The two video capsules worked great. Here is a frame from my video capsule looking up at the balloon: http://habitatskylab.org/BURST1.JPG More to follow, but...
... This is magnificent, Don. ... Tremendous idea. If you could do anything like that type of video it would be absolutely awesome. I think Mark and some of...
I use Pinnacle Studio and know this doesn't have the capability. You may need a near-professional video editing solution. You might ask on the EOSS or ANSR...
Don, A very interesting project! I am not aware of reasonably priced software that can assemble something akin to quad-view or picture-in-picture from DVI...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
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Aug 2, 2005 4:29 pm
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I have Adobe Premiere for editing video. I'll be happy to help however I can. Did you record the video using a DV type camera (mini-DV tapes)? Do you have...
I have Premier Pro and while I was out of town for 2 months I discovered I needed to do a quick video edit so purchased Premier Elements, Adobe's lightweight...
Harry, There are a few things I'd like to ask you off list, but that still leaves several points you've raised that can be addressed here which might be of...
... I don't think that negative burst adjust will be needed much, but I could be wrong. This is the very first time I ever heard someone could have used...
... Mike, I had totally forgotten that the vestige of profile code is mistakenly in that .41 release! I rushed it onto the website ages ago for TVNSP to use,...
Mike Who? I have a 1st Class 56K dialup, I'm here to tell ya! So PUHLEEZ don't ship me anything over 1 Meg. Hey, Don, nice hi-res color shot of the burst....
Mike Manes
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Aug 4, 2005 5:43 am
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Ahh, how quickly they forget! :-) We got some strong P3 possibly P4 video of the burst from ATV aboard EOSS-086. You can see this video which also (in the...
Everyone keep in mind this photo was a frame grabbed from our 'cheap' ($120) video camera from Wal-Mart. The video is 352x288 (quarter VGA). This is the one ...
Hi Hank, Thanks for providing LiftWin to the balloon community. It sure is a handy tool if one recognizes that latex balloons are not built like Swiss...
Mike Manes
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Aug 5, 2005 3:22 pm
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Hi Ralph, Re altitude: big balloon, proper fill and light neck load are the secrets. Gets pricey. We'll see how our surplus 7000 gm bag does with about 5 lb...
Mike Manes
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Aug 5, 2005 6:00 pm
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Hi Mike, Responding to your comments: We appear to have evidence that big balloons lifting light payloads don't necessarily set altitude records. Pete Sias...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
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Aug 5, 2005 7:11 pm
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Marty Griffin sent me a few hundred photos (actually 127 pictures) of the GPSL 2005 experience. I've put off incorporating them to the website long enough. So,...
Hi Ralph, I suspect that ascent rate (excess lift) may have a lot to do with burst altitude, but there's an apparent non-intuitive effect. On our last pair of...
Mike Manes
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Aug 6, 2005 8:24 pm
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WRONG!! In my email about combining video in an editor I made the comment below. That comment is in error. At least to the extent that the codec to play videos...
... Don, This looks like a capable gizmo. Do you have any samples of straight jpegs done with this camera in still mode on your website at present? I'd like...
All, After checking around the 'net and reading some reviews, I checked out the www.aiptek.com site and found that they had the camera that HABITAT-SKYLAB is...
No but I'll try to throw one up there right away. I've got some of the mission commander "Major Happy" right after recovery. I don't think it was at the best...
... found that they had the ... either new or refurbished. ... When I got mine, the Walmart at 75th & I-35 (E frontage rd) they had several. They were in a...
3 photos of the mission commander have been added to the http://www.habitatskylab.org web page. These are right out of the camera, no editing or sizing etc. ...
Oh, some other things that I haven't tried yet but did have some interest in: Digital voice recorder MP3 player Thinking of SSTV, capture on the balloon. Or...
At the Bellevue NE Wal-Mart, it's in a blister pack right next to the SD and CF cards in the photo area for $98. For some reason it's not on the walmart.com...
Yes, a blister pack, largely Orange with some Black and White. I think I'll try to make up a shorter audio/video cable with a right angle plug (less clearence...
This is amazing. I can't believe this prohibition has lasted this long, in the UK of all places where sat activity is high and amateur radio satellite ...
I just got back from a balloon flight. The Centennial Observatory was able to track the balloon and get video of the burst. At burst, the balloon left a...