[NRVR-Members] Rocket Cams

Mon Dec 3 08:36:54 CST 2018

Cool.  I'm finally starting to figure out Shotcut ...

On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 12:53 AM Weeks, Thomas <t.weeks at vt.edu> wrote:

> Yup..  That's no lie..
>
> But I've got a couple of video suites that I have figured out how to use
> in Linux alright. :)
>
>
> T.Weeks
>
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> *From:* nrvr-members-bounces at server2.nrvr.org <
> nrvr-members-bounces at server2.nrvr.org> on behalf of Adrien Drouault <
> adrien.drouault at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 2, 2018 6:58 PM
> *To:* NRV
> *Subject:* Re: [NRVR-Members] Rocket Cams
>
> Yeah, long-term, I'd love to have the flight computer pumping the data
> straight to the video recorder.
>
> But even if you "do nothing at all" to the video, you're still going to
> have to do *some* editing, just to trim off the ends, and possibly to merge
> files, because you're going to have several minutes of sitting on the pad,
> and then several more minutes of lying in the grass... ;-)
>
> On Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 01:13 Thomas Tweeks Weeks <tom at theweeks.org wrote:
>
> Great info.. thanks Adrien!
>
>
>
> Yeah.. I don't ever plan on doing the really slick, post-production data
> overlay stuff. Yours looks super nice.. and I think (like my paint jobs), I
> just don't have the patience..
>
>
>
> Instead, I've kind of been looking at some of the drone cams that have OSD
> inputs that one can use a RPi or even arduino to pump real time flight data
> and GPS data into the recorded video.. sort of like what some of the drone
> folks are doing:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2y9HcHtxM
>
> (though yours is much prettier ;)
>
>
>
> Tweeks
>
>
>
> On Friday, November 30, 2018 12:17pm, "Adrien Drouault" <
> adrien.drouault at gmail.com> said:
>
> Mine is a 120 degree; I'd kind of like to get a 70 degree to see how it
> does, because, in general, I prefer a narrower FoV.
> So, in my experience, the issues with the 808 cameras:
>
>    - All the different models/types/generations can be confusing and
>    problematic.  Make sure you order a "good" one
>    - Even if you order a "good" model number, hope/pray/sacrifice
>    chickens/burn incense/cross fingers that it's legit and not counterfeit
>    - Even with all of the above, it still might not fit in your housing,
>    and/or you may have other odd experiences with it
>    - As should probably be expected with electronics of Chinese origin,
>    the documentation can be an adventure
>
> (Lots of good info at http://www.chucklohr.com/808/index.shtml)
> I paid about $40 for mine, from Amazon.  Officially, it's a #16, which is
> one of the "good" ones (same type you linked above, but I think mine was a
> different "brand".  Maybe not one of the "good" ones after all...)
> Overall, I really dig it, but it has some quirks.  Fortunately, the first
> time I flew it, the stars aligned and everything was perfect.  That was
> followed by a string of flights with failed video.  More recently, I've
> encountered audio weirdness around the point where it switches between
> files (make sure you pick "2GB files" over "3 minutes", because you'll get
> fewer files and, thus, fewer gaps).  And I'm still trying to figure out a
> way to get a wind screen on the microphone, because the wind noise is
> brutal.
> If something happens to this camera, or if I get sick enough of it, I'll
> probably go with a Mobius to replace it.  Although I still want to figure
> out a way to mount my GoPro Hero Session ...
> Of course, once you start getting video, then you get into video editing
> software, and data overlay software, and it becomes another rabbit hole.
> Or maybe that's just me.  :)
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 12:10 AM Thomas Tweeks Weeks <tom at theweeks.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hey guys..
>
>
>
> On the 808 keychain cameras.. you guys prefer the 70 degree (drone style)
> lenses or the 120 degree (fish eye) lenses?
>
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GQHBXUQ/ref=psdc_12909791_t2_B078RQLJ1K
>
>
>
> Also.. with all the shoddy 808 reviews.. I'm also thinking about spending
> a little more and getting a Mobius:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Mobius-Action-Camera-1080P-Sports/dp/B00DP1WYD2/
>
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
>
> Tweeks
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