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Pro Video Coalition: 48 fps, A Bridge Too Near?

“Another lesser-known result of these tests which I learned from fellow content creator Kevin Dole was that Edison supposedly discovered 48 fps was a second magic number: Below this frame rate, the brain perceived the images as being dream-like (or at the very least, not real); at this rate and above, the brain perceived the motion to be a representation of reality. If true, one can understand that the lower frame rate of 24 fps could help provide a mental mood conducive to storytelling; 48 fps and higher are better for news, sports, and other happening-now depictions of reality.”

autoblog: Fiat Panda, Italian for Monster Truck [w/video].

“There’s no word on whether engineers kept the Panda’s engine and transmission or abandoned them for the AMC bits.” Um, Autoblog, Mercurio Cinematografica is a production house, not a mechanic’s garage. I believe (correct me if I’m wrong), this creation is merely a 3D rendering in video.

Youtube: Texas Meteorite Over Texas Caught on Nasa Camera.

Ended up in NM. [December 8th video.]

Yoke’s Ad-vent Calendar.

Clever. And terribly fun. One of those “I wish I’d thought of doing that!” sites.

Discover Magazine: Skydiving + cats = ?

I’m not one for cat links, but ...

Matt Morris: American Tintype.

I so love tintypes.

Autoblog: You need to watch this ViewCam 360 vid of a Red Bull F1 car.

Watch out for your sound levels; it’s loud.

ProChan: Undefeated - The Toughest Bridge in the World.

Oh, ouch. Bad enough to forget bicycles on your roof rack … I cringe at each one of these.

Youtube: Jeff Beck’s Guitars.

This, this is great.

Vimeo: ISS Startrails.

I’ll never get tired of such views, I suppose. Offhand thought: some great design ideas for fabric patterns in there.

NotCot: Moment.

Robotic arms choreographed for Samsung smartphones. Personally, I would have used more arms and faster action (to build the suspense) … but what they’ve done works with the soundtrack here.

CNet: 7 million flock to YouTube for Baumgartner’s space leap.

Yep, and so many people us latecomers only got an error message, rather than live video. Youtube was clearly not prepared. I went to the local KRQE feed, and CBS had my back. Got to see the freefall, at least.

WSJ: From Cars to Cartoons - The Real Hits of YouTube.

Some of the best ‘funded channels’, according to WSJ. Would be nice if they actually *linked* them.

Vimeo: Allo Allo {Deux Américains à Paris}.

Fun. Just goes to show, you can shoot acceptable video with a really crappy lens (the 28-135).

Vimeo: Islands.

Dude shot this on his honeymoon. The rest of you … prioritize better than that. [Heh.]

NY Times: ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Mended, Returns to Screen and Blu-ray.

“In one sense, this restored “Lawrence” might look better than the original. Because of the film stock’s exposure to the desert’s heat, some of its photochemical emulsion dried and cracked, resulting in vertical fissures. [snip] The company commissioned a restoration lab, MTI Film, to develop a new algorithm to solve it. [snip] Finally, after months of experimenting, a solution was found; the streaks are now nearly invisible.” Excellent.

Vimeo: ISLE OF KAUA’I.

One of my favorite places.

Youtube: F1 Car in Lincoln Tunnel.

We got to hear an older Ferrari F1 spool up at Concorso-and that was loud enough. One of the modern screamers? I don’t think the volume on your computer goes high enough to actually give you the real experience. Pit crews wear ear protection for a reason.

Mashable: Vimeo Creators Can Now Make Money Off Their Videos.

Tip jars didn’t work very well for blogs in the past. I’ll watch this one.

Youtube: One lap in a Porsche for IMSA GT3.

It whines. I prefer a roar.

TG’s Political Wire: The Complete Romney Hidden Camera Video.

Mother Jones says it was not snippetized, that context was intact. Now you can see for yourselves.

vowe dot net :: Global Warming: 1880-2011.

Terrifying.

BBC: World’s first colour film footage viewed for first time.

Wow, what a find.

A Continuous Lean: Discovering Those Who Make.

A collection of these popular documentary videos.

GiTM: RAAAAAAGE.

Ah, yes. I still wish someone had video of Keith Moon destroying hotel rooms (rumored he chewed his way through a wall between hotel rooms, at one point). ‘Twould complement this wonderfully.