Windyridge games video

[ajva]

My Dad's bridge pal Pat Smith took quite a bit of footage at the Windyridge Games 2007 and turned up at the house on Monday afternoon (while I was still there) with various DVDs of his edited version.

And what an edited version! He's obviously done this before. He made it into a final cut of just over 17 minutes, complete with comedy music etc. I've been trying to upload it to Google videos, since it's the first site I've come across that takes such big video files of such length (it's about 500-650 megs, depending on which version of the file I take), but I've hit that glitch that seems to be buggering Google video beta where you successfully upload something with the Uploader but it doesn't show in your account. Possibly I just need to get hold of some good compression software - I wouldn't know. Video file editing is also not something I've ever done before and I'm not sure I even have the right software for it on my machine. Any suggestions for alternatives would be most welcome. If anyone with the appropriate software would be interested in taking one of the DVDs and uploading it themselves then they would be most welcome. It was done on a Mac, to give you some idea of what you'd be dealing with. I can provide details of the files available to anyone interested in helping out here.

Meanwhile, I've been watching the video over and over again to make sure I made the correct decision at one crucial point. I think I did, but it was so damn close that I keep worrying about it. It's the wheelbarrow race, where conflux and stefanc take the silver by a hair from ciphergoth and spikeylady, who take the bronze after hitting their stride and storming through the field towards the end. I'm pretty sure that Stef gets his hand over the finishing line *just* before Paul, but if it had been the other way around then ciphergoth would have won the championship instead of conflux. Like I say, I'm pretty sure I made the right call but it's damn close. I'm very glad I insisted on getting a finishing line painted on the ground as well as a starting line or I'd be fretting about it forever.

At least it gives us something to rant about for years to come. :o)

Comments

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

I've been watching the video over and over again to make sure I made the correct decision at one crucial point. I think I did, but it was so damn close that I keep worrying about it.

[grin] That strikes me as utterly like you, and also rather sweet! However, I'm sure you made the right decision. Not that I was there till just after that. *But*.

Video sounds fab though, shall look forward to seeing it.

BTW have emailed you at work re Weds but you won't get it till the morning so: yep, that sounds great, even after today's news :-)

[ajva.livejournal.com]

Coolness! Will see you on Weds then.

And yes, you're right, I confess - it is just like me. But that's only because it *matters*, dammit! :oD

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

Coolness! Will see you on Weds then.

Rah! Will come straight from work (OMG I CAN SAY THAT NOW) so about six thirty?

And yes, you're right, I confess - it is just like me. But that's only because it *matters*, dammit! :oD

[giggle]

[ajva.livejournal.com]

6:30 sounds great. See you then, my dear. We simply *must* have some champagne to celebrate your new status as jobwinner!


...and of course, you can bitch to me about how shit your work day has been. Hurrah to be able to do that! :o)

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

We simply *must* have some champagne to celebrate your new status as jobwinner!

[giggle] Indeed. Though to be fair, flickgc and I did a fair amount of that this afternoon. The email I sent you may have been slightly, er, drunken...

[ajva.livejournal.com]

Drunken emails are not only permitted but in fact positively welcomed. :o)

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

[giggle] Indeed. Though it must be said that this one probably wasn't that sort of drunken!

These comments brought to you from My Bed by The Power Of Wifi, sponsored by That Headache You Get When You Drink In The Afternoon.

[ajva.livejournal.com]

Oh God, that headache. I know it well. Incidentally, it may interest you to know that my Dad described you as a "lovely wee dame" just after you left us at Dunlop station. This is the same Dad who is captured on the Windyridge Games video rubbing Paul's head in petting fashion after Paul squeals with excitement at winning another medal. For me, that was one of the funniest moments of the video, given what I know of Paul. :o)

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

Oh God, that headache. I know it well.

Indeed. It is made somewhat nicer by being snuggled up in bed, though. I love my laptop.

Your dad's brilliant. I thought he was great, even if I was somewhat scathing about his politics once or twice! And oh God, that is rather funny about Paul. [giggle]

Your party was An Hit altogether, in fact. flickgc is now thoroughly fed up with hearing about it.

[ajva.livejournal.com]

My Dad loves people being scathing about his politics. He particularly enjoyed your humming of the Red Flag at hilariously appropriate moments.

We still need that Blue Flag filk at some point, of course. Perhaps we can work on it on Wednesday...

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

He particularly enjoyed your humming of the Red Flag at hilariously appropriate moments.

[snork] I think I got a bit carried away that afternoon! Was v funny however.

We still need that Blue Flag filk at some point, of course. Perhaps we can work on it on Wednesday...

Actually I have been Thinking On It, which is always dangerous... :-)

[ajva.livejournal.com]

Honestly, my Dad's take on being disagreed with is different from most people's. At any point he is likely to collapse into fits of laughter and nothing is ever personal. I guess that's what comes of having a Tory mother and a Communist father...

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

At any point he is likely to collapse into fits of laughter and nothing is ever personal.

Yes, that's sort of how it went! Was good fun.

This is rubbish and knocked together just now while in the throes of a hangover.

The people's flag is royal blue
That's more for me and less for you
We shan't beg and we shan't rob
Just take your pension *and* your job

So keep the blue flag at half-mast
And don't you scrutinise our past
As lefties flinch and commies sneer
We'll wave the blue flag vaguely here

[ajva.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I must go to bed now, but we'll chat about everything on Weds. See you then, dear...

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

Yes, sleep. Eeee! Weds! See you then :-)

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

...you've done this before, haven't you?

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

Actually, I can honestly say that this is the first time I have ever written any filk. I don't Do filk. It's actually incredibly looked down on by most of the SF community! [grin]