Comments on: Slow motion aerial birds eye view of fireworks exploding http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sparg http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465903 Sparg Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465903  A slight bit of indirect concern-trollage in the first post about brush fires.  A slight bit of indirect concern-trollage in the first post about brush fires.

]]> By: Ray Perkins http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465536 Ray Perkins Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465536  You can stabilize a copy after uploading. Here's a quick example (watch the timestamp bounce around): http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=6QG981CLZbo (before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdsb9AzlVsc&feature=relmfu )  You can stabilize a copy after uploading. Here’s a quick example (watch the timestamp bounce around): http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=6QG981CLZbo (before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdsb9AzlVsc&feature=relmfu )

]]> By: Jeremiah Warren http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465504 Jeremiah Warren Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465504 I thought of stabilizing it before uploading, but the video wasn't really at a high enough resolution to do so.  I thought of stabilizing it before uploading, but the video wasn’t really at a high enough resolution to do so. 

]]> By: Jeremiah Warren http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465501 Jeremiah Warren Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465501 I see what you're saying, but the dog was fine. It did give me a scare during the filming, we kept him away after that. The fireworks were on an elevated platform so he was ok.  I see what you’re saying, but the dog was fine. It did give me a scare during the filming, we kept him away after that. The fireworks were on an elevated platform so he was ok. 

]]> By: Jeremiah Warren http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465500 Jeremiah Warren Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465500 The dog was fine, but it did give me a scare during the filming, we kept him away after that. The fireworks were on an elevated platform so he was ok.  The dog was fine, but it did give me a scare during the filming, we kept him away after that. The fireworks were on an elevated platform so he was ok. 

]]> By: MarcVader http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465472 MarcVader Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465472 Now just imagine what this is like for actual birds in flight at night. Worse than flak probably. Now just imagine what this is like for actual birds in flight at night. Worse than flak probably.

]]> By: Ray Perkins http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465458 Ray Perkins Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465458  Never mind - it's an editing option the uploader can use. Pretty cool. Maybe Jeremiah can give it a try.  Never mind – it’s an editing option the uploader can use. Pretty cool. Maybe Jeremiah can give it a try.

]]> By: Ray Perkins http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465448 Ray Perkins Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465448 Apparently YouTube has the ability to  apply image stabilization to uploaded videos. Anyone know how to invoke it? Apparently YouTube has the ability to  apply image stabilization to uploaded videos. Anyone know how to invoke it?

]]> By: Tim Drage http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465429 Tim Drage Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465429 I would have thought that both fun and games can DEFINITELY continue into the 'balloons destroyed by exploding rockets" phase. I would have thought that both fun and games can DEFINITELY continue into the ‘balloons destroyed by exploding rockets” phase.

]]> By: Tim Drage http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465430 Tim Drage Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465430 No just you. Thanks for that, I was starting to worry that nobody would be able to concern-troll this boingboing post. No just you. Thanks for that, I was starting to worry that nobody would be able to concern-troll this boingboing post.

]]> By: Henry Pootel http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465279 Henry Pootel Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465279 Oh yea, money shot there! Oh yea, money shot there!

]]> By: zuben http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465242 zuben Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465242 Surely there must be a better way to persuade balloon boy to come back to Earth. Surely there must be a better way to persuade balloon boy to come back to Earth.

]]> By: Sirkowski http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1465025 Sirkowski Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1465025 Slow motion? Slow motion?

]]> By: Vian Lawson http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464966 Vian Lawson Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464966 The doppler effect as the rockets whizzed past the camera was also extremely cool.   The doppler effect as the rockets whizzed past the camera was also extremely cool.  

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464896 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464896 Some of the fireworks displays were under cloud cover, so yeah, technicolor hailstorm. Some of the fireworks displays were under cloud cover, so yeah, technicolor hailstorm.

]]> By: Finnagain http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464884 Finnagain Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464884  Seeing huge thunderstorms from above is pretty cool too!  Seeing huge thunderstorms from above is pretty cool too!

]]> By: phlavor http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464882 phlavor Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464882 If it was on purpose, that's pretty bad ass. If it was on purpose, that’s pretty bad ass.

]]> By: Finnagain http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464853 Finnagain Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464853  That's what I was hoping for!  That’s what I was hoping for!

]]> By: stumo http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464830 stumo Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464830 Am I the only person that noticed a dog running around on the ground, often towards the fireworks just after they went off (and, with the final firework, just before a second was about to go off)? Made me very uncomfortable  Am I the only person that noticed a dog running around on the ground, often towards the fireworks just after they went off (and, with the final firework, just before a second was about to go off)? Made me very uncomfortable 

]]> By: Red Monk http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464793 Red Monk Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464793 All fun and games until you blow up your balloons with a rocket. All fun and games until you blow up your balloons with a rocket.

]]> By: styrofoam http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464768 styrofoam Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464768 As I clicked it, I thought, "Cool!" and then thought, "Wait a second.  Aren't fireworks generally going to explode in 3 dimensions?  So a top view should look a lot like a bottom view and a lot like a side view?  Maybe different for those odd fireworks that add dimensional halos or orbits. Glad to see I was mostly right. As I clicked it, I thought, “Cool!” and then thought, “Wait a second.  Aren’t fireworks generally going to explode in 3 dimensions?  So a top view should look a lot like a bottom view and a lot like a side view? 

Maybe different for those odd fireworks that add dimensional halos or orbits.

Glad to see I was mostly right.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464757 EH Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464757 And from a stable vantage point. And from a stable vantage point.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464755 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464755 I once flew from Boston to San Francisco on the Fourth of July, timed just right to watch fireworks displays all across the country. I once flew from Boston to San Francisco on the Fourth of July, timed just right to watch fireworks displays all across the country.

]]> By: jimh http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464745 jimh Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464745 And at night, generally. And at night, generally.

]]> By: EggyToast http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464739 EggyToast Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464739 I love the video, but it also seems to work as proof that fireworks are more impressive when viewed from the ground. I love the video, but it also seems to work as proof that fireworks are more impressive when viewed from the ground.

]]> By: Stonewalker http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464725 Stonewalker Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464725 I seriously love this video. Also, the firework's screams remind me of Super Metroid... ah.... :) I seriously love this video.

Also, the firework’s screams remind me of Super Metroid… ah…. :)

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/slow-motion-aerial-birds-eye-v.html#comment-1464708 Stefan Jones Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168735#comment-1464708 Up Next: A bird's-eye view of a brush fire! But seriously, that's a great concept well executed. Up Next: A bird’s-eye view of a brush fire!

But seriously, that’s a great concept well executed.

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