SunSurfer Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) From a recent trip to the Central Otago ski fields. The Captain's Basin at Cardrona Alpine resort is a fun place to carve. Mike Watson was a complete stranger until he asked me whether I minded that he'd videoed one of my runs with his GoPro Hero3+ (original 1920x1080 @ 60fps). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpLOxzHolNg Video re-edited & stabilised and processed in GoPro Studio & VirtualDub + Deshaker plug in, Cineform codec. Newer version uploaded to YouTube. Post edited initially due to the new forum not embedding video the way the old one did. To embed now just copy and paste the URL into the post. IP Board does automatically detect the site. DO NOT format it as a link. If you do that you just get a link. Edited January 4, 2015 by SunSurfer It is "Cardrona". Typos!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelc Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I cant think of you now without this: https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8Q3ywwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXgv R3y5JCXg&ei=y4YDVP_kIsfU8gXgi4GYAw&usg=AFQjCNFqfgBoCj3yu2hqhIzIzks85bGZtg&sig2=DmRfdjKoqi9ApWE4YL77NQ&bvm=bv.74115972,d.dGc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelc Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I cant think of you now without this: https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8Q3ywwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXgv R3y5JCXg&ei=y4YDVP_kIsfU8gXgi4GYAw&usg=AFQjCNFqfgBoCj3yu2hqhIzIzks85bGZtg&sig2=DmRfdjKoqi9ApWE4YL77NQ&bvm=bv.74115972,d.dGc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Very smooth Alan, looking good! Fun video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 did you deliberately choose the static preview frame to do tribute to an image f2 used on their website a few years ago? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Love that F2 picture & have used it as a desktop at times. The chosen snapshot was just a close up frame from the GoPro's wide angle lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 You started it...:) //<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vwO4U2vmnmg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Surfer, Did you get the PM I sent off a few days back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Nice stylin Turns :) and some great looking surf terrain there...thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Surfer, Did you get the PM I sent off a few days back? Been away a few days. Just checked my personal e-mail & notifications on Bomber. Nothing in either place. Checked my Bomber profile settings and my e-mail address is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Tried again a few minutes ago through the forum email. If it finds itself becalmed @ the goat latitude, I'll try another other route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Nothing turned up yet. Ajmckenzienz At Gmail dot com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Alan Alan Alan what plate are you riding in Mikes video ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Nice Video! What a gorgeous setting as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Alan Alan Alan what plate are you riding in Mikes video ? Pat, Bomber Boiler plate, 4mm, 4x4 mount, fixed axle at the front, with boot/binding positioned so that the ball of my front foot is just behind the axle. The board is a Coiler AM wide, WC construction, 177cm, 7.6 stiffness. The other board I had on this trip was my Riot Supercarve, 180cm, which is too narrow to take a Boiler without overhang. It has a SunSurfer plate all of it's own, similar setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowjonny Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Sunsurfer, Please tell me a little bit about the plate setup on the Riot. I love the supercarve, but i need to figure out a way to widen my stance with the narrow 4x4 pattern on the board. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Sunsurfer,Please tell me a little bit about the plate setup on the Riot. I love the supercarve, but i need to figure out a way to widen my stance with the narrow 4x4 pattern on the board. Thanks It's a home built plate and mechanism that I've described in other threads. E mail me at ajmckenzienz at Gmail dot com and I'll send you a PDF file with all the details. The messaging service on Bomber is not working at present otherwise I'd have contacted you via that route. Another option is to take your courage in both hands (and a drill press) and put extra inserts in. It's something I've now done a number of times. Edited October 3, 2014 by SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Sunsurfer, I can't believe how much room you have to carve in that video. I can't even begin to imagine having that type and quantity of realestate for riding. I wouldn't know what to do with all of it. Looks like you are having fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Sunsurfer,I can't believe how much room you have to carve in that video. I can't even begin to imagine having that type and quantity of realestate for riding. I wouldn't know what to do with all of it. Looks like you are having fun. Captain's at Cardrona is a great place to ride, especially midweek outside of school holiday periods. It's the best of the places I know in NZ. That same trip on another run at Cardrona, Whitestar, I got taken out by a straight lining skier who didn't stop. Whitestar would be a great run to carve if it weren't for the traffic, both skiers & boarders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Bump. Initial post now contains info about how to embed video with the IP Board Forum. Original video re-edited, stabilised, and output optimised for YouTube using GoPro Studio and VirtualDub/Deshaker, using the Cineform codec (all freeware). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 The stabilisation is working well. Maybe worth cropping or cloning the thing in left of the frame out? I was thinking that letting the rider get behind the camera now and then could be good. Also, you can't get too close, it seems. Someone told me that more cuts are better: tricky when part of the point is that it's a long run. Riding-wise, that looks smooth: no forced diving down to the snow, just riding the terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks Phil. The raw video came from a boarder who was intrigued by the alpine setup and followed me down the hill. He was happy to shoot another run. He was hand holding his GoPro camera, hence the glove in the left hand corner. I agree about video being better for the subject being closer which is harder to achieve with a very wide angle lens. I used a fixed zoom (1.05) in Deshaker pass 2 with some extrapolated colours edge compensation to remove the jiggly borders that Deshaker otherwise produces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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