Sure I COULD call them up and chat, BUT think about it. Even if THEY lissen to a whiny smart mouthed kid and are receptive to the idea, then WHO is going to put on a suit and whip out their resume to present a proposal on behalf of the group? :<)
NOT ME!!!! Also what about a SVGA to TV RGB adaptor and split black box for the monitor. Then one could just produce a analog vidiotape of the whole thing. P.S. John, don't you dare ask me to supply the DAMM thing. :<) TK --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion. Sure I _could_ check it > out, but my schedule is > kinda full right now. Are you willing to check it > out for the BRLUG? > > John Hebert > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Videoing BRLUG Newbie > Night Meetings > > > > > > What About LPB baton rouge studio? > > > > Perhaps you guys could look into establishing a > local > > show. Nonetheless they may be willing to permit > the > > group to utillize the studio floor. Check it out! > > > > TK > > > > --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yup, agreed. I lived in Lafayette for about a > dozen > > > years (and miss it very > > > much and would like to move back), and during > that > > > time had friends at AOC > > > and would hang out there now and then. I've > thought > > > about the same thing as > > > an AOC project: showing Internet, geeky type > > > tutorials, etc., over AOC. > > > > > > But instead of actually photographing the > monitor's > > > screen, wouldn't it make > > > more sense to run some kinda video capture app > and > > > then convert that file to > > > video? I would think the quality would be much > > > better and definitely save > > > bits used, since only a few pixels would be > moving > > > at any one time. This is > > > what made me think of by-passing broadcast video > all > > > together and to simply > > > use some kinda multicast app like > > > http://cvw.sourceforge.net/ or some other > > > free desktop sharing app (are there any?). > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kris A. Wotipka > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:53 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [brluglist] Videoing BRLUG Newbie > Night > > > Meetings > > > > > > > > > > > > As a video nerd... > > > > > > > > Taping the meetings isn't much of a problem. > > > Taping the > > > > meetings and making > > > > them understandable to someone watching later, > > > especially > > > > on-line is a huge > > > > undertaking. > > > > > > > > The issue is in the details. To just > videotape a > > > "talking > > > > head" lecturer is > > > > one thing. But to show the details of what > they > > > are talking > > > > about requires > > > > either: > > > > > > > > 2 cameras & a scan converter (1 for wide, one > for > > > closeup's > > > > at the speakers > > > > position, and the scan converter to convert > > > anything from the > > > > computer to > > > > videotape). I know from experience that you > > > cannot shoot a > > > > computer monitor > > > > with any camcorder less that about $5000 > unless > > > you can set > > > > the monitor to > > > > exactly 60hz. You need a feature called > clearscan > > > which is > > > > not available on > > > > consumer models. > > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > 1 camera, a excellent producer, and lots of > free > > > time after > > > > the meeting to > > > > run around and try to get closeups of > everything > > > the speaker > > > > pointed out. > > > > Plus post production facilities (editing) and > > > someone to > > > > transfer all of the > > > > computer screens to a video friendly format. > > > > > > > > This though would be the perfect project for a > > > Public Access > > > > Television > > > > Station since they have everything to do this > > > with. > > > > Unfortunately BR does > > > > not have one of these. Anyone up for a road > trip > > > to Lafayette? > > > > > > > > sorry to rain on the parade. > > > > > > > > kw > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more > information. > > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > > your subscription information. > > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! 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