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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video



Title: Convention video
Phil,
 
Consider it done. BTW as a little ancillary source of income I'm putting the finishing touches on a 19th century carriage house converted to a daily rental on Capitol Hill. It should be available in another 3 weeks or so. It's two blocks from the library of congress, four blocks to the Capitol. So next time you're coming to town please let me know, you get a waiver on the rent.
 
thanks,
 
Alec
 
 


From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Phil Nuytten
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 11:44 PM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video

Hi, Alec!
Just got back from Washington D.D. an hour,or so, ago - and checked my emails at home. Thought you did a good job with the video on the 2009 convention - considering the lousy water conditions and silt bottom! I'd enjoy having a copy of it, if it isn't too much trouble - glad to cover any DVD costs, etc. Just send to the office.
D.C. was good - had supper at the Capitol Building last night with various congresspersons, Admirals, Buzz Aldrin and other astronauts on the Space side, Sylvia Earle, Joe MacInnis and the usual suspects on the Ocean side - also gave a talk at a National  Geographic headquarters the day before and at another banquet at the Canadian Embassy. The Capitol was very cool, though - and the art in the areas where the public is not allowed is spectacular! An original oil of George Washington that he actually sat for . . .huge murals of the Fathers of Confederation and so on
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:15 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video

My convention video is online. I initially tried Youtube, but deleted it when I found the file compression made everything outside the sub a uniform green. All the starfish and sponges simply disappeared, and it looked like we were admiring a painted green wall through the viewport. So, I've moved to another site that is not free but which offers better quality. It’s still jumpy and full of jagged edges compared to the DVD version, but at least one can see the starfish now. I think I'll be moving older videos to this other site as well. They have weekly upload quotas,  so look for about one video per week.

I'll mail Ray a full resolution DVD. The site where this is hosted also allows downloads of the full quality file for one week. Be forewarned if you choose that option, it's a VERY big download -- 784MB. But if you do have the patience for that, it certainly looks a lot better.

Be aware also there's a fade to black mid movie to separate two chapters. It isn't ended till you see the credits!
 
http://www.vimeo.com/6953274


Cheers,

Alec


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