Video

A while back (mid 90s) I bought a VHS video called RedLine America. I liked and recalled reading (in ON?) that a new video was being made by the same guy. The new video was going to include some parts with an airhead.

Yesterday I got the new Rider magazine and there was a review of the new DVD called "RedLine America". So I placed my order. The trailer is on YouTube ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpBQ3ELgwf0

website is here -
http://www.redlineamerica.com/

redline

thanks for bringing this forward !!!

Driven !

This is a " concept" trailer for the up coming video "DRIVEN". A solo Pan American Moto journey starting May 15th from Santa Fe , New Mexico to the Arctic Circle in Alaska , then down to the Darien Gap in Panama and back. No camera crew, no support, no sponsors, When the outcome is uncertain , the adventure begins. I'm working on a new spin to motorcycle videos, part art film , part travel log, part political commentary, part adventure flick. Feed me feed back please !
http://vimeo.com/4104046

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The video looks like it's going to be good!

I haven't even gotten my helmet camera out of its case in a year, while you've been hard at work traveling and getting footage.

Noel

I was just about to order the Hero Wide camera but found info on the VIO POV.

I have a question that hopefully somebody can answer.

Do you have actual experience with these cameras ?

Which will give me the best video , the Hero , the VIO or a Canon ( or other brand, consumer level) HD camcorder in a protective housing.

Thanks for any help you can provide .

I only have experience with one camera, the relatively new ContourHD. My video skills (and video editing skills) are beginning novice. I'm still at the point where I don't know what I don't know.

Example output from the ContourHD can be seen at http://www.snafu.org/smbc/faq.html (contains an embedded link to video on youtube). Editing, such that there is, was done in Final Cut Express (I'm a Mac user).

Used a Hero and gave it away. Have a VIO POV. The fact that you have a screen so you can see what you are going to be shooting on a screen is invaluable. The wireless controller is a complete bonus, as you aren't fiddling with buttons wondering if you've pressed them in the right order, or not, then getting back fro a ride to find out it was 'or not'.
Take a look at the video UK GSers in the Lakes, posted in ride report. All rear camera shots are from the VOP OIV. 110 degree capture angle is nice too. Just bought new mounting units and it's also now able to take up to 8Gb SD cards. Waterproof. Run a helmet mic from the unit for commentary. If I still had a hero I'd only use it fixed in a place where I didn't care if it got broken or not, for perhaps a few extreme shots. Hero, operationally horrid in comparison to the VIO POV.

Arctic Circle Video

check out this video of my solo trip this past spring. Rode my 1996 R 1100RT .. it's 24min , so crack a beer and enjoy !!
http://www.vimeo.com/7780879
comments welcome, mundo

what , no " video heads" hang out here any more ? where is Lamble when you need him ?

mundobravo said:

what , no " video heads" hang out here any more ? where is Lamble when you need him ?

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I'm here MB !! And sing praises again for your Arctic Circle video. One of the best jobs I've seen of incorporating a story into a video of a ride, not just turning on the camera and letting it run. Yours is a masterpiece.

As far as the VIO setup, which is really a bullet cam with a separate Digital Video Recorder (with a very, very useful small screen) I think that is one of the best setups out there. But it is expensive. The others are just toys, really, though one could get some worthy clips and spend the time, as you did, to craft a really nice movie.

Maybe the toys will get better and the VIO come down in price. We can hope.

Happy Holidays !!

Munchy said:

Maybe the toys will get better and the VIO come down in price. We can hope.

Happy Holidays !!

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hey Munchy ! thanks for the good words ... means allot coming from someone who understands the trials of self shot video .. I'm now looking into a VholdR Contour , heard any thing about them ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/VholdR-Contour-...eo_Cameras?hash=item1c0e679449#ht_1427wt_1167

MundoBravo: Lotsa folks seem to like them alot. The 1080p HD versions are just coming out. Marchyman (here and ADVrider) has posted some video with his. They seem to do pretty well going in and out of light/ dark, don't seem to exhibit the CMOS "jello" effect from the rolling shutter (which makes my GoPro Hero 5MP kind of a joke). I think they would be the handiest of the helmet cams, and they recently announced a hard shell case for waterproofing the unit to allow underwater shooting I suppose. www.helmetcameracentral.com

I think I would need a new computer if I bought an HD version. I think the computer requirements for HD footage is pretty high, both in terms of CPU power and the storage required. YMMV.

I just bought myself an Apple iPod Nano 5G with the video camera. I'm waiting for delivery of an arm band gizmo that I'm gonna try to use to install the iPod on my helmet. The 16gig version is only $179, and supposedly will go 5 hours of shooting video on a charge. Shoots wide, but without distortion and at about 2 gigs per hour of shooting, should be able to handle a fairly long ride. Of course, then ya gotta download, as it does not use SD cards. But, hey, its an iPod. Now with FM radio, voice memos, and all yer music. We'll see how my experiment turns out.