Revised N Scale layout using a Looxcie Video Camera

Here is a revised video of my unamed UP layout. It seems Youtube made some changes to the video causing it to eerily fade in and out. I pulled the original and here is the revised video without the changes.

Bill
http://youtu.be/OxfDnzM5DRA

 

Much better, nice ride indeed , the train comes to a near halt at a portal about 3 minutes in then starts up slowly were you dodging a deer ???? 'the helix stll makes me dizzy though ... could you straighten that thing out a bit ???? Am looking fwd to when you get the scenery done , what engine was pushing the photo truck ? sounded like steam but my hearing is shot . What model Looxcie cam are you using? or do they make only one model ? Way cool trip Bill .
Paul

 

I used a Looxcie 2. The engine was BLI E6. No deer, dirty track.

 

I have a BLI E6 as well and thought the bell and horn sounded familiar....

 

Nice layout and I like the view from your camera. Nice track work as well. Thanks for sharing

 

Nice ride on the rails Bill! I like the view from the engineers seat. Great layout and video!

Jerry

 

RBrodzinsky,

The Looxcie 2 camera is fantastic. Fits on flat car with no problem with clearences. Here's the neat part. I put the camera on the car and turn it on. I use my Ipad and access the live video. I see exactly what the camera is seeing in real time. When I'm ready I press the recoed button on the Ipad and away we go. It records in MP4 format and is easily accessed thru Windows Explorer. I walk around the layout looking at the Ipad and see what the engineer would see. Well worth the $144 I paid from J&R Electronics in NY. Look at my video and decide for yourself.

Bill

 

Hi,

That's great. I cannot get enough of that kind of layout tour. You'll have to save that video to compare with your layout in years to come. I see a SEPTA fan?

Good luck,
MCB

 

MCB, are you familiar with SEPTA. Do you live in their area.

Bill

 

Hi Bfagan,

I rode SEPTA buses and subway years ago. I live near the Trenton line and NEC in lower Bucks. Used to live near the Fox Chase line. I model EL (DLW) though.

Nice layout you have there, runs well.

Thanks,
MCB

 

The camera fits inside the dummy engine? I would love to see some pictures of how yo did it.

 

RBrodzinsky, Looxcie shoots in 480P.

 

I grew up also along the Fox Chase line using the Lawndale station to go to work.

 

If one does not have an Ipad ... can the pc be used to access the broadcast?