I have decided to make some videos now my racing is improving, but using a very unique method:

Videoing the screen with a Pocket PC.  This is quite diffucult to position the monitor of the Pocket PC so it can see the screen.

I tried to make my first video, which happened to be DDD as I was on it at the time.
I expected to probably never get a vid of a PR but got beginners luck and my first recording was of a flap in DDD of 30'2xx.

It's quality is so terrible though  :'(

The Pocket PC has a cradle which I place it in infront of the screen.  As you can see in the vid you can't see the time in the top right corner.  Does anyone have any tips on the following things after watching the terrible video   oh well at least it's only 1.5mb  

http://s36.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1HZA7D4TS9S5P1JETJ361JI7UH

Should I record the video in MPEG - 4 or Motion -Jpeg AVI?

Any tips on how to position the Pocket PC for recording so it can see more of the screen without like getting in my eyeline.

I use a laptop, so is there anyway I can use the POCket PC to record straight onto the laptop.

I would want to record videos using capture cards and stuff, but there seem so many cables, and I wouldn't know where to ask, it also would be expensive and I don't really have any money. .  .

So I would appreciate any tips and help on these videos being recorded with a Pocket PC and I would say how I could improve my DDD flap, but that would be rather diffucult owing to the vid quality  

THanks

Sam, the quality isn't all that bad considering the method your using to record it (I've seen far worse).  Like you said, the biggest problem is that only a portion of the screen is displayed.  As for the format, the placement of the Pocket PC, and your laptop, I don't know.  Experiment to see what works best.  I use a capture card, it wasn't all that expensive and 3 wires (2 audio 1 video) isn't anything to get dizzy about  

Rene_Bauer   wrote on 03/08/05 at 13:49:57:

it would be cool if we made a vid like that with all the players on the player page like a presentation of this community.

I don't think we should do that but i think we should make a photo gallery , its been brought up before.

Yeh, dont use any previous photos of me either, if you want one then ask and i'll get a good one

I don't like my face  

Ivootjes   wrote on 04/04/05 at 03:41:42:


the more reason we like it to see u  

20-100   wrote on 04/04/05 at 05:04:23:



LOOOOL....i have so terrible pics of me when i was drunk and my mates made bad pics of me. I guess i show some later.

UBER   wrote on 04/04/05 at 06:47:52:


Who are u? UBER?

who is who?

first picture: left: Piet den Dulk, on the right side: Robert van Zanten(Uber ruler)
2nd Picture: Mike Hartjens, Jeffrey Henraat
3rd Picture: left one: Ivo van der Stap
Last picture: Koen Mensink and Mike Hartjens

thats me  

http://mitglied.lycos.de/opiwahnmkdd/rene.JPG

its an older photo (from last year)

OK i made a photo gallery , if you want your pic added just post here and link it or send me it by msn or aim.

http://videos18.free.fr

edit: my pics don't work for some reason  ???