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A Straight Shot: Episode 1 Please check out the new EpicTV series "A Straight Shot" which features wingsuit BASE jumpers Vincent "Le Blond" Descols, Brian Drake, and Dan Vicary terrain flying in the Alps. We've got some great lines planned and will keep filming as long as we can keep the funding going for the helis. That will depend on good view #s, so if you like what you see and want to see more, please share and ask those you share it with to share. Thanks, Brian Brian Drake

It's a joke. There is no data. Brian Drake

Is the film going to be IMAX? Brian Drake

Shouldn't it be EITHER 1 or 2? If you can fly a 2-way at 2.3, shouldn't a 2-way at 2.5 be a new record. Or a 3 way at 2.3? Brian Drake

Here (most shots are Opteka on an HC5, some are Raynox 0.3x) As Spot said, it's perfect for what it's for. Brian Drake

Here you go 1 and 2 RAM mount (D size arm). CX100 (in Tonfly box). Hypeye D Controller. Opteka 0.3x. Brian Drake

Intellectual Property = IP = Imaginary Property

Perhaps I'm a bit old-fashioned, but the word "lady" seems to be out of place there. "Trashy celebutante" may be more appropriate Brian Drake

Excellent video Jarno. Very fun to watch. Brian Drake

With that caveat allowed, then the lowest I've heard of in a wingsuit is 160 ft. Brian Drake

I guess by copying my post, you've further underscored the idea. Phil and Brian, Logic Task Force Tag Team

Good news about Paradive. But then Ori and Philip have said recently both Paradive and SkyKef have turned into even worse tandem-factories. I was referring to the fact that Shlomo HaMalech is probably what people would have called King Solomon in his day. But you're right, Shlomie at Paradive probably had a hand in inventing the parachute. Brian Drake

It's that season. End of year video season that is. Here's mine. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Brian Drake

Who in turn probably copied it from King Solomon (or Shlomo to his pals). Brian Drake

Well, Robi didn't invent the words "Phoenix", "Fly", "Wingsuit", "Ghost", "Vampire", "Phantom", etc... so he obviously ripped off those words from whomever coined them first. Robi also stole the idea of the wingsuit from Patrick DG, who stole the idea from his predecessors, who were really just ripping off DaVinci, who really was just ripping of whatever Greek came up with the story of Daedelus and Icarus. Robi also uses construction materials that he is copying from others. He didn't invent ZP, or zippers, or nylon thread. Heck, even by sewing, he's obviously a knock off of whatever person came up with that idea. The more you break it down, Robi is just a big ol' copy of a ton of people. Doesn't he have his own ideas? Brian Drake

First test footage from this morning. Shot in 720p mode. Converted to AIC via QT pro, then sped up 700% in FCE, output as H.264 with 5000kb/s limit. Uploaded to Vimeo and whatever conversion they do. Original Mp4 is sharper as the conversion process I used did soften the footage slightly, as well as remove some detail and add some artifacting. But even the original was "bloomy" and a little too soft for my liking. Still, can't beat the size, price, and ease of mounting. Not a bad supplemental camera. Brian Drake

According to Quicktime Pro, the Mp4 file off the HeroHD uses the Ambarella AVC Encoder. I can import this file into Final Cut Express, and scrub through the video, but it won't play in a sequence without rendering. I use an HC5, which captures in Apple Intermediate Codec and a CX100 which FCE "captures" (log and transfer) into AIC too. AIC plays in a sequence in FCE without the need for rendering. So I'm thinking it would be best to convert my HeroHD files to AIC. Is this a good idea? Is there something faster than QT Pro for doing this conversion? Brian Drake

I thought the theatrical release date was going to be June 2010. Have they moved that to earlier in the year? Brian Drake

I can be there too. Time to redeem that v3 raincheck. Brian Drake

Stoney, you've met me a few times and should know I'm not uptight but enjoy good banter. I added the since evidently if you don't do that on these forums, people assume the worst and think you must be a raging asshole. Unless I am specifically vicious and mean-spirited in my words, give me the benefit of the doubt and realize I'm usually being a bit mischievous and playful in my posts. With that in mind... I responded to Matt's post because it fit on one page without scrolling. Sorry "War and Peace" Stoney, but your posts are much too long and boring for me to actually read. ... Brian Drake

Stoney, I wasn't asking a question about a modification you made after my post as I do not possess the ability to see the future. I was asking Matt about his proposal. But thanks for answering for him. He's pretty busy this week. Brian Drake

So this would count? Brian Drake

Whens the wingsuit record attempt? Saturday (Nov 7) through Friday (Nov 13). I'm talking with pointofviewcameras.com to ship overnight directly to the DZ, but if it doesn't get to them until Thursday, it'll probably be too late. Brian Drake

Well I guess the early-bird gets f*cked. I ordered mine from pointofviewcameras.com (they were the first site offering pre-orders, even before GoPro.com, to my knowledge) the last week of September and mine probably won't arrive until next Friday. Not in time for the Elsinore Wingsuit event, which was my primary plan for the camera. Oh well.... Brian Drake

g3ninfinite Where did you order yours from? Brian Drake