The dam looks empty at Swan Hill so there mustn't be much water there!
This reminds me of this old clip - track preparation and video quality have come a way since this era!
http://media.harness.org.au/vic/WRC04020702.wmv
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The dam looks empty at Swan Hill so there mustn't be much water there!
This reminds me of this old clip - track preparation and video quality have come a way since this era!
http://media.harness.org.au/vic/WRC04020702.wmv
How good does the grass racing from Otaki look - helped by some fantastic close up work when using the split screen
What were they thinking with the head-on shots down the back straight at Melton today
STOP
Do not do that again Mediatec - one loses all idea of what is happening in the race
All racing now looks bloody ordinary compared to the Hi Def sport one can get on Foxtel
but the harness racing should look much better than it does
We still race on small tracks compared to the gallops so why do they still look better
A fair test I believe would be that we should be able to read the horse numbers in the back straight
If we cannot - improve the camera work or get better cameras
ps It is time racing went Hi Def
Why does the pic quality vary so much?
Look at last night's Melton - it is simply POOR (you would think the lights had been dimmed but the resolution was bloody ordinary anyway)
http://www.harness.org.au/meeting-re...X280815&ms=vic
Some days/tracks the pic is so much better than other days
If we can't have HiDef what about MPEG4 - it looks very good on the gallops new Ch78
I emailed Mediatec and John Anderson about this but got NO REPLY
NZ videos are great I bought a NZ filly and was able to watch the dams race replays as well
Her last race was 2008
Fact: I watch too much TV (and it is just about all HD nowadays)
Maybe this why I find Sky picture quality so poor in comparison
Visitors prevented me going to the Hamilton Cup today but I tuned into a couple of races.
At first I thought the cameras must have been out of focus.
It looked bloody ordinary. I suppose if you are watching simply to see if your numbers come up it may not be so bad OR maybe it is worse for you are only going to decipher where your horse is by means of the caller (or maybe its colours) as you are not going to be reading any numbers
I watched a gallops race from Strathalbyn to see if I was being fair and I must admit it was nearly as bad
In this day and age I think people expect better - I do
Other than going and viewing live (with trusty binocs) the only vision I am confident of enjoying is that on Ch.7 and 78 (racing.com) and there is no trots there I am afraid :(
Watch this to see how good harness racing vision can be
http://www.prix-amerique.com/opodo-r...baune/?lang=en
Click bottom right corner to enlarge it to full screen. I watch it on my 58cm 23" Samsung HD computer screen and it looks brilliant
All the replays of the lead up races to Prix d'Amerique look brilliant and can be found here under the Opodoraces tab here
http://www.prix-amerique.com/?lang=en
I am pretty sure that Mediatec record our races in HD too (so not there fault) but whatever you do
DONT put this on full screen
http://www.harness.org.au/meeting-re...ic#MXM30011601
(Last night's Vic Cup.)
When you think of what it could look like it is sad to see HRV getting excited about putting some marker graphics on the track
http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=28750
The stuff done on course at Melton Friday night by Mediatec was outstanding. Believe some of it filtered through to Sky. Had cameras on carts facing the driver and cameras on helmets.
On big screen 2/3rds was the normal race coverage and 2 boxes on side showing each of shots above, alternating between drivers & carts that were geared up.
If it gets loaded anywhere need to watch the above footage of Vic Cup. Especially Chris Alford at start and end of race. Great stuff!!
From what I saw on track could be something more this week. Ballarat had pictures on social media as well. Had cameras on clerk of course and pics of horses scoring up behind mobile, etc.
The last link in my post - the Vic Cup, shows some of that Alford footage Paul but the problem is the quality/definition which we are provided with to watch it. The European links do not contain any gimmicks just pure quality, you can read the starters numbers all the way around, see the breath of the horses, the colours are crystal clear and the close ups outstanding.
You will enjoy this Paul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0bC...layer_embedded
Be sure to use the bottom right corner menu to change the settings quality to 1080 and go full screen
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Here's another one Kev. Our media department has a bit of work to do!
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It is fantastic stuff NathanQuote:
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Gallops racing in Australia is even miles behind this
IMAGINE if we took the lead and went to this level FIRST
we just might win a few fans
How long has 521 Sky Thoroughbred Central (which became the NSW/QLD boutique channel by default when VIC broke away with their won 522 Racing.com) been High Def - turned it on for Sydney's big day of racing and it looks fantastic
HD coverage started on 522 today Kev
Good timing by me then (I am assuming you mean 521 Kyle)
https://www.punters.com.au/news/Sky-...nships_144321/
"Sky Thoroughbred Central (channel 521) will broadcast in HD after Sky worked with Telstra to create a purpose built network that connects 137 racetracks across Australia to Sky Racing’s headquarters."
I wonder whether any of those tracks are Victorian? NSW seem to have indirectly benefited from VIC breaking away. I know that racing.com/Ch 78 is mpeg4 and fairly good but it is just SD on 522 and looks very plain next to 521 (NSW & QLD) now
It has got me beat how the series of videos that we have been receiving lately from Cody are beautiful HD quality and yet we cannot get that for our race viewing
Me again. This issue has to be kept front and centre as we are in a competition and the quality is s*^%house.
I have an excellent large TV and starting my viewing of tonight's big program it is really frustrating to see these blurry standard definition images
No wonder they introduced coloured race numbers as the video quality is so poor that you would be guessing the numbers - learning the number colours or driver colours is the only way to locate the runners without relying on the caller (whom people in clubs and pubs can rarely hear)
If there is still some lame excuse as to why we are not getting HD then we at least have to have a split screen (like NZ) or better info at the bottom of the screen
The Race To Royalty breeders crown promo video
http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=30346
They are having a crack but maybe hiring a French producer would create some magic
If you look at the replays of last night at Melton there is a definite improvement in pic quality, I am not talking HD but a noticeable improvement. You can actually go Full screen (on a computer) and it is quite watchable. Try doing that for any other Melton meet and comparing - I think you will notice the difference
http://www.harness.org.au/meeting-re...X050816&ms=vic
It's 3.30pm on Saturday and Friday nights Bendigo replays are still not up !
Try any regional WA event. There was a trot night in Narrogin I think it was on a Saturday and results - that's the results, let alone videos - weren't up til Monday. Yet NZ has trial videos up same day on a saturday! Trials!!!!
I'm kind of enjoying GP's video lately. All different angles, horse level, straight on, regular level . Split screen would be a great addition but theyre improving at least!
Watching some French and Norwegian harness on Sky 2 just now and it is sensational to see what coverage can be like when there is nothing else programmed except 2 harness meets. Divided screen showing everything that is happening at the 2 tracks - some preview comments but overall not much commentary often music instead - it is really easy, relaxing viewing
The French coverage from Marseille Borely is your typical french stuff - bloody fantastic
I have not bothered having Sky 2 until recently but this is what I dream of for us - I may have to become even more of a night owl