WVF?

How would you feel about a Weekly Video Fun thread? The initiation, procedure, and participation would be much like WPF, except it could last from Friday early to the following Thursday late, at which the mods will lock it.

I see that they have become popular in WPF, so common in the past few weeks that I think we should seriously consider having them in their own special weekly thread. WPF can remain for stills, and for those who enjoy video a bit more or as much…[:D]

In the spirit of the idea, I’ll post a link to my latest: Speakers on and volume set for “steam!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EI7R6Xp1cI

Crandell

M1A passing Y6B.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p89eB0dO8g

Maybe, but I would just as well let people keep posting their video in WPF, at least until the volume of videos consistently warrant a separate thread each week. I don’t think we’re there yet. BTW, nice video of your layout Crandell.

Chris

A little off topic but relative, can anyone recommend a good freeware or cheap video editing software program? I had MS movie maker on the old computer but the new one doesn’t have it and I can’t seem to DL to from MS anymore.

TIA

ratled

ratled, have you tried here?

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other

Choose “Select programs to install” and choose Moviemaker, I wouldn’t install that other junk MHO.

Blue, your Y 6b is smoking it decoder! [:D] Never mind, you have the Paragon II version.

Crandell, is that a BLI Class J? Mine did not sound that good so I sold it.

Not a bad idea, but I all so wonder how many videos we would get.

Ken

K.I.S.S.

Leave it as one WPF, I like the mix of stills, videos and comments. [:)]

Ken, yes it is BLI, but the “Stealth” version introduced in early 2006 with no decoder…straight DC. I had a Tsunami “heavy” put in it. I agree, it sounds good. I haven’t had much success getting rid of the rod clank when it is running. There’s a CV for that, but I didn’t notice any change when I programmed it with different values.

True, it may be that initially the volume of submissions might be much lower than what we currently see in the way of stills in WPF, but ya gotta start somewhere. We have two already, and I am sure there will be a couple more. There’s a video contest on another forum, and there is usually lots of cross-transfer in membership…so I’m hopeful.

I appreciate all the feedback. [:)] BTW, I have nothing invested in this…it’s not personal, so if the consensus is to not do this, we won’t do it.

Crandell

Just whipped this up yesterday…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSXpNPenWw

I don’t have my layout setup currently so I am unable to contribute either photos or videos in WPF but I do make a point of checking out everyone’s contributions every week and enjoy seeing what others are up to. If you want my vote, I say go ahead and give it a try. You’ll never know how successful it might be if you don’t try. Its not like it costs anything to implement. If it doesn’t pan out we can just discontinue having a seperate thread and go back to combined stills and videos in WPF.

If Wilbur and Orville didn’t give it a try, they’d of never got off the ground!!!

Pat

WVF? I say [tup]

By the way, can a video be rotated? (Sorry about the neck pain.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqI76YepX84

[tup]

Sounds ok to me also, I don’t see any reason to not have one. Videos let us hear the locomotives and I like that!

Jarrell

It helps to make your link open in a new page…

Steam in the Alleghenies: Shot on the N scale layout at the Delmarva Model Railroad Club, Delmar, Delaware.

N Joy!~

If you use Windows Movie Maker it has an option under Video Effects to rotate the picture/video 90 degrees

Crandell, you have my vote to give it a try, esp. since I received a new video camera for Christmas.

Here’s an older video of a K4s local crossing Hammer Creek. DJ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PpbENtxBa0&feature=player_profilepage

I did this with Windows Movie Maker

Wolfgang

Thnaks GS, I’ll give it a try

ratled

You guys have my vote for a WVF too, though as of right now, there’s a glitch between Win7-64 and my graphics card, so I can’t watch or upload to the internet easily…

Sure. Now that a lot more people are doing video, might be a good idea to split the topics.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ClinchValleySD40#p/u/6/BnlLs5w8zpY

And I know I’m still trying to figure out how to use the equipment.

here´s an oldie from me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qGVsNMJCVs