Videos

[thewharfonline]

Hey everyone,
Just noticed the video section of Paddle Ducks...yes I guess it's been there for awhile but it's not often I check the sidebar as when I log in it often disappears.

Anyway random observations aside I have a few elements of video footage I would be interested in putting on the site but in regards to size I'm wondering if it is better to add only say one of them.

What I have is:
The video footage I made for my Paddle Steamer speech for the children at the Primary school. It's a basic 'This Is A Paddle Steamer' video with pictures rather than footage but it shows up some of my photos, a few snippets of moving image and my wonderful 'Grade One Teacher' voice.

Then I have some raw footage, unedited and still on tape from a recent trip to Echuca. It shows engineering on the Alexander Arbuthnot, elements of the engine, footage of the wharf and boats along side it, footage on top of the wharf and footage of the Canberra steaming around some bends and sounding a whistle. To post this one I will need to edit it in a postable state, video has no commentary so far, but I can add it.

Then I have a few video files filmed on a few digital cameras before I purchased my video camera. They feature paddle steamers in Mildura (PS Melbourne) as well as lots of clips from Echuca featuring various boats, lots from a heritage festival weekend.
I can put these clips together into one long clip or send them all individually.

It all really depends on what people are interested in seeing.

The other thing I could do is create specific video and photographic slideshows of specific vessels, for instance if someone is interested in a specific boat eg. Alexander Arbuthnot, I should be able to quickly rig up a set of footage to be specifically just about the boat. This will enable me to show off some of the photos in my collection as well.

So tell me what you're interested in seeing and that way I can set about making up some films to send to Eddy so they can be posted on the site. Of course quality will not be DVD quality as that would clog Eddy up way too much but I should still be able to create some pretty good looking movies.

Tell me what you think

Sean

[derekwarner_decoy]

Hi PD's & thanks Sean.......my   :no1 vote would be to view any & every video of our OZ paddlers that you can provide .......others may think I have webbed feet  so

I acknowledge that our WEB site may have the technical size    limitation, so this could be an issue to resolve  :gather with Eddy.....Derek

[Eddy Matthews]

The size of the videos isn't a real issue as far as I'm concerned, apart from two things - First remember that a lot of people still have modem connections or slow speed broadband, and secondly, you have to send them to me so I can post them....

I'm perfectly happy to have smaller videos (under 20Mb) sent via email, but much larger than that and it would probably be more economic to send them on a CD using snail mail...

[thewharfonline]

Ok well I'll get the video off my video camera and see what I can do from there. I usually am able to keep video below 20MB as I usually create the movies especially for internet. I've made amateur films with my friends which we have posted on the internet before.

I'll see what I can do in what time I have before I get back to school.

[mjt60a]

...or you could always put them on 'youtube' and give us a link...

[Eddy Matthews]

Added another video from Bob Golder - This shows Walter Snowdons paddle launch Mellissa - Unfortunately he was having a few problems getting it to run properly, though he did manage it about half an hour after this video was taken...

[Eddy Matthews]

Another new video added to the Videos section, this time of the New Zealand paddler PV Tamati - My thanks to Barrie Whiteley for submitting it.

[thewharfonline]

I'll be adding videos to YouTube soon, the small ones I've taken on my hand held digital camera for you all to see.

[thewharfonline]

Ok started posting Paddle Steamer videos on YouTube just before...the link to find them (along with some of the other silly movies I've made)

Is this...
http://www.youtube.com/nanoduey
(you might have to click 'see all videos' to see the paddler videos.)

Here are some direct links too:
Adelaide:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6uXPF_LvHQ

Canberra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv4Ho_mbrbI

(more coming soon)

Feel free to check out the vids, (including my home made movies, that are made just for laughs) as well as the paddler ones of Murray Boats in action.

Also feel free to comment them or subscribe to my channel if you're members of the site.

Enjoy!

Sean

*OK EVERYONE: Having issues with uploads- so there's only one there at the moment. Sorry...I'll keep trying*

[mjt60a]

I've only just got a broadband connection and started using 'youtube' (waiting 40 minutes to see a 2 minute video was a bit much....) and have uploaded one of waverley just to see how it works. see it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujIGcGmvSDc - no sound though, I have a camera with limited video capability, not an actual video camera  :?

[Eddy Matthews]

A new video has been uploaded from Peter Webster - This one shows the second on the water trial of PS Phantom, as well as PS Pevensey and PS Glasgow.

Some lovely models and a great video that is well worth the download - Many thanks for sharing them with us Peter!

[Eddy Matthews]

Another video from Peter Webster, this one features Tom Prior's steam powered model of the Oscar W.

http://www.paddleducks.co.uk/forum/dlman.php?func=select_folder&folder_id=226

[Eddy Matthews]

I've started to add some videos from our paddler day to the video section of the website.... Still lots more to come, but it will take a while to get them all edited, so keep looking for new additions...

[Eddy Matthews]

A total of 17 videos of our Paddler Day have been added to the video section - I still have another 10 to do which will be added tomorrow...

[Eddy Matthews]

The final videos have now been added..... Enjoy!