel better for a while Cannae help but raise a smile Wis him! A shout wi' accusin glower Alas too late, he's jist keeled ower Ye dirty bugger they shout and stare A dinnae feel welcome ony mair Where e'er ye be let yer wind gang free Sounds like jist the job fur me Whit a fuss at Rabbie's party Ower the sake o' wan wee farty -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hey Hans, in order to test the strength of the support form these countries, and their belief that what they are doing is the right thing, ask yourself this question. Do you think ANY of these countries would embark upon an military course of action if the US pulled out? Interesting scenario huh? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Kewel Ramon, well done, I recall the time you and I were mentioned in the mag by name....Thanks to you throwing me around during a freefly meet at Spaceland. yuk, yuk, yuk -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

If you need more HD space just use the firewire ports then, if you want a DVD writer, get one in a firewire case etc, no worries about RAID, SCSI, and other stuff. The Adaptec 4300 card should work fine, Firewire on the MOBO sounds cool too tho. If you are serious about the editing look at some of the 'real time' cards, which come in various prices for various levels of real time. Less rendering waits..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Starts at about 6 pm Eastern time. Stop by!" Pout, sulk, thats about midnight here... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Throw in a firewire or IEEE 1394 card as well. Suggest an ADS Pyro (my one works fine) as it comes bundled with some goodies, or a standard bare card if you already have editing software. How serious are you about the editing? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I don't like the sound of your design. d-bag on the jumpsuit, and connector links etc....I think you may be asking for trouble. Okay, in days of old, a very popular camera helmet was one designed by 'adventure' camera pioneer Leo Dickinson (of Wally Gubbins fame). It had a drogue mounted within the crown area of the helmet. It sort of acted as padding. The rest of the helmet padding was held in place by its own 'springiness' if you see what I mean. The cutaway handle on the chin strap release was attached to the drogue deployment bag. This was actually quite neat as there was no exterior connections and you could take the helmet on and off pretty easily, there were no external bridles etc that might activate the drogue and strangle you in freefall. I'm not sure if it would save your camera, but it might not hurt whoever it landed on as badly. The bridle from the drogue should attach to the helmet at the front-centre otherwise the helmet will impact cameras down. I've tried searching for a reference to this helmet for you, but to no avail.... It actually had a number of features that were way ahead of their time, twin audible mounts, integrated sng minimised ringsite, and a stills mount that could be rotated in freefall, forehead mount for portrait or landscape shots. Plus the aforementioned cutaway on the chinstrap that was linked to the drogue. Downside was that it was pretty ugly and the shell was made of HDPE, which is hard to paint (similar to protec shell material). Nobody actually wants to cut their helmet away, but if you are going to jump camera you had better be prepared to ditch it, and without a second thought. You have the rest of your life to figure out what will happen if you don't chop it in an entanglement. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

The reputation of Dave's Burritto fuelled Botty Burps has already crossed the Atlantic. Fortunately the associated toxic emissions have been dispersed somewhere in the jet stream. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"I thought the Diamond .3 didn't have those black corners in them ? Does yours there in that pic " I think this is called vignetting, you probably won't see it on a normal TV set with the diamond 0.3. If youdo, a small amount of 'zoom in' will get rid of this unwanted effect. Not everything the camera records is replayed on a TV set, if you have Premiere, check out the "title safe" areas to see how much image is actualy lost. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Gotcha, no worries then Ian. Good luck with persuading the masses to join us! -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"In the end, I strongly believe every jumper is responsible for him/her self." I absolutely agree with you Saskia, self regulation by the jumpers is the ideal situation, however it doesn't seem to be working. "I wouldn´t expect a retailer to refuse to sell me a non-appropriate canopy." I think you'd be surprised. In these litigious times, it would be nice for the likes of Square1 to have some form of accepted guidance in these matters. I'm guessing Lisa (Skybytch) gets all sorts of strange requests, and has to exercise an element of judgement in who she sells certain canopies to. I suspect that this is one of the reasons the normally reserved Kate Cooper is taking a keen interest in this subject. She is part owner of Square1, and as such may be sued in the US if they sell an unsuitable canopy to a novice.....I'm sure we have all heard tales of bizarre court cases from the US...example the lady sueing Macdonalds because her coffee burnt her as she spilled it whilst driving etc... Even frivolous court cases can cost the defendent a lot of money. I genuinely hope it never comes to that, and I guess SQ1 carries insurance for this. But if their premiums can be reduced by following accepted guidance in canopy selection, then I would like to think their premiums and hence their prices might drop slightly as well. I'm pretty sure Lisa can provide examples of jumpers asking her for canopies that they have no business buying. "I think everybody can/should ask around for opinions " ask ten jumpers their opinions, and you will get ten different answers. See any "which is the best..." thread here. Hey, I see you hang with Henny, say hi to him and Selma from Scottish Dave, if you see them. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Heh, I'm D11004, I really wanted either 11000, or 007.... UK numbers, hence it is low.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Gus, I'm curious about this codec, does it work on type 2 DV files, the blurb only talks about YUV (analogue) signals...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Wow, thats quite a porker.. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Gnarly dude, if you want that extra edge, try it next time with a dry bagel. Its awsome. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Aww Lisa, but you were on the front cover though..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Two cars pass on a road travelling in opposite directions, each is doing 60 mph, they miss each other by a couple of feet, with a closing speed of 120 mph. Near fatal accident, or the application of risk management?

"Well The new Voodoo is paid for, and so is my reserve, and cheque number 2 is more than enough to cover bills and a used main so I guess things aren't as bad as they could be" AND, you now have some worthwhile experience to put on your resume, and a person who would no doubt provide a reference for you. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Is there anyone from the uk here? " One or two of us from the UK post and hang out here...

"That's why I'd be in favor of something like this as a USPA produced guideline in the US" This is what I said way up the thread, it might work as guidance to be used by S&TAs, instructors, CCIs etc. Regulation is likely to be unpopular. It also struck me last night, that this could form the basis of a screening tool that could be deployed by responsible gear retailers and dealers. I've yet to dream up a scheme to protect newbies from irresponsible dealers. This way the retailer can rest easy that they have taken reasonable steps to assess a jumpers suitability by applying a recognised 'standard' or guidance. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Why are you trying to save it to CD? If it is for archiving, why don't you export it to a tape in your cam. If it is for transfer to another computer, without a firewire conn. laplink it via a USB cable. Or split the files up and spread over a couple of CDs. Otherwise you will have to compress it, and suffer quality loss in the process. If you let us know why you want to put the video on disc, we can probably find a solution for you.

Pervert....I'm a music connoisseur..... "2001 Russian album, 200 Po Vstrechnoy" Thats the one my pal sent me.....I didn't know they were so young, honest your honour..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson