Video: How to Drive in a Straight Line
As a response to the discussion in This Thread I shot a little video today using my new Aiptek ISDV2.4 camera.
The video quality is surprisingly good for an $80 camera with shitty optics, actually. The image stabilizer is worse than useless (makes video shot in a car look like crap) but in regular mode it's quite livable. In the video, the first scene was shot on a set of batteries that were damn near dead (after only 5 minutes runtime) and consequently the colors are funky and there's noise in the picture. Everything thereafter was shot on a set of fresh Energized lithiums, and looks much better. Unfortunately, the basic YouTube version kinda looks like poo. When the video starts to play, click on the http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/...Qm_3817f13.gif button in the lower-right corner (or click the little up arrow if you don't see the HQ button) and that'll improve it considerably. If anybody wants the 90MB original, you can get it at any one of these mirror sites. You really need to view this version if you're seriously interested in the quality of the camera: http://www.mediafire.com/file/rn1zizhhmyz/Final rev B 640x480.avi Download Final rev B 640x480.avi, upload your files and earn money. rev B 640x480.avi |
nice...needs way less music and way more engine sound though
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The music kills me Joe :bowrofl:
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Wow, I am impressed by the quality of that camera. For only $80, it would be perfect for trackdays and the like. The hd version looks great.
Changing out those batteries made a huge difference, how long did they last? Nice editing btw, only complaint is not enough wot, and too much music ;) I really like the way your car sounds but could hardly hear it. |
I have one thing to say to you..... FUCK you for being able to have your top down and not be in full snowboard gear in January. I wish i lived in Florida.
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Good quality video on that cam. What is it mounted to?
Miata wave FTW! |
All the music kinda sucked. Good picture though.
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I'm so damned close to picking up one of those little cameras. It's gotta have an AV-in so I can hook up a bullet-cam. I'm going to use it on the flight-deck and need to have my hands free... plus for car-use and what not. I've looked at the little Sony bullet-cams and the one I want is twice as much as the camera I'm looking at.
PS... how long did it take you to grow that sweet stache? |
Originally Posted by 240_to_miata_OWNER
(Post 358993)
I have one thing to say to you..... FUCK you for being able to have your top down and not be in full snowboard gear in January. I wish i lived in Florida.
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dude cool stache joe.
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Is that a calculator watch at 1.06?
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Originally Posted by 96rdstr
(Post 359074)
Is that a calculator watch at 1.06?
Haha, I noticed that also. Joe, more info on whats holding your laptop in place, please. __________________ Best Car Insurance | Auto Protection Today | FREE Trade-In Quote |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 358982)
nice...needs way less music and way more engine sound though
I gather folks didn't dig the music. C'mon, it's Sonic the freakin' Hedgehog! Where's y'alls nostalgia?
Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 358990)
Wow, I am impressed by the quality of that camera. For only $80, it would be perfect for trackdays and the like. The hd version looks great.
Changing out those batteries made a huge difference, how long did they last? I tested the Duracells, and they're actually still mostly charged. My suspicion (not knowing a lot about drycell chemistry) is that they simply can't deliver enough voltage under whatever the current draw of the camera is, whereas the lithiums can maintain their voltage output much better under load. It'll hopefully be a moot point soon as I'm planning to build a power adapter for the car that lets me run the camera off of 5v delivered via the USB port. Nice editing btw, only complaint is not enough wot, and too much music ;) Ben, if you're reading this, I kept an eye on memory utilization during the edit, and I don't think I ever saw it go above 700 megs. I had a dozen tabs of Chrome, plus IE and PaintShop Pro open in the background the whole time, and never had any issues. Doing the renders stomped the dickens out of my poor little CPU, but no major problems. I think your machine will be fine.
Originally Posted by 240_to_miata_OWNER
(Post 358993)
I have one thing to say to you..... FUCK you for being able to have your top down and not be in full snowboard gear in January. I wish i lived in Florida.
Originally Posted by 99mx5
(Post 358996)
Good quality video on that cam. What is it mounted to?
http://img18.picoodle.com/img/img18/...am_af23893.jpg Miata wave FTW!
Originally Posted by samnavy
(Post 359012)
I'm so damned close to picking up one of those little cameras. It's gotta have an AV-in so I can hook up a bullet-cam. I'm going to use it on the flight-deck and need to have my hands free...
Originally Posted by cardriverx
(Post 359039)
dude cool stache joe.
Originally Posted by 96rdstr
(Post 359074)
Is that a calculator watch at 1.06?
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
(Post 359082)
Haha, I noticed that also.
Originally Posted by levnubhin
Hey, what is your laptop mounted to? I need that in my life.
Ok, seriously. It's not a laptop per se, but a tablet PC, meaning no keyboard, just a flat object with a touchscreen. This particular one is a Fujitsu Stylistic 3400, which can be had on eBay for $150-$200 via BIN. If I were doing it all again, it'd be a tossup between the newer Stylistic LT-500 / 600 (which have a dedicated numeric and cursor key section to the right of the screen) or an Eee 901, but it'd still be mounted in the same place. Here are some details on the mount: http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/...1m_de03666.jpg http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/...2m_0bb34e3.jpg http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/...3m_22bfab0.jpg (man, I need to touch up the paint on that thing.) The bracket on the lower-left is for the CB radio, when I'm doing group runs. The base of the pedestal is a piece of flat steel stock, bent slightly, which goes under the front left pax set bolt. There's also a piece of thinner steel which tucks up under one of the center console screws to stabilize it. The upper section is easily detachable via two 1/4-20 bolts, so if I'm parked somewhere seedy, I just pop the top of the pedestal off (with the computer in it) and stick it in the trunk. Not my best welding job ever (it was my first project with the fluxcore machine) but it's held up nicely over the years. |
Thanks Joe, incase anyone else is intrested in a regular laptop mount I found this.
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http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/...1m_de03666.jpg
This is hardcore. I like the tablet PC idea so I can just stuff it behind the seat. I couldn't bring myself to mount it like that. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 359084)
Yeah. Say that again in six months when it's eleventy bajillion degrees and four thousand percent humidity here, and small dogs are being carried away by the flying cockroaches. Nah... SoCal is where it's at.
Really dig that tablet PC mount. I might look into a tablet PC for tuning. Wonder if MegaTune runs on tablet OS's? At that price it surely beats the hell out of a new laptop. Id also keep mine behind the seat or something though, I couldnt stand having a police car setup like that. |
When I saw the thread title I figured this was a slam on Dorifting and the response to the discussion thread was to the lame JDM vid!
Are those tint changing prescription glasses?!? We who are about to die solute you. Hail Geekster! |
Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 359163)
Really dig that tablet PC mount. I might look into a tablet PC for tuning. Wonder if MegaTune runs on tablet OS's?
Data entry is via the on-screen keyboard which all Windows builds have as standard. Wanna see it? Go to Start -> Run, type OSK and hit OK
Originally Posted by cueball1
(Post 359199)
Are those tint changing prescription glasses?!?
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Clipons are even better!
The tablet at least let you lose the pocket protector since you don't really need pens and pencils anymore. Of course I hope I'm not ignoring one of my rules in life. Rule # 73 - Don't piss off Joe Perez! |
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