SwitchCam
Creative
concert video
SHOW HN2011
435points
129comments
#5of 1,097 in 2011
Top 1%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
32 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 19 critical, out of 94 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 18 for, 1 againstExecution: 5 for, 9 againstPerformance: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Impressive execution and fun to watch multi-angle concerts
From 4 comments
This. Is. So. Cool. Wow. I tried several concerts, several angles, and everything works pretty smoothly. Any critiques I might have are quite minor.
hospadam on HNThis is one of the coolest things I have seen. While there are some little bits of feedback, I can admit that I spent the last 30 minutes watchings concerts, amazed at how great…
mitchellhislop on HNMind blowing. I don't know that I'd ever really use it, but this is super cool and really well done!
berberous on HNAbsolutely amazing, great job. I just got chills from watching the National and feeling like I was back there.
mrjasonroy on HN
Idea seen as original and promising
From 3 comments
Honestly one of the coolest things i've seen in a while. If they can get around the legality of it, im sure they'll be snatched up quickly.
cleverjake on HNVery impressive. Very cool. I assume this will eventually extend beyond concerts to all kinds of other live events (sports, plays, etc). This is going to be big. What's also…
aclements18 on HNAbsolutely one of the better ideas I've seen lately! An original idea with a lot of wiggle room for future growth. I think it could be pretty cool if users had the ability to…
aslewofmice on HN
Objections
Audio sync and normalisation are poor in places
From 3 comments
Does anyone believe that this is done algorithmically? All the examples I checked seemed to be really poorly sync-ed, & as a DSP engineer I don't believe this task to be…
fat0wl on HNCool idea but when I tried "Arcade Fire - Austin City Limits" 2011 http://switchcam.com/event/arcade-fire-austin-city-limits-2011/ it was far from correct.
pirko on HNThanks! - I'm no lawyer, but the advice we've received is that we're good on the legal side. - You're on the money re: audio. It's miles better than it was 1 month ago, but we're…
brettwelch on HN
Copyright and legal risk from reusing recordings
From 2 comments
This is really awesome. I hope you don't have any issues with copyright though. Best of luck with the project!
jwblackwell on HNYes it does. Just because the recording was permitted doesn't mean that the recorder has the rights to publish or replay the recording. Another example: owning a DVD does not…
brettwelch on HN
Site was slow or down under load
From 3 comments
Site seems to be struggling under load. I am excited about the concept - was thinking about this very idea while watching Coachella streaming live this year and then seeing all…
ansonparker on HNSorry guys, probably should have sured up servers for HN load - my bad =\ On Caltrain, brb...
chartley on HNI want. Love the idea. Site is down so I can't tell if it works. But plus 1 for the idea alone.
unreal37 on HN
Requests
Let users keep one audio track while switching camera angles
From 1 comment
This is awesome. My only suggestion is to allow the user to switch angles without changing the audio track. Since these are concerts, the audio track is going to be one of the…
jjcm on HN
Add higher quality audio sources or bootleg audio
From 3 comments
Absolutely one of the better ideas I've seen lately! An original idea with a lot of wiggle room for future growth. I think it could be pretty cool if users had the ability to…
aslewofmice on HNThis perfect circle gig is a good sample: http://switchcam.com/event/a-perfect-circle-lollapalooza-2011/ Some of these concerts may have bootleg audio available, often recorded…
jhealy on HNNice. However - the timeline should be default. I was pretty meh'd until I found it, works great. Now it would be nice with an underlying concert-track or / per song mp3. I don't…
wingerlang on HN
Make the timeline view the default
From 1 comment
Nice. However - the timeline should be default. I was pretty meh'd until I found it, works great. Now it would be nice with an underlying concert-track or / per song mp3. I don't…
wingerlang on HN
Questions
Is it legal to compile these videos?
From 1 comment
Wow. Many thoughts arose: - Is this more, less, or equivalently legal (copyright-wise) to just posting the youtube videos on youtube in the first place? It seems like the act of…
angusgr on HN
How automated is the process and how does syncing work?
From 2 comments
Wow. Many thoughts arose: - Is this more, less, or equivalently legal (copyright-wise) to just posting the youtube videos on youtube in the first place? It seems like the act of…
angusgr on HNto me, it looks amazing some techie questions, how does it work? how do you get to know which videos are actually part of a specific event? how do you match the video with the…
giulivo on HN
Alternatives named
Hadza (formerly Wesync)
From 1 comment
Looks a lot like Hadza http://hadza.com/ (ex Wesync)
nico on HN
This One Is On Us (NIN fan project)
From 1 comment
First thing I thought of was the Nine Inch Nails fan project "This One Is On Us". It works. Very cool and I wish you all the best. http://www.thisoneisonus.org…
balbaugh on HN
Photosynth
From 1 comment
Great stuff. This is like Photosynth for videos! Remember Photosynth?
ChrisArchitect on HN