The insane spitfire video clip

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:15:03 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in Message-Id:
XDanb.42009$e01.97595@attbi_s02:

Any advice on how to convert a .wmv file to an .mpg
file?

The usual:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?x=op&...59-1&vm=p&n=20

Check out the page http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm now.

I've now added a method of saving the file for off-line viewing -- thanks
guys!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:WC9nb.40657$Tr4.83989@attbi_s03...
I'm not done with all of them, yet (it's fairly labor intensive to measure
the suites and create the schematics) but I'm hopeful that visitors to the
site will find them useful. Certainly more useful (if perhaps not as
fun!)
as our popular "Aviation Videos" page! :-)

Any suggestions are welcome, however!

The one comment I have is more of a question: when making reservations, are
guests able to guarantee a specific suite?

If not, I wouldn't bother with the floor plans, since all they do is create
expectations that may not be fulfilled. If they are able to, then
sure...having the floorplans is a nice enhancement to aid in selecting one's
suite (though I don't know if the amount of effort you put into it is worth
it ).

Pete

"Teacherjh" wrote in message
...
Another thing - .wmv files are nasty. Much better to use a .mpg because
an
.mpg is just the video, but .wmv files can contain embedded web links and
the
players can't fliter them out.

That's silly. As long as Jay doesn't embed a link in a WMV file, it won't
have one. Presumably he's only posting WMV files he's actually played
himself and knows don't include any malicious scripting.

Two big advantages to using WMV: widely available player; excellent
compression.

Pete

Another thing - .wmv files are nasty. Much better to use a .mpg because an
.mpg is just the video, but .wmv files can contain embedded web links and the
players can't fliter them out.

That's silly. As long as Jay doesn't embed a link in a WMV file, it won't
have one.


.... and those who filter out .wmv files in their entirety (because of payloads)
won't get to see them.

If a format is not trustworthy, it shouldn't be used.

Jose

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In a previous article, "Peter Duniho" said:
"Teacherjh" wrote in message
...
Another thing - .wmv files are nasty. Much better to use a .mpg because
an
.mpg is just the video, but .wmv files can contain embedded web links and
the
players can't fliter them out.

That's silly. As long as Jay doesn't embed a link in a WMV file, it won't
have one. Presumably he's only posting WMV files he's actually played
himself and knows don't include any malicious scripting.

Jay didn't create the file. Therefore he has no way of knowing what it
does or doesn't include.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Diplomacy is the ability to let someone else have your way.

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:26:32 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:WC9nb.40657$Tr4.83989@attbi_s03...
Any suggestions are welcome, however!

The one comment I have is more of a question: when making reservations, are
guests able to guarantee a specific suite?

If not, I wouldn't bother with the floor plans, since all they do is create
expectations that may not be fulfilled. If they are able to, then
sure...having the floorplans is a nice enhancement to aid in selecting one's
suite (though I don't know if the amount of effort you put into it is worth
it ).

OTOH, Jay is promoting a destination, a "Honeckland in America's
Heartland." When you land there, your life is suddenly in
Technicolor. Filling the Web site with stuff means the adventure
starts before you ever leave home. (Look at that hot tub! There's
Jimmy Doolittle and the B-25s from the Tokyo raid taking off from the
deck of the USS Hornet!)

Don

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Uw0nb.38133
use of strong language.

http://alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm

Glad you like it -- I think it's the best one of the bunch! (I'll bet
they
ever used that footage in the documentary they were filming -- at least
not
with sound! :-)

I've only watched it about a hundred times now. Let's see...ballpark
estimates would put the prop diameter at around 7', and he appears to have
been some fraction of that off the ground, GEAR UP...

Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that. Reminds me of Piece of
Cake where they're flying under the stone bridge (best flying footage in
anything I've ever watched, really.)

Do you know any details about the shoot? What airplane was it?

-c

I've only watched it about a hundred times now. Let's see...ballpark
estimates would put the prop diameter at around 7', and he appears to have
been some fraction of that off the ground, GEAR UP...

Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that.

It really IS insane, isn't it?

That's what makes it so incredible.

Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this crazy
Spitfire driver's pass?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
Jay didn't create the file. Therefore he has no way of knowing what it
does or doesn't include.

It is silly to claim that just because someone is not the creator, that they
have no way of knowing what's in the file.