Friday 29 February 2008
Converting .mov files to .avi files
Videoclips on digital cameras tend to be .mov files which can be played by QuickTime. However, if you want to edit them using Windows Movie Maker, they need to be converted into .avi files first. You can do this by purchasing QuickTime Pro, or for free by using RAD Video Tools. If at first the latter does not work, try different compression types. I use Intel Indeo for my Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 camera clips.
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Lumix,
Panasonic,
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RAD Video Tools,
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Thursday 28 February 2008
Thursday 14 February 2008
Mock the Week
Hilarious clips from Mock the Week, currently being repeated on BBC2.
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Duke of Edinburgh,
Hugh Dennis,
Jan Ravens,
Mock the Week,
Queen
Tuesday 12 February 2008
Saturday 9 February 2008
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man
Attended a workshop to rehearse and perform this work with Thornbury Choral Society today at Thornbury Baptist Church - excellent work, excellent conducting (Steven Kings), excellent venue!
Excess Baggage
Did you listen to this morning's Excess Baggage programme on BBC Radio 4? Included was a feature on the Island Man who is the first person to sleep on all of the 162 Scottish islands over forty hectares (as featured in this book - must put it on my wish list). You can hear Mendelssohn's Overture "The Hebrides" (Fingal's Cave) here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ne5sb1LBaJw
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Excess Baggage,
Fingal's Cave,
Island Man,
Mendelssohn,
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Friday 8 February 2008
Embedded routes and photos on walking logs
I would really like to do what you can do with EveryTrail (see earlier posts) with OS mapping.
The Ordnance Survey have just announced the launch of OpenSource for developers. This looks like rather hard work unless you are used to Java programming.
Anquet tell me that they are soon to launch something similar to EveryTrail but with OS mapping so I will be interested to see how that pans out. However, there are licensing restrictions with showing OS maps on websites, so I will be getting in touch with OS to see exactly what the situation is. Watch this space.
The Ordnance Survey have just announced the launch of OpenSource for developers. This looks like rather hard work unless you are used to Java programming.
Anquet tell me that they are soon to launch something similar to EveryTrail but with OS mapping so I will be interested to see how that pans out. However, there are licensing restrictions with showing OS maps on websites, so I will be getting in touch with OS to see exactly what the situation is. Watch this space.
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Anquet,
EveryTrail,
OpenSource,
OS mapping
The demise of the British pub?
Listened to You and Yours on BBC Radio 4 at lunchtime. You can listen again here at BBC iPlayer. There was mention of the Black Swan in Ravenstonedale which the BAsWC have used as a base for memorable walks in the Howgills. Is diversifying the way forward for the country pub?
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BAsWC,
BBC iPlayer,
Black Swan,
Howgills,
Radio 4,
Ravenstonedale,
You and Yours
Tuesday 5 February 2008
Lunar eclipse
The next lunar eclipse is on 21 February at about 3am! See wikipedia for more information.
Here is a YouTube film of the one on 3 March 2007 taken from Bristol!
Here is a YouTube film of the one on 3 March 2007 taken from Bristol!
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Bristol,
Lunar eclipse,
wikipedia,
YouTube
Sunday 3 February 2008
Another test of EveryTrail
A Cotswold Way leg last month. The software is a bit quirky and takes some getting used to, but I haven't found anything better yet....
Cotswold Way Cleeve Hill to Stanway at EveryTrail
Map created by EveryTrail:Share GPS tracks
Cotswold Way Cleeve Hill to Stanway at EveryTrail
Map created by EveryTrail:Share GPS tracks
EveryTrail
Experimenting with this EveryTrail website after a walk yesterday. This is the result. Looks very useful. You can upload a GPS route with digital photos and the photos will be marked on a Google Earth map using the clock in each! I suppose this is a form of geotagging. Note that Google Earth now has a 'terrain' option.
River Severn walk at EveryTrail
Map created by EveryTrail:Share GPS tracks
I have started to use this for my walklog.
Here is a YouTube demo of EveryTrail:
River Severn walk at EveryTrail
Map created by EveryTrail:Share GPS tracks
I have started to use this for my walklog.
Here is a YouTube demo of EveryTrail:
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digital camera,
EveryTrail,
geotagging,
Google Earth,
GPS,
Oldbury,
River Severn,
walklog
Friday 1 February 2008
Pancake Day is on Tuesday!
Something I found in a YouTube news item on the BBC website:
Look up other videos by Provster Productions - hilarious.
You might like to look up this website as well: http://www.welovepancakes.com/home/
Look up other videos by Provster Productions - hilarious.
You might like to look up this website as well: http://www.welovepancakes.com/home/
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BBC website,
pancake day,
Provster Productions,
YouTube
Satmap Active 10 GPS
At last a dedicated GPS with OS mapping! See here.
Here are two reviews/discussions: here and here.
It is also reviewed by Trail Magazine here:
You can win one here at outdoorsmagic.com.
You can subscribe to YouTube channels Trail Magazine and Country Walking Magazine for more useful videos.
Here are two reviews/discussions: here and here.
It is also reviewed by Trail Magazine here:
You can win one here at outdoorsmagic.com.
You can subscribe to YouTube channels Trail Magazine and Country Walking Magazine for more useful videos.
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active 10,
Country Walking magazine,
GPS,
OS mapping,
outdoorsmagic,
satmap,
Trail magazine,
YouTube
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