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Slow is all human perception. I have a couple tips for shooting videos if you're interested in them, although they may be more on the "realistic railfan-type" side.<ul><li>Keep the camera low to the ground and unmoving, either on a tripod or on the layout's surface. Try not to show the fascia or top of the backdrop. This adds a lot of realism.</li><li>Trains do have to go really slow, especially on sharp curves. I run them as slow as I can while keeping them fast enough so as not to stall, and that's a pretty realistic speed. This is close to the regular speed I run my trains at, although since it was a drag freight with helpers I was going a bit slower than usual... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF6T7OG0-eU[/url]</li><li>If I want slower than that, I can artificially slow down the trains in my video editing software. I usually use half speed to get a slow speed for switching and such. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkfzqVwTSH8[/url]</li><li>Talking isn't usually a good idea, so I use subtitles instead to point out things and give references to the filming location and train symbol. </li><li>Dubbing in prototype railroad sound isn't hard, but it adds more to a video than almost anything else. It's a bit slow when you start out, but it gets easier! Dubbing sound into a 3-minute or so film used to take me an hour. Now it takes me about 15 minutes. Here's a video tutorial on that that I created: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLx7K7Hyu2o[/url]</li></ul>I hope to see more of this layout! It looks like a neat little system!I'll have some construction photos to share later this weekend, but nothing just yet...
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