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"SpectateSwamp" wrote:

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> Question: Is the ability to play the last few seconds of video important
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> - what a totally useless piece of (&(*&(
> - There could be thousands of uses
> - I'd archive video by placing a short summary of contents there
> - my software doesn't have that capability
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> The idea was to shoot video of each golfer from behind and across; then
> play these short videos back in slow motion and normal speed while they
> were having their awards supper.
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> This was accomplished and the video was up and playing on a large screen
> within 15 minutes of leaving the course. The only PROBLEM was that some
> golf swings took far more time than others and when played back in slow
> motion; the audience would lose interest. As well in attempting to
> capture only the "golf swing" we missed some completely.
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> The solution was a simple program change that allowed for ONLY the final
> 3 secs of the video (the swing) to be played in slow motion. This way we
> could start recording right when the golfer addressed the ball and turn
> off the recording on completion of the swing. From now on we won't miss
> any more Swings.
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> Now each video plays followed by the finals 3 seconds in Slo-Mo.
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> The video clips from those 2 tournaments is being switched out daily.
> Along with a demo of the slo-mo and other capabilities.
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> http://www.telusplanet.net/public/stonedan/osoyoos_golf.htm
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> What other action sport could benefit from this technique?
> Rodeo and their final 8 seconds.
> Water Skiing wipe outs.
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> SpectateSwamp
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> It took 5 or 10 minutes to off load the video and mere seconds to catalogue the video for play. Nobody can do golf video faster than this. Nobody Channel9