Video with Speedo

 I have done a deeper read on getting a speedometer up an running during a video. The Gopro does record this information along with the video, however two yar ago they announced their editor was no longer available. So switching to the Garmin editor, which I have an old version of, they expect this data to be in a separate file. So I have a video with data but no editor and a different editor with a video and no data.  All along I have been wearing a Samsung watch, which not only records the required data but can export it to google cloud as a required GPX file for the Garmin editor. Are you getting this? However the other day I did not have it running while riding.  The worst problem in this episode is that the hardly used so far, only 6 months old Gopro, is broken. I only used it once on the bike and it was sent for off for repairs yesterday taking 4 weeks to get back.  I have also read that the GoPro people have seen the light and are going to release a new version of their editor for windows soon.  Now I just need to get the camera back.

This is yet another editor called Dashware

Video 4K

Whilst we were in Cairns last time my video camera went missing. It is a mystery as we are not sure if it was misplaced or pinched. We made a claim on out house contents for a replacement value however there was no receipt to prove we owned it. The claims man was eventuaslly convinced to pay up when we sent him a photo of the original box and manual. The last thing I remember claiming on contents insurance was the same camera, eg the one before the one that was lost. I drilled a hole thru that one when trying to attach it to a tripod mount where the threaded hole in the camera was not deep enough.  This one is a bigger barrelled version however works in the same way the previous one did. The exception is the replacement of the 2nd camera on the edge of the view window with the wifi equivalent. Eg you can connect your phone to the camera which shows your phone view as an inset window and will record both views at once. Not sure if I will bother with this too much. I have not selected the 4K option for recording but left it at 1080/28M MP4.

Over 1000 photos

 Have a guess as to how many baby photos were taken in the last three weeks. As a priority I have been sorting thru the phone camera and the video camera and getting copies onto different media.  With my camera alone it is about 1200.photos and videos with Evie being the main star and Charlie in a 2nd role, late in the sequence.   Debbie would have taken more however a lot would have been similar.  There has been no editing so far, only copying, so the mums and nanas can do their own thing.  In this video we were all enthused about drumming, as there was an old book that James used so much it was falling apart, which got everyone drumming.  By the end of this session,it was just a wimper.

DAT

 Digital Audio Tape was the new big thing back in the 1990's.  Initially used for backing up hard drives but then became a medium to record video.  I bought a video camera using DAT before we went to the Sydney Olympics. I last used it probably 12 to 15 yar ago to get the last of those tapes converted to computer files. Having found two of these tapes that I assume were made by Tony, I would say they were also 15 yar old.  One had the plastic cover pop off and the other had tape unwound inside the container. I have managed to salvage both of those thru some manual winding of the spools.  I got out the old camera and found it still works. I can see recorded film playing via the camera however trying to connect it to an old computer is where it breaks down.  I have tried driver updates and now a windows update. In the meantime I have resorted to Plan B, videoing the video.

This is going to take a while

Let's go to the video tape

 I did not have a lot of time for video during the two days but did manage to get a sample of the goings on. Asher is still a bit croaky and coughy.

Video Day

 We have had all the weather today, bright sunshine, fog and now rain. I was considering a swim, as the temperature is 21𝆩 but in the end I caught up on a backlog of videos that needed to be unloaded.  I have stitched a few together. Hopefully I have cleaned the black spot off the lens now.

Duck Divers

I have an annoying ache in my hip today so I am not going out side even though the Sunny day Winter rolls on.  I can still take some video of the goings on outside as I did this morning.  So while I have a heat bag removing this  annoyance I have worked on the video below.  Also shows the benefit of having the music library as ready files for sound track potential.

Stabilisation

I did some playing around with software 'video stabilisation' today. The current video camera I have been using is way more stable than the previous one, due to its lighter weight. EG media cards now being used rather than the heavier hard drive built into the last camera.  Even though the video is more acceptable I tried the stabilisation on a walking section of film.  These comparison samples have one clip set to maximum antishake.  I think there is an improvement. A lot of time would be needed to go back and treat previous films. The best results would no doubt come from the older less stable video cameras. I did redo the entire Piz Nair film from our recent walk in Switzerland, identifying areas for stabilisation. This exercise took over two hours.

                                                                      Original

                                                                    Stabilised

There be DOLPHINS

Can't be too many houses around where you are sitting on your deck and a POD of dolphins goes gliding past.  It's always changing out there but this has to be the best so far.  Mind you there was a rainbow this morning that just swept across Corio Bay but I think I will have to give it to the Dolphins for stealing the show.