03-30-2013, 01:48 PM
WRAPPING IT UP!
I've finished all of the cosmetic changes I wanted to make to improve the train-cam view as I operate the layout from my control stand and TV screen. I've been confounded by the technoplogy of trying to import images directly from my train cam to my computer (especially while using Windows 7) so I decided to risk $13.00 and purchase a car keychain spy camera from Amazon that would let me load up a video to show you what it looks like from the engineer's point of view. For the price, the little camera isn't bad but I get much better images on my TV from the wireless train cam for the control stand. Still, you get a pretty fair idea what its like.
Here is the key chain camera taped to a flat car for the filming.
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Here is the Youtube video I made of the layout tour from the train-cam view:
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There is some way of removing the inaccurate time stamp. I'll have to review that. I forgot before filming.
That about wraps up my Duff challenge! Thanks for your encouragement!
Ralph
I've finished all of the cosmetic changes I wanted to make to improve the train-cam view as I operate the layout from my control stand and TV screen. I've been confounded by the technoplogy of trying to import images directly from my train cam to my computer (especially while using Windows 7) so I decided to risk $13.00 and purchase a car keychain spy camera from Amazon that would let me load up a video to show you what it looks like from the engineer's point of view. For the price, the little camera isn't bad but I get much better images on my TV from the wireless train cam for the control stand. Still, you get a pretty fair idea what its like.
Here is the key chain camera taped to a flat car for the filming.
Here is the Youtube video I made of the layout tour from the train-cam view:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYDshLpiIqw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYDshLpiIqw</a><!-- m -->
There is some way of removing the inaccurate time stamp. I'll have to review that. I forgot before filming.
That about wraps up my Duff challenge! Thanks for your encouragement!
Ralph