mittelfruh1 You guys are killing me. I haven't been able to get the cam for about a month now. Maybe it's because I'm up here in Canada?? I've got the latest updates, all my other cams work like a charm. Anyone else still frustrated?
You guys are killing me. I haven't been able to get the cam for about a month now. Maybe it's because I'm up here in Canada?? I've got the latest updates, all my other cams work like a charm. Anyone else still frustrated?
Have you tried all three methods of accessing the camera image?
The following is written from the viewpoint of using Windows... if you are using a MAC or something else then the address and image size and frame rates will be the same but some of my descriptions of how the media player gets run will be different than what you will see (and I have no idea what would be the equivalent).
For the largest image and most frames per second use:
http://128.173.197.94:443/RRCmov
This one will open a new tab in the browser (or a maybe new window) and then run Windows Media Player and close the window/tab that was opened. Be advised that being the largest image and the most frames per second it will consume the most bandwidth on your internet connection and if you have a limit of bytes per day/week/month imposed by your ISP you might overrun that limit and be reduced in the speed of your connection for the duration of their measuring period before it comes back to full speed again. Also, if there are other users of your connection to the internet they may experience slow connection speed while you are viewing the video.
The 2nd method is to hover the mouse arrow over the word "Interactive" in the line of text below the banner at the top of this page (the one you are reading now), then select "WebCams" from the menu that drops down and follow the appropriate link shown on the webcams page that will appear.
This method will also, like the 1st method, open a new tab/window, then open Windows Media Player and then close the new tab/window, but it uses considerably less bandwidth from your ISP, because the image is smaller and the frame rate is so low (one per second). But, because of the low frame rate, trains "jerk" along the track (and automobiles "jump" down the street) and that can be disconcerting..
The 3rd method is via a connection from the Hotel Roanoke:
RoanokeRailCam.com
and then click on the image at the top of the page to get to a page that shows the railcam. The image will be embedded in the page viewed in the browser.
These will open in a new tab or window of your browser and present the smaller size image but at a higher frame rate than the 2nd method above, so it is kind of a middle of the road connection as far as bandwidth from your ISP.
If you cannot get any of these to work, then we can try something else to see what the problem is on your PC.
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
I have viewed the hotel cam several times lately in the wee hours of the AM (1 to 5 AM EDT) and it seems to be in color all night.
I supposed that someone saw our bemoaning about it in this thread and figured out how to make it stay in color. It also seems to be better focused for distance than it was and I have not noticed the random "focus seeking" it used to go through when a car drove by with the headlights on.
A big THANK YOU to whoever it was that did those things!
...Just took a peek at hotel cam and sure enough....an eastbound with NSs on point for power. And I believe I could see what must be at least part of the "web" fluttering in the breeze. Left center area of pic. Cam still showing color.
Quentin
Yes Spidey is back and with a vengence. Is he trying to capture a train. The web is tied to a tree on one side and to the far signal bridge ?? At 1010am cam time train passed just under the web, whew close call. Uncle Pete is in town , is that a lease hour power engine??
Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
The spider web usually does not last long, it gets built in the late afternoon or early evening and by AM the wind and flying bugs have usually destroyed most of it.
Right now I see a remnant of it right at the top of the image half way across... Looks like an out-of-focus, jittery black cloud agains the blue sky.
Last night a similar "blob" was almost dead center in the scene (just above center and slightly to the left).
.......The weather seems nice and clear in Roanoke today...Can even see the mountains in the background quite clear late this morning.
See no evidence of a spicer web now...if so, perhaps the sun has to be at a certain angle to bring it out....Or maybe it's been removed...??
No trains. lots of cars in parking lot.
Great to have the hotel cam back . These periods of severe withdrawal are tough . RON
SPIDEYs back!
It may be an arachnid, but it seems to be too much of a HAM, and built the web smack dab in the middle of the field of view!
....To whom ever credit is due...Thanks. Cam is working normal again. Looks like a nice day in Roanoke. No trains right now, but looks like a very pretty late Spring day...Just as we're having.
Its up now at http://128.173.197.94:443/RRCmov. If it does not work for you, you might need to check your internet browser settings and if it needs any updates.
Joe
Still not working for me. It's been weeks.
Hotel Cam is up and running again. Thank you for getting it running again.
No only the low resolution is working http://128.173.197.94:443/RRCtrainsDOTcom.
I am hoping the IT peeps get to look into it now that Memorial Day is done.
Has anyone been able to bring up the hotel cam . RON
Hotel cam still down . Has anyone heard anything about the problem or when it will be fixed ? RON
Two of the links I know of for the Hotel cam are down, but the third one is working.
Unfortunately it is the "low rez", "slow update rate" (1 frame per second):
http://128.173.197.94:443/RRCtrainsDOTcom
Don't know why the other two are not working.
7:58 pm . Still down . RON
I sadly see the Roanoke hotel cam is down.
Rich
Those that desire, find a way..... Those that don't, find an excuse.
Either my timing is off today or there isn`t much traffic . RON
Have any of you been to the O. WINSTON LINK museum ? If so , how was it ? I have been to the transportation museum and it was great . RON
Kolechovski - Thanks for the suggestion. After reading your suggestion, I decided to try the following, which worked for me. I placed the image into WordPerfect Presentations, then saved as a JPEG image, then uploaded onto PhotoBucket, and thanks to you, here we are. This is the electric and switcher from last weekend that I had mentioned in a previous post.
Yesterday an engine and two slugs were headed east and I didn't bother saving an image. Guess who is kicking themselves now.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Okay, let's see if this works.
Guy with WordPerfect...try copy-pasting the pics into Microsoft Paint, and then save them there (JPEG format). I've been getting lucky in when I've been viewing the cam, I often see good variety of locos/freight, though my luck in capturing the images before updating is bad.
mittelfruh1 I haven't been able to get the cam for weeks now. Anyone else having this issue? Thanks, Paul Cummings in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
I haven't been able to get the cam for weeks now. Anyone else having this issue? Thanks, Paul Cummings in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
mittelfruh1..........Just tried the cam and it is up and running. Still in color as of the time of my post. Looks like it has just turned dark....Just a bit of light in the western sky. Rails are empty as of this moment.
A nice train movement today. 7:30 onwards. Dispacther held the eastbound. let a westward go through , backed the eastwarrd into the yard while passing another eastward..Railroading!!!!
As large as the Roanoke yards seem to be, are they nearly plugged? I've seen in the past where trains seem to wait forever for clearance.
Good to see the rails humming and making money, and that was a mix of freight too.
RIX
rixflix aka Captain Video. Blessed be Jean Shepherd and all His works!!! Hooray for 1939, the all time movie year!!! I took that ride on the Reading but my Baby caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.
Very wet and stormy in Roanoke right now . I have had the cam up for a while and haven`t seen anything yet . RON
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