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posted: 18 May 2007 20:41 from: Martin Wynne
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Dear all, Here is a list of the currently available videos. I have created a new section in the Templot Club forums to contain this list and be updated from time to time. These Templot videos are stand-alone executable files. Right click on the links below, select the "Save Target/Link As.." menu item and navigate to a suitable folder on your system to receive them (e.g. My Documents). When download is complete select "Open" and you can safely ignore any warnings. To repeat the video at a later date, double-click on the saved file. n.b. These videos are for Templot versions 078e or 082d. If you are using 074b, please upgrade before attempting to follow the video: upgrade info. To start and stop playback of the video, press the keyboard space bar. While stopped you can move back and forth one frame at a time by pressing the arrow keys. Or use the top slider device to find a specific frame. Right-click on the image for more options. You can drag the video window by grabbing on the image. (Some of the videos are "scruffy", meaning that they were done quickly in response to a question on the forum, and have not had hesitations and mouse fumblings edited out, or notes added.) insert a turnout in plain track 3.8Mb a return loop 7.1Mb a simple oval - method 1 1.9Mb a simple oval - method 2 2.4Mb single slip 5.3Mb working with substitution radius 7.1Mb turntable - part 1 2.1Mb turntable - part 2 7.7Mb 3-way tandem turnouts 11.3Mb fixing start of transition zone 3.8Mb linking to the notch 11.1Mb simple transitioned corner 1.1Mb overlaid track on a scan (long) 28.5Mb new weaving track between obstructions 3.6Mb regards, Martin. |
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posted: 19 May 2007 16:31 from: sevenmil click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thank you Martin for those tutorial vieos, now I can make some progress. Well Done! Regards Peter |
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posted: 31 May 2007 23:17 from: Cynric Williams click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thanks, they are really helpful, I find it much easier than reading through the tutorial. Would it be too much to ask for an audio commentary as well? | ||
posted: 1 Jun 2007 03:15 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi Cynric, > Would it be too much to ask for an audio commentary as well? Yes, I'm afraid it would. Adding a sound commentary multiplies the work involved in creating these videos several times over. There is no way that Simon could ask a question in the morning, and I can post an answer video in the afternoon, if it has to include audio. Sound also increases the download file size significantly, and some users are still struggling with slow dial-up. Another problem with adding sound is that it makes the file impossible, or at least very difficult, to edit at a future date to insert extra waits or callouts, remove hesitations and fumbles, or just generally modify or update. And I'm not convinced it would help. The idea is that you stop and start the video and replicate the functions of each step in Templot. A running commentary gets in the way of doing that. Also not everyone runs their computer with speakers connected or sound switched on, so it is important not to include any significant information as sound only. Others like to have their own choice of background music or internet radio while working. But the idea of an occasional beep or ping to highlight key moments is worth trying. Or perhaps that should be a steam whistle or diesel horn? Or maybe background sounds of ballast being shovelled, with a hammer striking a chair key at "key" moments? In the meantime, here is a background sound track for the videos. After several minutes of this you will be pleading for a silent video. http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/yak.mid What IS needed is a page of notes and annotated images which you can follow or print out. There is always far more to be said about each step than anyone could follow or take in if it was presented as spoken word. I have developed a synchronised video format which includes such notes, and I will be using it to present properly edited videos in due course. The present videos are scruffy stop-gaps to get the information available with the minimum impact on my time -- I MUST find more coding time, the current 074b release version and tutorials are SIX years old! Add carefully timed audio scripts and commentaries to my task list and Templot would come to a dead stop. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 1 Jun 2007 15:32 from: renluethi
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Hi Martin, Thank you for this last video: Weaving track between obstructions. For me, this mirror function was still a bit misty. Now I have learned that it is a very useful tool. And one witch I have missed withal. Thank you René. |
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posted: 1 Jun 2007 17:11 from: Cynric Williams click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Martin I do realise that it takes a lot longer, I produce short podcasts for some of my students and it takes about 5 hours to produce a 5 minute podcast. so I understand the time constraints. The idea of a ping when something important happens would be most helpful. I'm probably in a minority because I run dual monitors so the video is running in it's own screen whilst I am learning. Either way I'm happy to have 'scruffy' videos over no videos at all! |
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