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Old 04-03-2007, 09:38 AM
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A little driving video... :o

I made a ghetto camera stand a few weeks ago..I decided to test it out yesterday on a few back roads..The vid is about 10 minutes long..

Ibmrgonesaysheseenit...<---[the vid i sent you was cut short this one is the full version]


http://www.viddler.com/MyGreenMax/videos/2/


Update: I uploaded hectic's compressed version to viddler..Much better...


Anyhoo..enjoy
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Rockin' out to Godsmack...
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Originally Posted by maxitech
Rockin' out to Godsmack...

Yeah,it's kind of a appropriate song,as i am the only one local with a modded maxima...
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
i am the only one local with a modded maxima...
I know the feeling!
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nice vid,
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Haha, you guys get to haul *** around in those small towns. No wonder most of your mods are high end

Living in a crowded little city kind of sucks, it's a good 30+ minute drive to get anywhere like that here... and there's still cops *sigh*
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Old 04-03-2007, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 94maxshima
and there's still cops *sigh*
There are 3 cops in the vid...
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Originally Posted by 94maxshima
Haha, you guys get to haul *** around in those small towns. No wonder most of your mods are high end

Living in a crowded little city kind of sucks, it's a good 30+ minute drive to get anywhere like that here... and there's still cops *sigh*
I miss having expressways to drive on...
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
There are 3 cops in the vid...
Hah, really? I only caught one...
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I liked the 25mph sign. I don't think that needle was pointed near 25mph...now if the rest of the vid would load...

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Blah...You didn't see what happened to the impala..
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Originally Posted by 94maxshima
Hah, really? I only caught one...

1st one at 30 seconds in

2nd one at 1:59 in..[undercover black expedition...I know him,he's ]

3rd one at 4:41 in...
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Nice vid man. You could always convert to xvid or divx for good compression, but for people to view it, they need the codec installed. I usually compress my vids to wmv so it will be viewable by anyone with windows. You can download windows media encoder for free from microsoft's website and make a decent wmv. Or if you don't want to bother, just upload it to me and I can convert it. You got aim or something? I can open an ftp server too but you need an ftp client (program) to sign in and upload the file... Send me a pm, the video isn't too bad though imo, at least it's full frames.
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Joo gots pm..
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i must say i like that godsmack album

kool vid really long hahah
i have a short one ill post it
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Man!!! I'm sooooo beginning to hate Firefox at work! It won't load here, and my boss won't let us upgrade it past 1.0.7. I'm gonna have to see this at home.
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Finally! A vid without wigger music! WOooo.

lol. gotta love them smooth roads.

Makes me miss driving in Vermont (
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Originally Posted by nubiannupe
Man!!! I'm sooooo beginning to hate Firefox at work! It won't load here, and my boss won't let us upgrade it past 1.0.7. I'm gonna have to see this at home.
just accidentally delete it
and then when they reinstall it be like "um they don't have the 1.x.x available anymore..." i don't like 2.x.x because the X for the tabs is on the right side of each tab, not at the end of the tabrow

about the video: yeah, that Impala got a good dose of before you fed it some dust. Rednecksville looks like a fun place. Were you actually going somewhere, or just driving to make a video?
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Old 04-03-2007, 06:02 PM
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I was thinking about doing the same kind of video the other day.

I lost my tripod mount (the piece that mounts my camera to the pod -- stupid Slik). Anyway, I will try to do one soon. I have some nice roads just above my house.

Then, I will have Hectic make them look badazz.
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Originally Posted by capedcadaver
about the video: yeah, that Impala got a good dose of before you fed it some dust. Rednecksville looks like a fun place. Were you actually going somewhere, or just driving to make a video?
Yeah,it's kinda laid back here,the cops really don't mess with you on the backroads,even if your going a"little' over the speed limit..
I just wanted to make a vid...And i love to drive my maxipad..How do you think it got 300,000+ miles on it..
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
I was thinking about doing the same kind of video the other day.

I lost my tripod mount (the piece that mounts my camera to the pod -- stupid Slik). Anyway, I will try to do one soon. I have some nice roads just above my house.
Here's my lol camera stand..






It's a broom stick/metal sleeve/ mini tripod taped to it...I did end up having to zippy tie the stick to each headrest pole,it kept falling forword with out them..



Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
Then, I will have Hectic make them look badazz.



Yeah,i can't wait for his version,maybe we can all add our vids to this thread to make it one big 3rd gen video thread...
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
canon Axxx what model? just like mine (A530), and yeah the video quality is pretty decent for a camera like that.
like this one
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...7&postcount=36
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Originally Posted by capedcadaver
canon Axxx what model? just like mine (A530), and yeah the video quality is pretty decent for a camera like that.

Yeah,A530...The uncompressed vid is unbelieveable quality for a point-n-shoot camera...Hopfully hectic can work some of his video magic with the full version later on tonight..
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man, so badly wish my max ran.
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skip the tape, just get two of these:



I did the same thing...



I drilled holes in PVC pipe (measured for distance between headrests) then I mounted a tripod head. The hole was a little too big and I had to tape it to keep it still.
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
I did the same thing...



I drilled holes in PVC pipe (measured for distance between headrests) then I mounted a tripod head. The hole was a little too big and I had to tape it to keep it still.

Hmmm..I like your idea of putting the headrests through the pipe,i might have to redesign my ghetto masterpiece..
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If I'm taking my time, I just cram my camera into the gap between the passenger headrest and seat. So you get to ride shotgun
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Hmmm..I like your idea of putting the headrests through the pipe,i might have to redesign my ghetto masterpiece..
I am going to make another one. I want to extend it out from the driver side only, so I can use it at the track minus the passenger seat.

I am also going to use U bolts to hold down the tripod mount tight. That tape was still a little loose.

I saw somewhere on the net where a guy used more u-bolts to connect the pipe to the headrest, too. That might be faster than measuring and drilling.
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin



I drilled holes in PVC pipe (measured for distance between headrests) then I mounted a tripod head. The hole was a little too big and I had to tape it to keep it still.
Are your seats black or gray? It's hard to tell in the photo...Drivers seat looks gray, passenger looks black.
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Originally Posted by maxitech
Are your seats black or gray? It's hard to tell in the photo...Drivers seat looks gray, passenger looks black.
they are black. The flash just hit them and I was standing really close.



picture in normal light.
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Not to get OT, but were charcoal gray leather seats ever an option? Or was black the only leather option to go with a gray interior?
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
I was thinking about doing the same kind of video the other day.

I lost my tripod mount (the piece that mounts my camera to the pod -- stupid Slik). Anyway, I will try to do one soon. I have some nice roads just above my house.

Then, I will have Hectic make them look badazz.
That one you sent awhile back cracks me up. Of all times to have one hand on the wheel and the other aiming a camera at the cluster...

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Yeah,A530...The uncompressed vid is unbelieveable quality for a point-n-shoot camera...Hopfully hectic can work some of his video magic with the full version later on tonight..
QFT. I guess I was wrong about it being "full frames". It's only 10fps, seems like a higher framerate than that though. But the picture quality does kicks **** for a digicam.

It's done, looks about the same as the raw file and 1/5 the filesize. Resolution is a little lower but only by a few pixels (544x400). It's in Xvid format so to view it you have to install the codec which doesn't come with Windows, although it's pretty much the standard when it comes to video releases on the net because of the high compression:quality ratio.. I tried WMV but it looked like crap and was about the same filesize. I also tried a lower bitrate with Xvid which looked pretty good @ 58MB but noticably worse than this 95MB file so I went with the larger one.

Xvid codec: http://www.koepi.org/XviD-1.1.2-01112006.exe

Video: http://www.filefactory.com/file/09adf6/ Unfortunately you have to go throught the motions. Find the link "Download for free with File Factory basic": Close a couple ads and enter the code. Decent download speed though ~150KB/second.

Nice mounts! A year or so ago I tied my tripod to the side of the driver's seat and drove around for awhile but when I watched the video, I realized it mostly just caught the back of my head
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Hmmm..I like your idea of putting the headrests through the pipe,i might have to redesign my ghetto masterpiece..

Pff, thats what you told me on AIM too! but nooo you like your broom stick zip tied
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Originally Posted by Hectic
Video: http://www.filefactory.com/file/09adf6/ Unfortunately you have to go throught the motions. Find the link "Download for free with File Factory basic": Close a couple ads and enter the code. Decent download speed though ~150KB/second.
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Sorry, there are currently no free download slots available on this server.

Please try again later, or you can upgrade to FileFactory Premium for instant access.

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if it becomes a chronic problem i'll find some other server. Works for me though
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Originally Posted by maxitech
Not to get OT, but were charcoal gray leather seats ever an option? Or was black the only leather option to go with a gray interior?
i have white leather... im ashamed by the condition its in so i havent posted interior pics yet ha

but if you guys insist.. i can...
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Originally Posted by Hectic
if it becomes a chronic problem i'll find some other server. Works for me though

Do you have the premium service?


I still can't d/l it? tried several times today?
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Ok,it finally downloaded for me.




Excellent work on the video hectic!!...His version is well worth the d/l guys...Give it a shot..


Thank you!
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I'm not having any trouble downloading it

EDIT
Guess its working now
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