We're back...more Guangdong enduro

Nice riding.That CRM would go nice there or a Husky TE310.

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Thanks td_ref,

I'm still not sure I understand youku, I was told that the HD videos posted on youku come from Chinese media sources (TV stations, advertisers, etc.) and I have not been able to find examples of regular users that can upload a 960X720 video.

What is more interesting, is the bizarre way youku is referring to HD.

600X480 and 960X720 = WTF is that shit. Why are they sticking with a 4:3 aspect ratio ???

HD = 1080p or 1920X1080 pixels ----- If they want to go smaller, it should be something like 1280X720 or 960X540 to keep things in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Anyhow... regardless of what standards they have, I can create a very small 960X720 version of a video, but I don't think it will maintain its resolution when it gets uploaded to youku. I would love to be wrong about it.

Thanks for trying to help, I really appreciate it!

Cheers!
ChinaV

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OK, I managed to upload a NASA HD video to youku's. The video can be view 高清 or 超清.


The result speak for itself. But for HD I have another question, is it sensible to upload a HD video to internet? I've dsl connetion but low bandwidth upload (most of we are), for this 720p 40s 50mb file, it take me 1 hour to upload. That's not include server transcoding time.
p.s. the original video is in this link http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/HD...archive_1.html, the fifth paragraph.

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The result speak for itself. But for HD I have another question, is it sensible to upload a HD video to internet? I've dsl connetion but low bandwidth upload (most of we are), for this 720p 40s 50mb file, it take me 1 hour to upload. That's not include server transcoding time.
p.s. the original video is in this link http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/HD...archive_1.html, the fifth paragraph.

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Well td_ref, it's rather complicated.

The first thing we're dealing with here is the limited capabilities of the vBulletin software that MCM runs on. Some sights using vBulletin allow users with html experience to customize the way things are displayed. MCM has a core set of "tags" that can be used to present text, photo's and videos, but it's very limited. CC has given us tags for several video hosting services, but the Chinese government keeps banning them (I think this now includes Viddler) so he's fighting a battle that can't be won. It would be cool if we could have a little more html or iframe power in our posts, but it may cause problems for CC.

Regardless of which video hosting sight people choose, all of them change your video before streaming it. For instance, you downloaded a 47.0 MB 1280X720 HD video that was encoded as an .mp4 file and then uploaded it to youku. They used a different .mp4 encoding method and shrunk your video down to a 3.7MB 672X378 file. So when you go to youku to watch your video, you are seeing a much smaller version than what you uploaded. It still looks good, but it is very different. They also display it in their stupid 4:3 format, so you have the black space at the top and bottom.

When I get a massive HD video file out of my camera, I can transcode it before uploading to a video hosting site. For example, 640X360 is a beautiful size for streaming high quality HD footage. I can easily upload 2 minutes of footage in less than 50MB. Half the problem with uploading is bandwidth, the other half is youku….their servers suck. That 50MB file upload to Vimeo via my proxy server only took 17 minutes, I direct uploaded it from my computer in Taipei in 4 minutes.

I really appreciate your input and time. I would be happy to post via youku, but I can't understand the Chinese interface and, as you mentioned, uploads take a very long time.

Cheers!
ChinaV

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CC has given us tags for several video hosting services, but the Chinese government keeps banning them (I think this now includes Viddler) so he's fighting a battle that can't be won. It would be cool if we could have a little more html or iframe power in our posts, but it may cause problems for CC.

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ChinaV, you are correct. My viddler videos can no longer be accessed from inside the wall. One interesting occurrence is that my Motokai's Inner Mongolia Ride 2010 video is still working - it just happens to be stuck on one frame. :naughty:

Somehow I forgot to post the remaining pictures from last years Guangdong Enduro season. Richard, Andrea, & I managed to cover quite a bit of ground and logged over 1200 kilometres of trails across 18 rides. I tracks it all via GPS and came up with the following stats:

Distance: 1200 kilometers / Average ride was 60 kilometres
Time: 66 hours / Average ride was about 5.5 hours
Average moving speed was around 20 kilometres per hour

I'm not going to comment all the photos, I think most of them are pretty much self explanatory.


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012828.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012829.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012832.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012848.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012853.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012858.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012862.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012863.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012865.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012869.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012879.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0012890.jpg

More to come....

Cheers!
ChinaV

Continuing on with more pics from last years Enduro season...


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0043.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0046.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0348.jpg

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http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0405.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0406.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0414.jpg

I was hauling ass and almost impaled myself on this tree. I caught it straight in the chest protector and it launched me off the bike. I thought I was dead, and now have a pretty good idea what it must have been like to be a medieval knight on the loosing end of a jousting match.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0416.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0420.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0421.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0424.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0436.jpg

Bastard locals use these illegal nets to catch birds. On one hand, you want to tear down the nets, on the other, you don't want to stir up trouble so we just let them be.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0443.jpg

More to come...

Cheers!
ChinaV

Final batch from last years enduro season...

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0450.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0454.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0469.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0482.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0525.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0538.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0541.jpg

Ritch holding my bike while a get a mud photo. We struggled on this hill for half and hour and never managed to get up it. Lucky for us there was another way out or we would have been in big trouble.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0555.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0558.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0565.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0577.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0585.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0595.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0606.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0627.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0644.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0674.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0739.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0549.jpg

6 hours of riding usually = 6 hours of cleanup.

Cheers!
ChinaV

cool pics! makes me want a thumper again....

Looks like Viddler is back in action without a vee pee en.

If someone would post a clear tutorial on how to use youku, I would post these there as well for faster viewing in China.





Uploading is slow, try to post more later.

Cheers!
ChinaV

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I was hauling ass and almost impaled myself on this tree. I caught it straight in the chest protector and it launched me off the bike. I thought I was dead, and now have a pretty good idea what it must have been like to be a medieval knight on the loosing end of a jousting match.

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Oh man, Fortuna looked at you with a smile on her face. :thumbsup:

More vids....



Cheers!
ChinaV

Looks fantastic guys. .SO JEALOUS.

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Final batch from last years enduro season...

6 hours of riding usually = 6 hours of cleanup.

Cheers!
ChinaV

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More vids....

Cheers!
ChinaV

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Quoting the rider ... "Wow! Holy Sh1t!"

Great video, thanks! The first minute, or so, "bush riding" demonstrates, once again, the importance of ATGATT. :lol8:

Can I ask what camera is being used, and maybe on which settings? Very clear at low bike speed, but loses some depth perception at a higher speed.

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Can I ask what camera is being used, and maybe on which settings? Very clear at low bike speed, but loses some depth perception at a higher speed.

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I've been using the Contour+, which has now been replaced by the Contour+2. The 170º wide angle gives a lot of view, but it does seem to flatten things out. I have it set on the "Action HD" setting which is 720p HD (1,280x720 pixels) at 60 FPS. The data rate is 12.65 Mbit/s so these look stunning on a regular flat screen TV.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/contourplus.jpg

If you have a vee pee en, try watching this one in HD. YouTube has a feature to remove shake and it seems to help a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Vzdq3ZGig

Cheers!
ChinaV

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I've been using the Contour+, which has now been replaced by the Contour+2. The 170º wide angle gives a lot of view, but it does seem to flatten things out. I have it set on the "Action HD" setting which is 720p HD (1,280x720 pixels) at 60 FPS. The data rate is 12.65 Mbit/s so these look stunning on a regular flat screen TV.

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Thanks ChinaV! I will try to replicate the settings on a GoPro HD. My video attempts have been poor. I always drool over your pics & videos ... and have still not learned that buying the same gear does not mean I will get the same results.

Haha great pics and vids chinaV. Heres to another season of riding offroad with no crazy car drivers trying to kill you and plenty of fresh air. I think i'm well over 1000klms already now that I'm storing my bike in Zengcheng.
I borrowed Joe's Go Pro a few weeks back and got some great footage of Tom and myself tearing around the trails and a bit of motarding around the lake, I'll have to take it again so we can get you on film for your fans to see you in action :riding:
Can you email me a copy of the pic with me in the air at the sand quarry, I think i only got the one with the bike suspension bottomed out. I think it should be my new screen saver :naughty:
I second a youku tutorial, I think Tom uses it for his ride reports.
I'll add some pics if i find anything worthy in my collection.

cheers rich:thumbsup:

looks great, makes me want to buy a dual sport bike right now! i also saw these trails in Serpentza's vids by the way

ChinaV, can you give me send me some more detailed info of where you guys went in/near Zengcheng? Since I stay near there part of the week, I'm looking to find some of these places. I don't care so much for touring around China. I just want to buy a cheap bike on Taobao and hit some of these areas... Very envious of you!

Actually, nevermind. I see that you used Google maps to scout these places. No reason I can't do the same...

Hi Guys, your riding Report looks really great. I just got my Enduro Bike. I life in Dongguan and I hope to find a few riding partners.
if anybody is interested, please contact me.

Thanks

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Hi Guys, your riding Report looks really great. I just got my Enduro Bike. I life in Dongguan and I hope to find a few riding partners.
if anybody is interested, please contact me.

Thanks

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C'mon, where are the photos? You know that if there are no photos to support your claim of "just got my enduro bike" then the bike is just eVapour - it doesn't really exist until we all get to see it... :deal: :icon10:

So posse up and post the pics...
:scooter:

:popcorn:

Hi bikerdoc.

see below pics. I am realy exitec to run on this bike.
Now I want to have a small trailer to move a little bit more to countryside, but still fail to get the trailer hitch.

Hope to get some contacts to ride together.


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Great report and photos.I hope I can meet up and ride with you this winter. I'll be buying a Shineray X5 as soon as I get my license and the license should be sorted by the middle of next month. BTW I live in DayaWan, HuiZhou

I seem to be running about a year behind keeping this thread updated. Probably going to start a new season this weekend, so here's some from last year to get everyone in the mood. It's the usual cast of characters richardktm, futianshenzhen, & andy74rc bombing around two different areas in Zengcheng.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0821.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0806.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0829.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG0983.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1002.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1007.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1011.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1035.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1185.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1189.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1192.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1195.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1198.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1200.jpg

more to come....

Continuing on....

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1204.jpg

How fast do they go? How much?

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1206.jpg

Arriving in style.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1209.jpg

Off to a good start.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1212.jpg

Bird rescue.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1214.jpg

Trail cutting crew.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1220.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1222.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1289.jpg

A favorite of mine.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1294.jpg

Three guys I never would have met without MCM.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1310.jpg

Mr. Wheely

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1342.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1343.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1344.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1352.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1359.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1362.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1363.jpg

More to come...

Happy days mate

And the final batch from last season...

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0013309.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/R0013320.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1406.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1410.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1426.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1432.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1443.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1446.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1447.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1452.jpg


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http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1660.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1666.jpg


http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG1669.jpg

See ya on the trails!

Man that all looks like a lot of fun and a lot of hard work.

I'm really impressed by the volume of good pictures you have. I normally get one or two keepers on a ride out but you just have shit loads!

I'm a little behind on posting.... :lol8:

Realized I never posted the final rides I did with Tom and Ritch. I miss those guys and miss Guangdong Enduro, it was a lot of fun.

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2034.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2036.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2040.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2041.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2048.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2052.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2057.jpg

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http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2100.jpg

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http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2108.jpg

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http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2113.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2119.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2123.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2129.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2130.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2012/enduro/IMG2133.jpg

I'll have to dig out the rest later.

Cheers!
ChinaV

Oooooohhh man, fairytail land..


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