VCF MidWest 2023 - As seen through a Camcorder

[@infinitecanadian]

It is so nice to see this. This is a showcase of the love, care, and hard work that went into maintaining these classic machines.

[@KylesDigitalLab]

2:24 Thanks for including me, I had a great time chatting with you. Unfortunately one of the tapes I used on my PD150 to record Saturday's footage one has a bunch of video and audio dropouts it appears and I think the footage is ruined like that. The other tape I used was sealed and it had no issues. My latest video on the Sony SL-HF300 was shot on the same PD150.

[@CelGenStudios]

I got a pile of low quality BASF tapes that do the same. These cameras really don't like the lower grade tapes. It was equally fun taking to you too!

[@jaredbrown691]

It was my first time at VCF Midwest and I was blown away at the deals and tables showing off amazing hardware. Picked up my first Atari 8 bit and got to meet some of my favorite KZbinrs including Adrian Black who was so nice. Definitely going back next year.

[@inranglhood60]

5:55 there I am, behind the guy talking. 2023 was a good turn out. See ya next year!

[@ForgottenMachines]

16:12 How did I NOT see the Flux Capacitor Control Panel just adjacent to my table...guess I was facing the wrong direction. I LOVE this footage!

[@ForgottenMachines]

I gotta catalog each table here for you, so great! 15:02 Uniservo Table Sighting!

[@ChartreuseKitsune]

Really shows the scale of this event. It's so much more massive than I realized it was. The fisheye is quite fun on there too.

[@CelGenStudios]

It's outgrown the Clarion. It was beginning to spill outside.

[@KylesDigitalLab]

@@CelGenStudios I think next year they should see if they can do it at the Hilton DoubleTree in Oak Brook. In the video I can tell you stayed at the DoubleTree (we did do, shame I didn't run into you), it's a really nice hotel and I think the convention area it's a lot bigger than the Clarion.

[@CelGenStudios]

It has tons of parking too! @@KylesDigitalLab

[@its_loosha]

I was the guy manning Ken’s booth while he got lunch and you can see me at 8:55 complementing your camera. 😂

[@CelGenStudios]

I appreciate it! A lot of people really got a kick out of the ridiculous fisheye.

[@ForgottenMachines]

Yes, Yes YESSSS!!!!!

[@compu85]

Next year you gotta stay at the event hotel! :)

[@roombobcat3706]

LOL you can see me in the top right @ 8:24! i was the guy with google glass lurking in the background

[@CelGenStudios]

I saw you walking around! Was that one of the units that were for sale at the show or was that your own unit you brought with you? There was a pair of Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses earlier that day in the free pile.

[@compu85]

I think I managed to avoid being on camera somehow!

[@CelGenStudios]

You are a ghost

[@chrissingleton6029]

Wow - Someone showed-up with an IBM 3290 Plasma display??!!

[@50shadesofbeige88]

Neat video 😎

[@infinitecanadian]

4:57 What is that computer with the cute monitor? That ZX Spectrum Next looks nice, but I thought it came only in a keyboard case; I didn't know that it came with a separate cased unit.

[@CelGenStudios]

That table was showing off a number of Magnavox Odyssey systems

[@JimLeonard]

LOVE this, but why 30p? It's a camcorder! ffmpeg -i input_file -c:v libx264 -vf "idet,bwdif,format=yuv420p" output_file

[@CelGenStudios]

I totally got hammered for time, sorry. I was able to apply some of your recommendations but forgot about the framerate.

[@VCFMW]

@@CelGenStudiosWell, you'll just have to do it for next year ;-) I do appreciate the effort, though. Every video of the show I watch, I see stuff I had *no idea* existed on the show floor (or outside!).

[@waytostoned]

I was looking for you at VCF but sadly didnt run into you...

[@CelGenStudios]

It's okay. I'll be back next year!

[@infinitecanadian]

6:37 What is that thing?

[@CelGenStudios]

Someone correct me but it's either a TRS-80 model 3 or 4

[@infinitecanadian]

@@CelGenStudios No, the cylinder.

[@thecooldude9999]

It’s a transistor radio shaped like a battery.

[@wimwiddershins]

Something very fishy about that lense.🔍