Good to be doing high performance computing on a CPU again, compared to its normal role of sitting idle while the GPU does everything.  It's really hard to get so many cores to 100%.  Dual cores, 25 years ago, would always peg at 100%. 

 The rendering job would have to be subdivided in time & then it would probably overheat.



The output was disappointing, to say the least.


This guy got rock solid footage from a gopro 11.  He had a rear facing cam & also a front facing cam on a head strap.



Another guy got similar footage with his paws in frame.

Noted the lion footage was stable as long as it was above the crowd & the lion put some effort into holding it steady.  Priorities changed from stable footage to running as fast as possible, after Brooklyn.  Head cam guy ran 20 minutes slower than a lion & had the camera on a more stable platform, which would have automatically made the footage more stable. 

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Continuing with a robotic tracking system or  just mounting an insta 360 on the truck really depends on the quality.  The insta 360 is definitely needed for any traveling.  At resolutions below 4k, it actually is sharper than the gopro 7 despite being spherical.  The gopro 11 can go to higher resolutions but they're not as stable.


These roller blade & unicycle guys with insta 360's still use quad copters & dedicated photographers for some shots so the robotics still have a place.


The gopro 11 is available in a more compact version for $250.  The insta 360 starts at $400 during a sale & normally is $450.  Chinese electronics aren't cheap.  The insta 360 is 180g.  The gopro 11 mini is 117g.  The gopro 7 was 116g.  The insta 360 would definitely have to be lower on the pole.  The 1 big thing robotics gain is a lighter camera.


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 A bit of dark history of Oakland that didn't age well.  The existence of segregation in a north state like Calif* isn't well documented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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