AMGEN tour of california at DVinfo.net

Carlos Rodriguez · February 20th, 2008, 06:52 PM

howdy! I covered the Amgen tour of California stage 3 today, which started in my city, went over mount Hamilton, and into San Jose. Got to check out what the VS tv crew was using, and was pleased to see a few HD200's mixed in with sony HDcams. got some great shots of the race, will be posting video later tonight.

Carlos Rodriguez · February 22nd, 2008, 01:57 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-E7eVYW1c

sorry it's late... more coming.

Aaron Courtney · February 25th, 2008, 03:22 PM

Thanks for putting this up. Can't believe Levi is on Astana now! WoW

Carlos Rodriguez · February 28th, 2008, 12:16 AM

yeah, he seems like a cool cat. We were this close... <--> to missing that interview with him. I hear they're not letting his team race in France because of "performance enhancer issues" I didn't know cycling was structured after MLB =-D

Aaron Courtney · February 28th, 2008, 03:31 PM

Yeah, coming from a pro sports background, I can definitively say that MLB ain't got nothing on pro cycling when it comes to PED's. But that's a topic for another day and another forum, LOL!

Were you contracted by the city for a specific shoot that day? What exactly was your role in the Tour of CA?

Carlos Rodriguez · March 1st, 2008, 03:01 PM

just news coverage. We're running a leased access cable system on a couple of channels. We're slowly but surely buying it out to fill up 24/7 with all original programming geared toward our county. So far just a daily news program that runs 4 times a day, a travel show and a couple of infomercials. We did give some stock footage to VS tv to run a spot during their coverage of stage 3, but thats about it.

Kevin Shaw · May 18th, 2011, 03:59 PM

Apologies for reviving an old discussion, but does anyone know what technology is being used for live transmission and web encoding of the Amgen Tour from remote locations, including moving motorcycles in hilly areas? An impressive web broadcast this year in very difficult conditions.

February 20th, 2008, 06:52 PM	#1
Carlos Rodriguez Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Modesto, California Posts: 206	AMGEN tour of california howdy! I covered the Amgen tour of California stage 3 today, which started in my city, went over mount Hamilton, and into San Jose. Got to check out what the VS tv crew was using, and was pleased to see a few HD200's mixed in with sony HDcams. got some great shots of the race, will be posting video later tonight.

May 18th, 2011, 03:59 PM	#7
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	Re: AMGEN tour of california Apologies for reviving an old discussion, but does anyone know what technology is being used for live transmission and web encoding of the Amgen Tour from remote locations, including moving motorcycles in hilly areas? An impressive web broadcast this year in very difficult conditions.

February 22nd, 2008, 01:57 PM	#2
Carlos Rodriguez Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Modesto, California Posts: 206	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-E7eVYW1c sorry it's late... more coming.

February 25th, 2008, 03:22 PM	#3
Aaron Courtney Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 229	Thanks for putting this up. Can't believe Levi is on Astana now! WoW

February 28th, 2008, 12:16 AM	#4
Carlos Rodriguez Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Modesto, California Posts: 206	yeah, he seems like a cool cat. We were this close... <--> to missing that interview with him. I hear they're not letting his team race in France because of "performance enhancer issues" I didn't know cycling was structured after MLB =-D

February 28th, 2008, 03:31 PM	#5
Aaron Courtney Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 229	Yeah, coming from a pro sports background, I can definitively say that MLB ain't got nothing on pro cycling when it comes to PED's. But that's a topic for another day and another forum, LOL! Were you contracted by the city for a specific shoot that day? What exactly was your role in the Tour of CA?

March 1st, 2008, 03:01 PM	#6
Carlos Rodriguez Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Modesto, California Posts: 206	just news coverage. We're running a leased access cable system on a couple of channels. We're slowly but surely buying it out to fill up 24/7 with all original programming geared toward our county. So far just a daily news program that runs 4 times a day, a travel show and a couple of infomercials. We did give some stock footage to VS tv to run a spot during their coverage of stage 3, but thats about it.