 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / August 200510 gb worth of driving...
I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. Can't say it worked great, although it was in part my 200 MMX laptop's (running XP Pro) fault which wasn't quite fast enough. The other problems were shitty sound quality and mounting the cam. I ended up using a rubber band around the passenger seat headrest to attach it which worked pretty well. The downside was that it was impossible to adjust it so that the tach and speedo was visible and still get a good view of the road. I also need to get a better mic if I'll be doing any more recordings driving with the windows down and T-tops off. On the plus side, it was cheap (free!). :-) Here's a short clip to give you an idea (of the problems..). It's compressed using a divx codec. http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/camaro.divx.avi Ulf ><snip> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Ulf 10 points for trying :-P Might give something similar a go myself one day. What sort of webcam were you using? What software were you using to record it?  SignatureSL "The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it utterly and can never again escape from it" Joseph Goebbels - Nazi Minister of Propaganda, 1933 - 1945 >> <snip> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > 10 points for trying :-P Thanks. :-) > Might give something similar a go myself one day. What sort of webcam > were you using? What software were you using to record it? It's a Philips webcam, not sure what model. The software I used was a freeware program I found on the web: http://www.stoik.com/products/morphman/Stoik_capturer.htm If you do it, let us know. :-) Ulf >I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my >laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. Can't say it worked great, >although it was in part my 200 MMX laptop's (running XP Pro) fault which >wasn't quite fast enough. Some suggestions: Watching the hair on the top of your head whipping in the wind via your rearview mirror gets old REALLY quickly. How about aiming the camera so we can see straight ahead, out through the windshield? Forget the sound, forget the tach and speedo; just show us the road. >>I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my >>laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. Can't say it worked great, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Forget the sound, forget the tach and speedo; just show us the road. You mean like this: http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/camaro2.divx.avi Ulf On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:38:50 GMT, Ulf , said the following in rec.autos.driving... > >>I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my > >>laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. Can't say it worked great, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/camaro2.divx.avi You can also add a soundtrack so that the viewer is not watching in silence. Kind of like this guy did... www.cmckinney.net/Mini/ToWork.wmv SignaturePaul Self-appointed unofficial overseer of kooks and trolls in rec.autos.driving. They love Spam: boilingpitsofsewage@yahoo.com > On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:38:50 GMT, Ulf , said the following in > rec.autos.driving... [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > www.cmckinney.net/Mini/ToWork.wmv I think that's the radio we hear. Besides, the guy is a shitty driver, LLB'ing the whole time. Ulf >> Some suggestions: >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/camaro2.divx.avi More like this: http://www.zippyvideos.com/27074609939905.html >>>Some suggestions: >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.zippyvideos.com/27074609939905.html You're really pushing hard for that clip. :-) I did a recording driving to a neighboring city today, unfortunately the trip was completely uneventful. Only had to slow down from my cruise controlled 90 mph twice in the 20 minutes drive. Ulf >>>>Some suggestions: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >You're really pushing hard for that clip. :-) No, just trying to help. ;) Here's a little more inspiration for you... ;) http://www.zippyvideos.com/85635659953235/kretp/*937 > I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my > laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. Why not use a cheap (~$300) mini-DV camcorder?! A laptop-webcam combo is *very* cumbersome. >> I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my >> laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. > > Why not use a cheap (~$300) mini-DV camcorder?! > A laptop-webcam combo is *very* cumbersome. Yes, but I don't have a mini-DV camcorder, nor do I want to buy one for this sole purpose. OTOH, I do have both a laptop and a webcam... :-) Ulf >> I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my >> laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. > >Why not use a cheap (~$300) mini-DV camcorder?! >A laptop-webcam combo is *very* cumbersome. Not at all. The webcam is light enough that a little masking tape holds it securely to the dash, while the laptop sits on the passenger's seat. >>>I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using my >>>laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The webcam is light enough that a little masking tape holds it > securely to the dash, while the laptop sits on the passenger's seat. Are you using Microsoft MovieMaker to record? >Are you using Microsoft MovieMaker to record? Nope. The webcam (Logitech) came with some video recording software. >I finally got around to try to record a little of my driving using >my laptop and a webcam, per Scott's suggestion. Can't say it worked >great, Can't say it worked at all. <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>CommuniGate Pro: System Error</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=white> <H3 ALIGN=CENTER>Sorry, an Internal Error occurred.</H3> <P> <P><FONT COLOR=red>file is not found</FONT></P> </BODY> </HTML> Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can't say it worked at all. I know. Had to remove the old clip when I uploaded the new. > <HTML> > <HEAD> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > =D1Ir > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Ulf |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.