One of the things that made me have such a "hankering" to the Great Lakes coaches were their willingness to try new things. When I first spoke to Ken Allen about doing this broadcast thing, he took the lead. He went out of the way to figure things out, to get online with the streaming. Greg Hardmon asked me what he could do to make things possible. He even found a second camera and went got more software to make it happen. Steve Martin, one of the most innovative guys in game, had his camera repaired to do this. He then talked with (I guess) Ken or Greg and figured how to broadcast from his house. That was fantastic!
Greco and I stayed up some nights around the clock figuring things out. That firewire thing, he discovered while talking to me on the phone. Every camera setup is not the same. Special settings need to be done, based on the brand of camera. Mozeek went out and bought about a hunnad'
wires to make it happen in NY.
It would be good to see Philly do this. Down South, JoeRam is a computer geek who can do some things. JoeRam, your camera should work but it comes in the testing. That needs to be done. We need to see if a signal can be shown from Atlanta to New York to Dallas to Detroit. Things like that will pave the way. But you can't be alone. Others got to want to get involved. I know Marlon is hyped up and want innovation in the game. Rafiyq is a soldier. He'll run through a brick wall for the game.
Shamefully, no one in the DFW ever saw the use of "nationalizing" their league to the point of learning anything from me as far as broadcasting is concern. Thus, you will never get to see the characters of the DFW.
Yeah Mantaraye, go at Anthony. Help Ant understand no one's trying to steal his idea. Guys just want to learn from his ideas and sit in on games. This is what makes the hobby that more interesting.
If we can get Dimitri to broadcast from the Eiffel Towers
, that would be great! But the technology is here to do some amazing things and we've just got to do them.
For solitaire coaches, it can be done too. I am at a major breakthrough on how to record games on video and replay through streaming video after editing.
I know we had talked about putting together some instructions for the different formats of brand name cameras. What I work with are Sony cameras. I am not sure what type Ken or Greg or Mozeek or Steve have.. Some guys used their PC webcams but those do not do the trick well (no disrespect to those) but their use is for stand still viewing. Game play has different angles that have to be shown so that people can get a clear view of what's happening.
Camera angles in my opinion gives the best view from sideline with some height. Some guys scoff at the idea of you putting a camera on their sideline in their way. They can't see the bigger picture. Sometimes, it should not be about us. I always remember Mozeek saying he watched a game here in the DFW on his 72 inch flat screen at home and it was high quality. His wife comes in and ask him, "Who's playing tonight?" He replies, "The guys in Texas are playing". She says, "Get out of here, I thought that was real football". In Mozeek's eyes, it was. Arlene walked away, shaking her head with laughter. That's what you want!
Most of the people who frequent this board want something on a national scale. Everyone (and I have to understand this) is not looking to go national (no pun intended Mr. National
). But for those who are, this would be an amazing way to get your message over to literally thousands of other hobbyist who see this as a joke. When you start bringing out broadcast and realistic stadiums and shows, then you are on to something bigger than yourself.