biff 2,158 Report post Posted September 9, 2016 What happened to the first 7 trials video coverage from Cambridge? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant R 348 Report post Posted September 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, biff said: What happened to the first 7 trials video coverage from Cambridge? Cyber space they got 75% correct so to them a pass mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justitia 29 Report post Posted September 10, 2016 Southland trial filming future in doubt Details 08 September 2016 By Mac Henry Filming of harness trials in the deep south is back on, for now at least. It only became an issue on Wednesday last week when no one fronted at Gore to cover the five race programme. Indignation was universal, from punters and the many students of harness racing, to overseas buyers and local bloodstock agents. As a result, local organisers have received a commitment that in the immediate future, trials in the south will be covered. That commitment runs out on the second of November and after that there is no certainty. When race filming began in the Southland province more than fifty years ago, the trotting and galloping clubs pooled their resources to buy the necessary equipment and a caravan to carry it from track to track. Those who were around when the race filming company was sold to the TAB recall that among the conditions of the sale was an undertaking to continue covering both harness and galloping trials at no cost to the organisers. Because there were always Trackside personnel based in Southland, this was never a problem. However, the last remaining staff, Dave Lilley and Pauline Hillis, were made redundant earlier this year. Local officials said they had no communication from Trackside and were taken completely by surprise by the apparent change of policy. They have since been informed that a national review of trials coverage is underway and the commitment until 2 November is just to fill the gap until it is completed. As trials are such an important part of the harness racing shop window, both locals and those from further afield are hoping the result is a return to business as usual. But in case its not in and the TAB pulls the pin, preliminary steps have already been taken to suss out local sources who could step in. Maybe Cambridge is going the same way. We're Doomed and biff 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby 160 Report post Posted September 10, 2016 And the last two Biff the only one I want has no film? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevt 7 Report post Posted September 11, 2016 don't forget there will be instances during the testing period when the coverage will be affected by technical and network issues. The halfwits running this show should shape up or ship out . NZ racing is an embarrassment . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted September 11, 2016 Would you guys like to go back to what was occurring previously ie sometimes waiting up to a week for NZTR to receive the trial coverage from Trackside. Credit where credit is due. They are trying to address the issue and bring us same day coverage of trials and are in testing mode at present. Owners, punters, trainers and jockeys will all benefit by this. FYI: Important Note:NZTR is testing new video technology with the aim of producing same day coverage of trial meetings.The pilot scheme will be restricted to northern trials meetings and there are expected to be instances during the testing period when the coverage will be affected by technical and network issues.However, it is hoped that in most cases that the videos will be available on the NZTR website on the day of the trials meeting. Same Day Trials Coverage 5 September 2016, 3:53 p.m. The device (right) in operation at Te Teko trials 25/8/16 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is in the process of trialling a new service that will see same day video coverage of trials meetings available on the nzracing.co.nz website alongside the trial results. NZTR has developed a prototype device that works alongside the Trackside camera traditionally used to record the heats at a trial meeting. “Rather than waiting days for the recorded footage to get back to NZTR and for us to put it up on the website, we can now use the device to broadcast the footage back to Wellington in real time and have the ability to live stream trials from around the country straight to your computer, tablet, or phone” Douglas Woolridge, NZTR’s Solutions Architect said. “As the technology the device is based on has not been used in such a high paced, geographically disparate environment before, we’re running a pilot using the prototype we’ve developed, and we expect there will be a number of hurdles ahead before we’re happy with the final product.” However, it worked well at the Avondale trials meeting on August 30, with the videos available just a short time after the results were posted, and it is hoped that in most cases that the videos will be available on the NZTR website on the day of the trials meeting. Pilot Scheme The pilot scheme will be restricted to Northern trials meetings and it is expected that there will instances during the testing period when the coverage will be affected by technical and network issues. The Northern region has been selected because while NZTR have created the solution, the New Zealand Racing Board’s (NZRB) Trackside staff are tasked with operating it, and the Northern region has the best technical support available should issues with the prototype arise. NZTR and NZRB have agreed that there will be a slight delay in uploading the video footage from the pilot scheme to the nzracing.co.nz website, due to obligations within NZRB’s broadcast agreements. How It works The current way NZTR receives the trials footage is that a NZRB Trackside operator records the heats on the day of the trials meeting, returns to base later that night and starts copying the videos to Trackside in Auckland. This footage is then edited over the following few days, and subsequently sent to NZTR, after which it goes up on the website. “The new solution takes the footage straight from the back of the camera in real time, splits it into a number of smaller snippets of video, and sends them over the mobile phone network back to our server in Wellington,” Woolridge said. “The server then cleverly recombines them back into a coherent video stream, which can then be accessed via the website while at the same time being recorded for replay at a later date.” So far, proof of concept testing has been conducted at Otaki, Motukarara and Avondale. Full production testing has now been successfully conducted at Te Teko, and Avondale, and will continue to be used at all Northern region trials while the technology and demand are accessed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted September 11, 2016 The quality of the new coverage is considerably inferior but the decider must surely be the cost. A simple snapchat finish pic with a mobile phone could be up on the internet within seconds and could appease owners until the real footage available. The aim should be availability within 3 days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...