Video Test

This is a short clip taken from the Horizon Lounge aboard the Mariner as we were leaving Seward. SEWARD. That's SEWARD, Erin, NOT Sitka. (with enough repetition, I can remember anything.) With enough repetition I can remember anything. With enough ... okay, enough.

The camera we used to shoot all of our video was Nick's point-and-shoot, the Canon SX200IS, which was capable of shooting HD video. Sounds awesome, right? Well, upon returning home we realized that none of our computers would play this fancy AVCHD format. Huh. So I started looking for freeware online with which we could view the AVCHD format ... you know, 'cause it had been OVER A YEAR since AVCHD hit the marketplace and we surely weren't the only ones out there who actually wanted to, uh, VIEW the videos on something other than the camera itself or the HDTV hooked up to the camera ...

Well, let's just say that this is one of those instances where the firmware outpaced the software. So we've been sitting here debating whether or not to drop a hundred bucks on some silly video editing software that could handle the AVCHD and allow us to edit the footage, converting it to something that normal computers could play without sacrificing that lovely HD quality. Thankfully, in the couple of months since we moved, software prices have dropped and there are some much more moderately priced options out there now. This video was converted (and title added) using Corel's VideoStudio, exported as an mpeg, uploaded to facebook, and embedded in this very blog for your viewing pleasure. If this works well, we can finally go ahead and start pasting together the highlights from the video clips Nick took and post them here.

Here goes nuthin' -