As much as I am into movies, it surprises me a little that I have almost no use for video----at least most of them. Now I can appreciate a really good video----like one that captures something spectacular----like granny riding her Harley naked into the family swimming pool at the 4th of July barbeque. The ones I really hate are the so called “videos” that are nothing more than zooming in and out----and panning back and forth----on the grainy “still” photos of Penelope Cruz in a bikini on some beach. What is up with that anyway? Don’t we all want to see the real person frolicking in the sand? What is the real “motion” in these videos? I know what it is---it is me “clicking away” from the video----that is the motion. Now I think that sometimes “educational” videos can be done in this manner----but when I want entertainment----I want the “real” illusion of movement----and in three part harmony. Yesterday I posted a little video of a door hitting a light fixture. I take lots of pictures on an inspection----usually 350 to 450 pictures----occasionally less----sometimes more. It is pretty much my only note taking tool. I have found that it is difficult to take a picture of things that “move” and have the picture convey that it is moving. So in this case a few seconds of video did the trick. Take a look at this picture of a railing----looks like a nice picture of a railing doesn’t it?
Now click on the picture of the railing and you will see what I mean. No missing what is going on there. More recently I had another “moving” experience with a gas pipe to a furnace and water heater.
As you can see, after clicking on the photo----we have a problem. Gas piping must be secured very well or the threaded joints can loosen or even break when subjected to the kind of torque generated by something bumping into it or falling against it----especially over time. This technique of using a few seconds of video to remind me that something is moving has led to the discovery that later when I am working on the report, and I am looking through my thumbnails, and I see that “avi” extension----that is enough to remind me that something was moving in the picture and I don’t even have to watch it. It leaves me more time to watch a “real” movie later----perhaps a little Vanilla Sky.
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