HRV are interested in our feedback and are aware of this thread so if you have an opinion on Victoria's / Melton's video quality please post it
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HRV are interested in our feedback and are aware of this thread so if you have an opinion on Victoria's / Melton's video quality please post it
They don't need our feedback Kevin...get them to watch the Hunter Cup replay and judge for themselves.
They put the Hunter Cup replay up did they? I tried watching about 2 hours after the race on Sat night and wasn't up. NSW Clubs have replays up within the hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by broncobrad
They need "Boss Hog" Harbor television like we have in NSW.
Have my eyes improved or has the Vic video quality improved markedly. It would seem to be a higher resolution - confirmed by the fact that Media player now has to buffer it (that is with Optus - who cannot even manage NSW's Trots TV at all, Telstra is still instantaneous with both) It is surely nice to be able to read the numbers etc. Thanks people
Had a look at the 2yr old race from Swan Hill last night and the Video Quality was crystal clear and a huge improvement on previous replays.
Can someone please watch replay of race 8 from melton on Friday. So much for improved quality!
How good are the camera angles in nz, their brilliant. With the spilt srceens and head on views. Great to watch at cambridge yesterday. You feel so much closer to the action. Watch it over here is like looking at ants race at times.
Just caught it Nathan - well some of it LOL. Nearly gave up on it but decided to fast forward and was relieved to find that someone killed the gremlin before the race was all overQuote:
Originally Posted by Njcstables
What has happened to the video quality of NSW's TrotsTV - very ordinary today
I know it isn't much compared to other problems in the world today but...why does the camera seem to go out of focus nearly every time the horses come around the home turn on each lap?
trying to watch melton trots nearly need barnoculars camera focus shocking.
Watching Sky on large TV screen at TAB tonight instead of computer and Albion Park wins 'Best camera work' award
Out tonight and watching Sky on big screen has convinced me NOT to get Foxtel after all - it looks better on my smaller computer monitor.
It is like watching Ch.7's blurry AFL coverage in Standard Def - maybe I should get Foxtel for the footy!
Sky 2 is the go Kev, The racing from NZ is light years ahead of Sky 1.
The HRV results replays seem to have changed their format - they are a little bigger and to me they seem to be a better quality. Anyone else think so
I have not been watching anything live lately so I do not know if Sky looks any better (I did get Foxtel after all)
Watching it this arvo Rich and I cannot help but think that nobody in authority in Oz must watch for it is a no-brainer to copy themQuote:
Originally Posted by Richard prior
Only drawback to coverage is the hour around sunset which is a crap period for the cameramen
Hey TC - I could become a NZer (Uncle just got back and said your country is a little better than OK ;))
ps Addington video a bit better than Alexandra
it's only one way traffic.....Kiwi's come over here we don't go over there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Hi Kev, Addington is a better watch but Alexandra Park still puts a lot of ours to shame, The split screens are fantastic and I can't really see how our coverage has improved at all. It is about time that the people in charge woke up and smelt the roses and have a real good look at some of the coverage from all over the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Well Steve we'll test your theory out when the big races come along. I for one would like to see our horses dominate and keep the cash here but that's not always possible as the Kiwi's have an endless array of talented horses and they regularly take home their fair share of the cash and trophy's.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Form Student
It would be good to see Seel N Print or Abettorpunt upset the apple cart, and bring something back..........I remember years ago, when Norm Lang, took Steel Jaw over to NZ..... he broke their jaws!
At the risk of this making me sound crazy (well crazier than some already think I am). I am serious when I say the gallops look better because they run on grass, well I noticed that little bit of a green fringe developing on the inside of Melton and I think they should develop it as with the colourful billboards around the track, you end up with an overall colourful video package
What about letting a few "graffiti artists" get on to the signboards in the back straight!
Pretty sure I heard that Abettorpunt was heading straight to Sydney......no NZQuote:
Originally Posted by The Form Student
Hoof cam is the weak point of their coverage for sure. Love that helicopter/drone? shot of some starts - as far as following what is happening you could not beat it (would probably be a bit off-putting for a whole race though)
Has anyone worked out a way to save these new mp4 video replays of harness.org yet ? The old type were easy to save !
i`m in the same boat as you rick.i have tried every avenue i know to save the replays of the races that i am interested in but to no avail,so if anyone knows how it can be done please inform us......having said that, i am very friendly with a computer geek,who i will ask advice....if he can`t do it ,then it cant be done. a real pain in the ass to have to go back through old results to watch a race replay.
You could just save the bookmark?
I can't see a way :/ stupid
Not that it matters, the quality of videos from country WA is horrendous. My bf (who is NOT a horsey person but who is subjected to me sending him videos of all my horses' races) often comments how horrible the quality is compared to the NZ races I send him. He says he can't even tell which horse is which and therefore doesn't watch the races I send sometimes. That's pretty poor, how are new people supposed to get interested in the industry if they can't see anything.
WORKED IT OUT!!!!!!!!! (well someone else did)
Hover over their "Play" icon. It'll show you the URL at the bottom of the browser. Each URL ends with a state="aaa"&&raceCode="bbb" . Substitute the lower case "aaa" and "bbb" into: http://media.harness.org.au/aaa/bbb.mp4. From there you can "Save page as..." ( assuming you're using Chrome ) by right clicking anywhere on the page and 'saving as'
(I was looking for the aaa and bbb and was confused, aaa=state, bbb=racecode in this example)
Example: first "Play" button has a link "state=WA&raceCode=BYC2810140" so the video can be found at http://media.harness.org.au/wa/BYC28101402.mp4
It works for me!!! :) yay (let me know if this doesn't make sense)
sorry kto,it dos`nt work...hover over the play icon on the race result page and it just tells you that it`s mp4 video of so many mbts.....i will have to bring in the guy i know,the computer whiz.
Thanks KTQ I got it to work . It's a lot more complicated than the old replays , I think they just don't want us to copy them.
It does work, it's just more complicated. Let me explain it better. The template for the video is: http://media.harness.org.au/stateinitials/RACECODE.mp4Quote:
Originally Posted by allanjg
The states capitals MUST be in lower case and the race code MUST be in uppercase. This is the first time I've ever seen a URL needing to be case specific but I'm no tech whizz - I tried in different forms of case and this is the only form that works.
So, for example the FOURTH race here at Pinjarra http://www.harness.org.au/meeting-re...PA031114&ms=wa
would be http://media.harness.org.au/wa/PAB03111409.mp4
THEN when the video starts playing, you right click anywhere in the screen and click save as and save to your computer.
The URL with the state and race code will be AT THE BOTTOM!!! Not the MB thing.
Bet your computer wizz wouldn't be able to work that out
The method that KTQ has explained works on Google Chrome but not on IE . It may work on other browsers but you can try that yourselves.
There is no need to find the URL to get the race code. The race code is on the page already and you should know the state.
So what I do is using Chrome I go to the results of the meeting I want (eg Ballarat Race 7) I jot down the race code and the state ( vic BAC30101401)
Then using the template http://media.harness.org.au/ add the state in lowercase then / and then the race code and add .mp4
So you end up with http://media.harness.org.au/vic/BAC30101401.mp4
Then just put that address into your browser ( the top line on the screen) ( you will have to clear the address that is already there) then click on the blue highlighted line that opens just below and you will end up at the page with the replay starting to play. Then just right click and select "save video as" and then choose where you want to save it and it will download.
So until someone comes up with an easier method this will do the job ! Thanks again to KTQ for this tip.
Sounds like Katie is a valuable addition to our stable
thanks rick,i hav`nt tried it yet,but it`s a hell of a long process compared to the way it was...why they had to change it i don`t know,not all of us are walking around with iphones.....i suppose some young gun walking around the board offices with nothing better to do trying to justify there job.
I agree with you Allan. They did have 2 types of videos available for a long time (wmv and mp4) but it would be easier for them to just go with one. To be fair to them mp4 is the more common and popular one at the moment. They are probably trying to improve the quality of the picture and this is just a temporary problem. Lets hope they can get their programmers to ad an option to download the replay .
If anyone finds an easier way or a program that will do it please let us know . I know you can get programs that record the whole page but they lose some quality and work in real time. Need one that works via the URL like the Youtube downloaders. Thanks.
You can apparently get browser video converter apps/add ons/extensions that will do it easier than my method. But I haven't tried any so have no recommendations.
There are times when I have thought the video quality has improved but it is so inconsistent and nowadays anything other than HiDef for sport struggles to look anything more than average.
Tonight at Ballarat they must have had to employ casuals who have never used a camera!
Not than any of the circuit looks clear, but as they pass the winning post they are SO OUT OF FOCUS it is not funny
Agree with you Kevin.
With 2 meetings the resources of Mediatec, the video company, seem like they were obviously stretched. Swan Hill replays look to be ok.....except for the dust !
Wonder whether HRV or Sky monitor the signal and provide feedback.