Comments on: Scooter Monday #21

By: The Camera Rig « What’s a Delmer Look Like?

The Camera Rig « What’s a Delmer Look Like? — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:16:11 +0000

[...] I’d read Marty’s description of the process he’d used to make a camera mount but, in true man fashion, opted not to print it out and take it to the hardware store when I went to buy the bits and pieces I thought I’d need. I’m not even sure I measured the diameter of the handlebars. As a matter of fact I think I found myself at Home Depot one afternoon and thought I’d just pick some things up. [...]

By: martymankins

martymankins — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:11:36 +0000

whall – The car mount is next, since winter is coming soon and I have some ideas for videos that I want to do. I’l let you know what I do and send over any details, as well as blogging it, too.

I uploaded the same video to YouTube and it was well under 15 minutes from start to finish. Vimeo must do a lot of backend checking (as you said) before it makes it available. Quality wise, both are about the same.

kilax – Thanks, Kimberly. I had to find a way to get that kitty in the video, since she’s always in the way (mostly under my feet when I’m trying to walk). And even during the snowy months, I’ll make this a regular feature. Plus, it’s helping me stay active making videos.

By: kilax

kilax — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:56:37 +0000

I loved the video! It made me laugh and smile. “Watch out Kitty!” The editorial comments were awesome. I hope it DOES become a regular feature.

By: whall

whall — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:51:33 +0000

VERY cool video. I love that you made the mount yourself! I need to make one for the cars to help my DITL filming.

btw, I think the video upload took so long because of their new feature where they try to attempt in-place spell-check. Since it was at the end of the video, the servers crashed every time.

By: martymankins

martymankins — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:27:21 +0000

catherine – I love this camera. I originally bought it to take to concerts as my PowerShot and my wife’s PowerShot were too large for a pocket. This has been a great model and works for so many things.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:13:12 +0000

Hey, you have my very same camera! Isn’t it a little gem? I clearly have not made the most of mine yet.

By: martymankins

martymankins — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:25:09 +0000

kris – I ended up not using any rubber between the mount and the handlebars. I may get a piece of that inner tube from you to try it, but the rubber grommet where the screw mount is seems to take care of most the vibration. I will be trying my MiniDV cam this week to see how it handles it (short non-bumpy ride, of course)

nilsa – A winterized version…. Hmmm.. *wheels spinning* I will have to see what I can come up with when the snow hits. Until then, I’ll feed your scooter video addiction.

tori – Actually, not much patience was required. Just a friend with the right tools so it would be functional and look nice. And as someone who loves to make videos, I think it’s a guarantee that I’ll be making more.

kevin – Thank you, sir. I will continue to make more videos…. with cool background songs, too.

hilly – Wheeeee!! I get laughs on that one. I had other vocal banter, but decided not to use some it. As for the music, the name of the song was shown during the night ride on the street (in the lower left hand corner) – it’s Radiohead “Paranoid Android”

By: Hilly

Hilly — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:45:51 +0000

Your voice sounds exactly like I thought it would…wheeeeee! That was an awesome video and uh, what was that music? I liked it!

By: Kevin Spencer

Kevin Spencer — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:15:24 +0000

Wow, what a bloody great idea. Yes, please continue these video posts. Excellent DIY job as well.

By: radioactive tori

radioactive tori — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:29:30 +0000

How awesome was that! I am impressed that you made the camera mount yourself! I don’t know if I would have had the patience. I hope you do more videos in the future because I loved this one!