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Videos anyone?
Over the next few months we hope to have some cool videos of our trains
running around the layout for everyone to enjoy. I will compress them as much as possible
for ease of downloading but still keep them at a decent quality level so they are fun to
see.
I'm imagining clips of you the viewer sitting in a coach taking a tour
of our Garden Empire. You will see mostly green country side, traveling through some
tunnels going under and around a mountain, stopping at some depots for new passengers
traveling from town to town, cross over a small lake on our old Howe Truss bridge and even
ride the rails on the top of a real wooden trestle! It will be quite an enjoyable ride for
everyone! Heck, if you keep your eyes open you may even see a waterfall too.
Listed below are some "beginner" files we have online for your viewing
pleasure. Feel free to check them out when you have time and send comments on what you
think about them. Remember though, none of these are complete videos yet. Just various
tests of video quality, sound and compression. I'm also still trying to get the hang of
all the new video editing software on the market so until I have it down pat this is as
good as it will get.
Our videos
| Video Title |
Video
Description |
File Size |
| Shay Test |
This is a very crummy first try at high video compression. |
9.93 Megabytes |
| Shay
Ride #1 |
A very noisy ride on the front of our Shay. |
12.3 Megabytes |
| Shay
Ride #2 |
Another noisy ride but this time from a car behind the
Shay. |
13.7 Megabytes |
| Critter
Ride #1 |
A view from a car being pushed by a Lil' Critter in stealth
mode. |
13.8 Megabytes |
| Critter
Ride #2 |
Another Stealth mode Critter ride but this time from a car
behind. |
13.1 Megabytes |
| Critter
Ride #3 |
A very bumpy ride for the camera. |
10.7 Megabytes |
| Critter
Ride #4 |
And yet another simple Critter ride... |
12.0 Megabytes |
| Test Shot #1 |
This is a test video going through our almost complete
tunnel. |
4.0 Kilobytes |
| Test Shot #2 |
Another tunnel test. |
3.7 Kilobytes |
| Test Shot #3 |
And another. |
3.8 Kilobytes |
| Test Shot #4 |
And the last one. |
2.0 Kilobytes |
| SD-45 Drive By |
An Aristo SD-45 drive by with Sierra sound and lights at
night. |
9.2 Megabytes |
| SD-45 On Trestle |
The SD-45 cruising by and crossing the trestle at night. |
5.0 Megabytes |
| SD-45 On A Bridge |
The SD-45 coming across the Howe Truss at night. |
5.8 Megabytes |
| SD-45 Cruising |
Another night shot of the SD-45 cruising along all alone. |
5.1 Megabytes |
| Blooper |
A blooper in the making with the colorful language removed. |
10.0 Megabytes |
| Plowing Snow #1 |
A USA GP-38 and SD-40 lash-up plowing a light snow! |
2.8 Megabytes |
| Plowing Snow #2 |
The Aristo gondola plow hard at work with the SD-45. |
4.1 Megabytes |
| Plowing Snow #3 |
More Aristo plow M.O.W. action. |
1.2 Megabytes |
| Plowing Snow? |
The M.O.W. crew taking a lunch break in the caboose. |
2.4 Megabytes |
| Playing
In The Snow |
I wish I could have played in the snow like this when I was
9! |
11.0 Megabytes |
Anyone for some videos in 1:1 scale?
| Video Title |
Video
Description |
File Size |
| Thomas #1 |
The real Thomas coming into the station at Greenfield
Village in Dearborn, MI. April 2002. |
Offline |
| Thomas #2 |
Thomas leaving the station with a load of very happy kids. |
Offline |
| Thomas #3 |
Thomas coming through the village. |
Offline |
| Thomas #4 |
Another shot of Thomas running through the village. |
Offline |
| The
Kids #1 |
An old CSX Bay Side caboose, the Greenfield Village water
tower, my son, my two daughters and my wife walking away. |
Offline |
| The
Kids #2 |
My kids getting a quick pose in front of Thomas. |
Offline |
| The
Kids #3 |
A cool shot of the new Greenfield village roundhouse with
my wife and kids pushing the manual turntable. |
Offline |
| Roundhouse |
This is a quick shot inside the Greenfield Village
roundhouse. They are restoring a beautiful old engine too. |
Offline |
| The Edison |
Kind of a neat drive by of the Greenfield Village Edison
4-4-0. |
Offline |
| The
4-6-0 |
The beautiful 4-6-0 at the Huckleberry Railroad in Flint,
MI |
Offline |
Videos of other Largescale layouts
| Video Title |
Video
Description |
File Size |
Cinci
Show #1
Cinci Show #2 |
For the brave of heart we have
about an hours
worth of layout tours from the 18th National Garden Railway Convention hosted by the
Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society,. Please note
how large these files are. When I have time, I will edit them and break them down into
more manageable file sizes. |
90.3 Megabytes
84.9 Megabytes |
| Aristo 100 Car Pull |
A 100 car train pulled by Aristo Craft SD-45's at the 2003
East Coast Large Scale Train Show in York, PA. Very impressive! |
37.5 Megabytes |
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