Terry, I very much enjoyed that You Tube video and the tour of your layout.
You have done very well, and that video is not too long. Plenty to look at, plenty to see. I went through it a couple of times.
Rich
Alton Junction
Just finished this Video Trying to show the features of my layout But at just under 11 minutes i think its too long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tPoX_gj40E
And yes i straightened up the Mt Hope Station
I swear i see stuff to fix in every video
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
TerryinTexas
See my Web Site Here
http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
Just like to say I enjoyed the videos immensely. Good work!
zstripe Rich, Try Denatured Alcohol, not Isopropyl it is stronger and will not harm plastic. I used it to loosen and remove the ballast and glue from an Atlas#4 and a wye and it cleaned up really good, then washed in warm soapy water and looks brand new.
Rich,
Try Denatured Alcohol, not Isopropyl it is stronger and will not harm plastic. I used it to loosen and remove the ballast and glue from an Atlas#4 and a wye and it cleaned up really good, then washed in warm soapy water and looks brand new.
rrinker If you have Windows then Windows Movie Maker is totally free and works quite well for cleaning up movies. That's what i edit mine with, and I have to mirror image the whole thing since the iCar records through a mirror. Pretty easy to use, too. --Randy
If you have Windows then Windows Movie Maker is totally free and works quite well for cleaning up movies. That's what i edit mine with, and I have to mirror image the whole thing since the iCar records through a mirror. Pretty easy to use, too.
--Randy
Not sure why but when i try to load an MP4 file to movie maker i get an unsupported file type error message Maybe i have an older version
I did find this
http://www.iskysoft.com/article/import-mp4-to-windows-movie-maker.html
That's odd, because all the videos I edit are from my iPhone, Movie Maker handles them fine. I have the Minuteman iCar that holds my iPhone for on-board videos. I do need to edit and post the one of it all going into the river last time I was using it.
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
Try Denatured Alcohol, not Isopropyl it is stronger and will not harm plastic. I used it to loosen and remove the ballast and glue from an Atlas#4 and a wye and it cleaned up really good, then washed in warm soapy water and looks brand new. I also used it to strip paint off of CMW plastic trailers, does a fast job, no harm to them from it. Sunnyside brand.
Take Care!
Frank
Yes and Windows Movie Maker Is usually already installed on most Windows PCs and is the simplest to use
but Mine won't do MP4 files
AVI files are huge and take forever to up load
I did for a year use Pinnacle's Video spin another so called Free package because you could do MP4 files and it is very similar to movie maker
but it would often freeze up i think they made it do that to make you buy the upgrade See the reviews ( not good )
http://download.cnet.com/Pinnacle-Video-Spin/3000-13631_4-10747819.html
Wonder Share is much more Powerful You can do Split Screen
Picture in Picture and will auto convert files as you set the preference to and also up loads to utube or any device but still easy to learn and it gets great reviews >
http://download.cnet.com/Wondershare-Video-Editor/3000-13631_4-75324413.html#editorsreview
Its well worth the 39.95
You can try it free
C&O Fan Thinking out side the box Why glue it down in the first place ????? would make for a good discussion thread
Thinking out side the box Why glue it down in the first
place ?????
would make for a good discussion thread
I like LION's approach. Don't glue down the ballast at all even outside the rails - - use a brush to reshape it if it gets messed up.
True
I just replaced a 3 ft section and have yet to glue it down
it's been a month and it hasn't moved yet
Actually, ballast that is glued down with a water/matte medium mix is very easy to remove when it is outside the track itself. Isopropyl alcohol is your friend.
The problem is the ballast glued on top of the ties (a major no-no). That ballast is extremely difficult to remove in its entirety. Expensive, but easier, to just replace the track.
richhotrain I think that I will buy Wonder Share and edit out the crooked track, the excess ballast, aand the track nails. Rich
I think that I will buy Wonder Share and edit out the crooked track, the excess ballast, aand the track nails.
LOL the ballast is easy to remove with some warm water and Alcohol mix
or you can use the blur feature in wonder share
richhotrain Terry, which movie editor do you use? As far as the contest, you got there first with a model railroad video. Mine would be "been there, done that" video. I think that besides your fine layout, the video capture of a model railroad caught the judges attention. BTW, do you put a video or a photo on WPF? I don't see a video. Rich
Terry, which movie editor do you use?
As far as the contest, you got there first with a model railroad video.
Mine would be "been there, done that" video. I think that besides your fine layout, the video capture of a model railroad caught the judges attention.
BTW, do you put a video or a photo on WPF? I don't see a video.
I use Wonder Share you can download it and try it for free But your videos will have a watermark till you pay for it
http://www.wondershare.net/ad/video-editor-win/?gclid=CI_l7LTM1cICFaU7MgodQmMA-g
They have lots of Utube tutorials that help get you going
and it has an easy video feature that you can use right away
I did a Black and White picture in this weeks WPF but there was a U tube link under it
Some may have missed the link
It only has 40 views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOm85epLXko
BTW if you look up onthe wall as i'm pulling out of the yard you will see the tip of my hat in the mirror~~~~oops
richhotrain Been there done that but used the video editor to cut it out C&O Fan the good thing is the camera runs its self so I'm free to run 2 throttles Something for you to try Rich I do have two throttles, but you have to be careful not to get yourself caught in the video. I stand behind the camera or off to the side. Rich
Been there done that but used the video editor to cut it out
C&O Fan the good thing is the camera runs its self so I'm free to run 2 throttles Something for you to try Rich
the good thing is the camera runs its self so I'm free to run 2 throttles
Something for you to try Rich
I do have two throttles, but you have to be careful not to get yourself caught in the video. I stand behind the camera or off to the side.
Outstanding work on every level
Hope he is still in good Health
I stumbled across this Youtube contributor a few years ago. He takes layout videos to the next level. He uses a chroma-key green screen background that is amazing!
And he did some onboard stuff that got me interested in trying it. For some reason he hasn't posted anything on his layout recently.
Take a look! Ed
Here's the "Great Train Chase" i posted in this weeks WPF thread
PS notice the bunk house @ the 0:20 mark i knocked off its foundation Its on the right
and yes the chase loco stalled but atleast it was in front of the MT Hope station and it did catch up
Thanks Rich! I sure love those bridges and I know just where I could put one if I expand. As far as your ballast goes, I think I would try and go at it with a little tiny hammer. Breaking it up may or may not work. Even if you only get it down so that only a few little bits remain you can cover those over with a new thin layer.
How big is your room? It appears to be a good size. I really thought the shot of pulling into the station was cool. A few people standing around inside and out would really add to the scene. It looked quite real.
I had track nails in just a couple of spots on my current layout and in some of the photo's my daughter took for her photo club and in a video I had made, they jumped right out at me even though they were painted and the track had ballast. I think with more of us using video and the quality of the cameras improving still photo's, the nails have to go. Either after gluing the ballast down or just use caulk from the get go. The three foot rule has gone out the window as we look at our layouts through the lens.
I am now taking photo's as I go, as I find they pick up things I just don't see myself. I am not sure why that is. A tired brain perhaps.
Looking forward to seeing more. You could do a video of looking back at the loco as it goes around the layout, that would be cool. Let the chase begin!
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Cool you should post this in WPF
Brent, this one's for you.
Departing Dearborn Station, over the double bascule bridge, around the layout, and back to Dearborn Station. As always, ignore my track work. I have lots of work to do.
C&O Fan richhotrain When they say that you will receive a "fee Mobius Basic camera package", does that include the mini cam? Rich I guess so i clicked the link and got this https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/store/products/mobius-basic-actioncam-3/
richhotrain When they say that you will receive a "fee Mobius Basic camera package", does that include the mini cam? Rich
When they say that you will receive a "fee Mobius Basic camera package", does that include the mini cam?
I guess so i clicked the link and got this
https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/store/products/mobius-basic-actioncam-3/