Could someone please capture NASA HDTV of Shuttle Launch

Hi.

In Europe we have no access to NASA TV, only streaming (128k). I know HDNET
broadcasts NASA TV in HD.
Is there a NASA/Space fan willing to capture the upcoming launch of the
Space Shuttle on July 1st? And post it on a.b.hdtv?


Thanks for your time,


A space fan

Bonk wrote:
Hi.

In Europe we have no access to NASA TV, only streaming (128k). I know HDNET
broadcasts NASA TV in HD.
Is there a NASA/Space fan willing to capture the upcoming launch of the
Space Shuttle on July 1st? And post it on a.b.hdtv?


Thanks for your time,


A space fan

The launch was cancelled due to the weather..just an FYI


Keith
http://www.eHDMI.com

eHDMI wrote:

The launch was cancelled due to the weather..just an FYI

Postponed... and again today. Next try on the 4th.

Bonk wrote:
Hi.

In Europe we have no access to NASA TV, only streaming (128k). I know HDNET
broadcasts NASA TV in HD.
Is there a NASA/Space fan willing to capture the upcoming launch of the
Space Shuttle on July 1st? And post it on a.b.hdtv?


Thanks for your time,


A space fan



This is precisely what I was attempting to do when I discovered some of
my HD channels are different from others. I can use CapDVHS to grab a
transport stream from HDNET, but when I try to convert it to mpeg2 using
HDTV2MPEG2, all I get is a black screen. I can convert .ts files from
other HDTV channels just fine. HBO for example. But not from HDNET,
apparently, nor ABC and perhaps others. I get the .ts file. I can view
it with VLC media player, though any motion results in tearing. I can
view it with the Nero 7 file viewer, but the sound is choppy, and the
video too, I think. I have a question about it on alt.tv.tech.hdtv, but
so far no answers. I wish I could figure out what's going on.
Obviously I am new to all this, and I'm looking for a foolproof way to
store HDTV on my hard drive.

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:05:55 -0400, Bill Anderson wrote:

Bonk wrote:
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I can use CapDVHS to grab a
transport stream from HDNET, but when I try to convert it to mpeg2 using
HDTV2MPEG2, all I get is a black screen.

HDNet is broadcast in MPEG2. No need to convert.

yea right wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:05:55 -0400, Bill Anderson wrote:

Bonk wrote:
[quoted text muted]
snip
I can use CapDVHS to grab a
transport stream from HDNET, but when I try to convert it to mpeg2 using
HDTV2MPEG2, all I get is a black screen.

HDNet is broadcast in MPEG2. No need to convert.

What I capture a .ts file from HDNET using CapDVHS, the video shows up
black with no sound when I try to play it back with most video file
players. I can run it through PVAStrumento and get a gorgeous MPEG2
file with the audio stripped out as an av3 file, which makes no sense to
me at all. I am in the process of trying to figure out how to make what
I get from HDNET playable in an ordinary file player. I may be missing
the obvious -- maybe I should just tell CapDVHS to put an .mpg file
extension on what it captures from HDNET instead of .ts. I've found I
get a much better result with a .ts extension on some cable channels.
Some stuff on some channels comes out jumpy. Some stuff comes out black
with no sound. Some stuff flashes bright, dim, bright, dim. And some
stuff looks just great.

I think that simply changing the extension after capture doesn't work at
all. I think. Maybe. I dunno. I will try again.

For what it's worth, the HD picture from the Kennedy Space Center on
HDNET is just stunning. I can't wait to see the launch. I have a house
full of people coming over tomorrow to watch the launch (and the July 4
fireworks on the National Mall from the roof of my condo). Gonna be a
fun day. I just hope we get to see a launch. I was sitting next to a
NASA employee at the Nationals/Marlins game tonight. She got a message
on her Blackberry saying we're going to push for launch. Keep your
fingers crossed.

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog

"yea right" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:05:55 -0400, Bill Anderson wrote:

Bonk wrote:
[quoted text muted]
snip
I can use CapDVHS to grab a
transport stream from HDNET, but when I try to convert it to mpeg2 using
HDTV2MPEG2, all I get is a black screen.

HDNet is broadcast in MPEG2. No need to convert.

OK, I have gone back to try again. When I use CapDVHS to grab a transport
stream from HDNET, I get a file that plays nicely with VLC Media Player, but
only that software. The file won't play with Windows Media Player or any
other normal video file player that I have. How can I convert the file to
make it playable on ordinary computers with ordinary file player software?
Thanks.

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:35:15 -0400, Bill Anderson wrote:


"yea right" wrote in message
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The file won't play with Windows Media Player or any
other normal video file player that I have.

Microsoft is unable get media player to play a full res
1920x1080i stream at 19.4Mbs. I hear that Mplayer and winamp can handle
this higher res at these bitrates.

Discovery 'Go' For July 4 Launch

Mission managers have cleared Discovery for launch at 2:38 p.m. EDT on July
4. A day of additional analysis showed that the loss of a small piece of
foam from the external tank didn't pose a safety concern for launch.



I hope someone manages to record it in HD form HDNET. TS files would be
great.

Thanks,



Bonk


"eHDMI" wrote in message
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Bonk wrote:
Hi.

In Europe we have no access to NASA TV, only streaming (128k). I know
HDNET
broadcasts NASA TV in HD.
Is there a NASA/Space fan willing to capture the upcoming launch of the
Space Shuttle on July 1st? And post it on a.b.hdtv?


Thanks for your time,


A space fan

The launch was cancelled due to the weather..just an FYI


Keith
http://www.eHDMI.com

Bonk wrote:
Discovery 'Go' For July 4 Launch

Mission managers have cleared Discovery for launch at 2:38 p.m. EDT on July
4. A day of additional analysis showed that the loss of a small piece of
foam from the external tank didn't pose a safety concern for launch.



I hope someone manages to record it in HD form HDNET. TS files would be
great.


Please respond here on the newsgroup to let me know whether the clip I
posted is satisfactory. (I think I used "HDTV Post" or something like
that as the sender name.) This is the first time I've ever tried to
post a binary. I've downloaded plenty, but last night when I began
puzzling through my newsreader software I realized I'd never uploaded
any. It took me some time to figure it out, and I'm not sure I got it
right. Had to reboot this morning and (I hope) continue about where
the upload left off. I have my fingers crossed that the entire effort
isn't a waste of time and newsgroup space.

The clip is over two gigabytes. It starts about two and a half minutes
before launch and continues to the end of the HDNET broadcast. Toward
the end when they're repeating video of the launch, there are some
great shots from several Hi-Def camera angles -- shots that weren't
used during the actual launch.

I've seen most of the Shuttle launches -- several in person -- but this
was the first time I recall such a clear view of the solids falling
away. Very nice.

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog