UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
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Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#2I really hope it is going to be a first-person view from an astronaut. First person view!
Commentator mentioned the installed camera could be used by subscribers.
More details:
http://mashable.com/2013/12/04/international-space-station-c...
http://www.urthecast.com/features#coverage
So if the feed is free on Urthecast's website, how does the company expect to make money? With a premium service, of course. Corporate clients might want the cameras pointed at a prospective mining site; the UN has already inked a deal with the company to help document disasters.
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#3Any commentary on the business plan for this company? Outside of the free options, are they targeting media groups that might want on demand imagery of evolving news events? It seems like you can pay for the right to have a 30 second ability to direct and capture from the camera? Is it exclusive? e.g. "Here's MSNBC's exclusive footage of the evolving protests in the Ukraine, captured from the ISS..."
I always marvel at businesses like this because of the number of barriers they had to get over to literally launch. Build an app and put it on the Play store....or build a space-ready high resolution camera and coordinate its launch and deployment on the ISS?
As one light aside, the mission control person sounds like Téa Leoni in Deep Impact.
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#4They are currently over Hongkong/South East Asia, where it is night time.
Too bad, the background with earth lit up would have been awesome ...
Edit: In about 15 minutes, they are expecting orbital sunrise. That would be great !!!
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#5The NASA TV stream seems to be preferable - same video but with commentary and background:
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#6They are currently over Hongkong/South East Asia, where it is night time. Too bad, the background with earth lit up would have been awesome ... Edit: In about 15 minutes, they are expecting orbital sunrise. That would be great !!!
Don't worry, the ISS gets a sunrise every 90 minutes :)
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#7It's surprisingly interesting seeing the astronauts working from first person view and hearing their communication. Reminds me a lot of the beginning scenes of Gravity, goes to show how well that movie was shot.
They mentioned they are now about 30 minutes into a 6 hour space walk.
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#8Anyone got the specs of the camera?
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#9I know this is very much offtopic, but at first read I thought this said "UrethraCast" - which might be of use in the medical industry, I suppose.
Re: UrtheCast’s Ultra HD video camera installed on the ISS [video]
#10I know this is very much offtopic, but at first read I thought this said "UrethraCast" - which might be of use in the medical industry, I suppose.
I read it as "UrTheCat" which I thought was a cat meme website like ICanHazCheezeburger. Why are they live streaming a camera install...