tracks, and utils like these written by totall GPL enthusiasts, who cares??
;-)
Jonesy
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> I've seen these types of GPL camera's in a couple of the GPL Mpeg movies
> but I haven't a clue how to do such a thing...
You can make normal TV cams move. I've done it on some of my track cams.
You can set several cameras in a line and have the change over points
at, say, 20m intervals so as the car gets closer the view switches to
the next camera. Easy enough to get a camera view crossing the track but
it's a little jerky and you're limited to 64 cams in a TV set.
Like this
http://www.molbiol.ox.ac.uk/~kclark/cam.jpg
He's worked out that you can move the pitcam by using a script that
allows you to 'fly' it using the wheel and pedals. Cool eh? :)
I've suggested something similar to him for the normal track cams.
Apparently that's his next project. If he can work out how to preprogram
a track camera to move along, the replays will be amazing!
Kev
> I have many replays where I'm focused on one car with some exciting
> action, and a second later there's action with another car up ahead.
> currently I have to switch driver focus and switch camera's to get the right
> angles I want. and that takes a lot of time all the while the action of the
> second car is going away. Your non specific focus points suggests I could
> simply use a joystick and watch both cars by moving the fixed camera
> positions smoothly as if I'm a camera man in real life.
> Hope I'm explaining things right. another example is the roll bar views
> in your application. I can switch from three different views but each one
> is switched as if I'm switching camera's instead of smoothly moving one
> camera on the fly. There has to be a way to do this obviously, so just how
> is it done!!??!!
> frustrated,
> Michael A. Barlow
> currently Acting as "Head of Marketing"
> FILSCA (www.filsca.com)
> BTW: The utility you have here does show a LOT of promise and I'll be
> using it quite often :-)
> > This is really great.. Peter vd Burg is working on a new camera
> > utilty, he expects to release it in November.
> > See what you can do with it in this movie:
> > http://www.pvdb.mbit.nl/files/gplforever_movie2_320x190.wmv
> > It's a biggie, 13.5mb, but well worth the download, it's truly
> > amazing!!
> > Read all about it on his homepage at http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~ppg/
> > Andre
> The default TV camera's are located in a fixed position and are focused
>on a fixed part of the driver selected. You can zoom and tilt the cameras
>as well as have them placed in another fixed position. However, that's all
>the editing I've found you can do.
Currently I am extending the Car Camera Manager with a lot of new
features, because it is not only car camera stuff anymore I will
rename it to Camera Control Master:
My plans for the upcoming versions are:
Next version:
- User control of car cameras by mouse and steering wheel. This will
be available on the "roll bar" camera (already did mouse and it looks
great)
- Camera effects by user script defining a movement. This will be
available on the "roll bar" camera. (already did it and it also looks
great)
- Synchronisation of user control and effects with GPL2AVI (already
did it)
- User control of the pit camera (already did it)
- Multiple file support (not done yet)
- Launch buttons for the most important utilities and of course GPL
itself (not done yet)
Later version or next version:
- Saving camera positions, to use the manager also as editor
- Saving also screenshot with it (have to investigate)
- Management of track camera files including TV1, TV2 and Pit camera.
(have to investigate)
- Things that I can not think of now.
After that:
- Trying to lower my GPL rank.
I expect to release the Camera Control Master in november.
> > I've seen these types of GPL camera's in a couple of the GPL Mpeg
movies
> >but I haven't a clue how to do such a thing...
> Maybe this text from Peter's site will clear things up a bit:
> Currently I am extending the Car Camera Manager with a lot of new
> features, because it is not only car camera stuff anymore I will
> rename it to Camera Control Master:
> My plans for the upcoming versions are:
> Next version:
> - User control of car cameras by mouse and steering wheel. This will
> be available on the "roll bar" camera (already did mouse and it looks
> great)
> - Camera effects by user script defining a movement. This will be
> available on the "roll bar" camera. (already did it and it also looks
> great)
> - Synchronisation of user control and effects with GPL2AVI (already
> did it)
> - User control of the pit camera (already did it)
> - Multiple file support (not done yet)
> - Launch buttons for the most important utilities and of course GPL
> itself (not done yet)
> Later version or next version:
> - Saving camera positions, to use the manager also as editor
> - Saving also screenshot with it (have to investigate)
> - Management of track camera files including TV1, TV2 and Pit camera.
> (have to investigate)
> - Things that I can not think of now.
> After that:
> - Trying to lower my GPL rank.
> I expect to release the Camera Control Master in november.
Ruud van Gaal
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