Well, I've finally finished editing the HICAS video clip. It's a simple demonstration of the HICAS system in action. The clip shows how the rear wheel reacts in response to the steering of the front wheel. It also has a bit of introductory information for the newbies. The file size is in excess of 6MB.
If the video seems amateurish, it's because it is. After all, this is my first attempt at video editing. The visual quality isn't exactly the best, but what does one expect from a digital camera? The clip has a resolution of 320x240, and a frame rate of 15 fps. The rear wheel steering is quite subtle, so the movement would be made a little more apparent if the zoom feature of the viewer is used.
My only peeve is that the exhaust fumes would sometimes slightly obscure the subject in the clip. This would have been less of a problem had the clip been shot a few months earlier when it was much warmer. The exhaust emissions would have been less visible then. However, this video was filmed in Michigan at the beginning of December, and if one were to look carefully, accumulated snow on the roof and ground could easily be seen.
Learning the ropes to video editing was quite a pain, but proved to be rather rewarding in the end. I strongly encourage others to try their hand at it. Digital cameras have limited video capabilities and quality, so I advise others to use a real video camera (preferably digital) if it is affordable.
What I used:
1. Digital camera - Minolta DiMAGE S404 (4MP, 4x optical zoom)
2. Camera stand - Kellogg's Raisin Bran (Bulk package, inverted)
3. Video editor - Adobe Premiere 6.5
4. Video encoder - VirtualDub 1.4.13
5. Video codec - DivX 5.0.2
6. Audio codec - LAME ACM 3.92 (MP3)
Note:
1. Video - To play the video, DivX 5.0.2 codec is required.
2. Audio - The MP3 codec is already installed on most M$ Windoze systems, though I'm not sure about other platforms. The regular (non-LAME, non-ACM) MP3 codec will suffice for playback. I used the codec from LAME because it is regarded as superior to the one from FhG (Fraunhofer). The MP3 audio compression was used here instead of the original PCM stream because it shaved quite a number of MBs off the final file.
3. In addition to editing, Adobe Premiere does encoding too, but I used VirtualDub because it seems to do a better job at encoding with DivX 5.0.2 and MP3 audio.
Last, but not least, I want to say a big "Thank you" to YugoBernie for hosting this file for me. Cheers and have a Happy 2003!
Well, I've finally finished editing the HICAS video clip. It's a simple demonstration of the HICAS system in action. The clip shows how the rear wheel reacts in response to the steering of the front wheel. It also has a bit of introductory information for the newbies. The file size is in excess of 6MB.
If the video seems amateurish, it's because it is. After all, this is my first attempt at video editing. The visual quality isn't exactly the best, but what does one expect from a digital camera? The clip has a resolution of 320x240, and a frame rate of 15 fps. The rear wheel steering is quite subtle, so the movement would be made a little more apparent if the zoom feature of the viewer is used.
My only peeve is that the exhaust fumes would sometimes slightly obscure the subject in the clip. This would have been less of a problem had the clip been shot a few months earlier when it was much warmer. The exhaust emissions would have been less visible then. However, this video was filmed in Michigan at the beginning of December, and if one were to look carefully, accumulated snow on the roof and ground could easily be seen.
Learning the ropes to video editing was quite a pain, but proved to be rather rewarding in the end. I strongly encourage others to try their hand at it. Digital cameras have limited video capabilities and quality, so I advise others to use a real video camera (preferably digital) if it is affordable.
What I used:
1. Digital camera - Minolta DiMAGE S404 (4MP, 4x optical zoom)
2. Camera stand - Kellogg's Raisin Bran (Bulk package, inverted)
3. Video editor - Adobe Premiere 6.5
4. Video encoder - VirtualDub 1.4.13
5. Video codec - DivX 5.0.2
6. Audio codec - LAME ACM 3.92 (MP3)
Note:
1. Video - To play the video, DivX 5.0.2 codec is required.
2. Audio - The MP3 codec is already installed on most M$ Windoze systems, though I'm not sure about other platforms. The regular (non-LAME, non-ACM) MP3 codec will suffice for playback. I used the codec from LAME because it is regarded as superior to the one from FhG (Fraunhofer). The MP3 audio compression was used here instead of the original PCM stream because it shaved quite a number of MBs off the final file.
3. In addition to editing, Adobe Premiere does encoding too, but I used VirtualDub because it seems to do a better job at encoding with DivX 5.0.2 and MP3 audio.
Last, but not least, I want to say a big "Thank you" to YugoBernie for hosting this file for me. Cheers and have a Happy 2003!
http://www.yugobernie.com/images/movies/HICAS.avi