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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 19, 2010 at 3:41 am

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Analysis of Sarah Palin Resignation Speech


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    25 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 1, 2010 at 11:23 pm

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    Video Analysis Of Sports – The Camera Specs

    Planning to pick up a new DV camera that can be used to film the kids and your Tennis serve too? Then getting the right camera is important to help you obtain excellent sports analysis footage and make your video analysis of sports performance clearer. We have picked out some of the most important camera specifications for sports analysis and listed them in this article.

    Speed and Size
    Like most sports, a good sports analysis camera needs speed and size. There are a few different speed and size measures of a camera and they are discussed below.

    Frame Speed
    Most off the shelf DV cameras have a standard frame speed of 30 frames per second or fps(NTSC) in the North America and 25 fps (PAL) in most of the rest of world. What this means is that the camera records 30 pictures every second, one picture every 0.03333 seconds. 30 frames per second is the speed at which most regular television is recorded and viewed. When these 30 frames are played back at full speed every second, our brain is unable to distinguish between the individual pictures and we see a flowing video.
    However, if we want to analyze a tennis serve then we need to slow down our video and look at each one of these 30 frames of every second and this is where a problem may arise. As the serve is generally a quick motion, we will probably find that if we only record 30 fps then the arm will look like a blur during the serve motion and we will be unable to analyze it properly. To solve this problem we can record the motion at a higher frame rate, say 60 fps and get double the amount of pictures every second. This will give us more data to analyze and reduce the possibility that the motion will be blurred.
    In general the more frames we can capture per second the better our analysis can be. Luckily though there is a limit. In most sports when analyzing the human body movement 250 fps is sufficient. If we then want to include say the golf club or tennis racket and analyze its movement, we once again need higher speeds maybe up to 500 fps.

    Unfortunately though there are very few off the shelf, commercial cameras that can record high frame rates. You can find some cameras that can record 60 fps, but if you want to go higher, costs can increase substantially. We think a 60fps camera is a perfect start for doing your own analysis.

    Shutter Speed
    We can get away with the usual 30 fps as long as we have a high shutter speed. Shutter speed determines exposure time, or how long the cameras sensor is open to receive light and therefore record the frame. In sports analysis the higher the shutter speed the less blurred our image will be. However there is a trade off – a faster shutter speed will allow less light onto the cameras sensor and therefore if we use a high shutter speed we need to make sure that we have sufficient lighting as we discussed in the last blog. When looking at a camera for sports analysis, look at the shutter speed and whether it is manually adjustable. A camera that automatically adjusts its shutter speed to the lighting conditions can make you forget the importance of ensuring good lighting on your subject.

    Resolution
    We all know about resolution from high def televisions. High def television can only display those high definition images if they were recorded by a high definition video camera. The resolution of a video camera is a measure of how many pixels our camera sensor has. Luckily for us most video camera manufacturers are now making HD cameras with about 1920×1080 pixels or 2.3 Mega pixels. Of course a higher resolution is always better just like it is on our TVs.

    Lens Choice
    There are 2 important aspects of a lens for sports performance capture, aperture (f-stop) and focal length and optical zoom.

    Aperture

    The aperture or f-stop is a measure of the amount of light the lens of the camera will allow through. A lower number will allow more light into the camera and a higher number less light. Most DV cameras have f-stops as low as 2.5 which is good enough for sports analysis purposes. Once again just like with shutter speed there is a trade off. A lower f-stop can often result in a lower resolution image. This does not mean that the cameras sensor has less resolution but that there is a trade off with lighting and quality. Once again this points to making sure you have a good light source for your recordings. With a good light source you can use a lower f-stop and therefore obtain a better resolution image.

    Focal Length
    The focal length is the distance from the lens to the camera’s sensor. A smaller focal length means that the camera will capture a wider angle of view and see more in the frame, while a large focal length allows the camera to see more details further away. Focal length and optical zoom therefore are linked. Optical zoom of course allows us to zoom in or away from an athlete.

    Most DV cameras come equipped with optical zoom and will read something like 49-735mm, which is the range of focal lengths that can be achieved with this camera.

    The more optical zoom we have the further away we can be while still recording excellent footage for analysis. Now its up to us to use that optical zoom effectively by positioning our athlete correctly in the field of view. Check out http://videosportsanalysis.blogspot.com/ for details.

    Also don’t get tricked by digital zoom. Digital zoom is not our friend and if used can reduce our actual sensor resolution considerably. It is far better to reposition our camera closer to the athlete than make use of digital zoom.

    We hope these tips help if you are looking to choose a new DV camera for sports analysis. Remember though, any camera can work; but if you want more detail you need to ensure that you recorded the detail with your camera. You cannot analyze details you do not have.

    Dudley Tabakin is Co-Founder of Sadaka, LLC http://videosportsanalysis.blogspot.com, a motion capture and biomechanics consultancy. Clients include FootJoy, Titleist, Warrior Hockey, Vicon Motion Systems, Innovision Systems Inc. and other Sports and Motion capture and biomechanics software companies

    Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - March 12, 2010 at 9:24 am

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    How American News Media Works. ( Analysis Report ) (part 2).


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    25 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - March 10, 2010 at 4:47 am

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    News Analysis As An Effective Tool For Internet Promotions

    News analysis is no longer the authority of the conventional media of print, television or radio. Today news analysis has gained newer dimensions and scaled new heights. It is now widely recognized as one of the most effective means for promotional activities on the internet and is being increasingly used for the purpose.

    It is beyond doubt that internet is the most effective means of mass communication and is being used in almost all spheres of life and business. More and more companies and organizations want to promote their products and ideas through the internet. Internet marketing and web-based promotional activities have acquired added importance and are showing immense signs of innovation and improvement in their applications and tools.

    However, Web 2.0 has begun with revolutionary ideas of promotions which promise to deliver better information and develop better networking for the future that lies in the Web. Paid advertisements and SEO is slowly giving way to organic promotions which make a site popular more due to quality content than the number of keywords or phrases or through paid banners or links. Article, blogs, forums are all part of this new age phenomenon.

    One of the latest and most popular promotion tools is news analysis. It is being regularly used in net promotions and is gaining wider acceptance throughout the global market. News analysis is not just related to the major happenings around the world, but are also an in-depth study linking the major global events into a holistic screen. It tends to seek the root cause of the change and the after-effect of this kind of phenomenon rather than to just inform the surfers about the latest news.

    The people who generally log on to a particular site to get access to any kind of information on a particular topic are captivated by such analysis since it reflects and validates some points which they might not have thought about. Users find it very interesting and tend to bookmark such sites for future reference. News analysis invariably diverts the traffic to the website leading to higher revenue.

    News analysis should be given as much importance to as search engine optimization or web content. The world of internet is fast changing and you have to continually innovate and improve your site as well as your promotion activities to keep abreast of the flux.

    One needs to go beyond what is written in the rule book, one has to make new innovations and this is where news analysis has scored over all its contemporaries in the internet promotion field. It scores high in Google or Yahoo ranking for the generic yet quality content on contemporary issues which attract a large number of users without having any information of direct relevance to them.

    News analysis has proved its mettle as an effective tool for marketing strategy leading to higher target driven traffic for websites.

    Jeff Burdic is a highly successful Internet Marketer. His concepts and ideas are extremely innovative and easily implementable. He has shown hundreds of people how to earn a living online. To take the next step, after reading this article visit:

    http://www.NetworkMarketingAndYou.com


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    Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - March 7, 2010 at 7:01 am

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