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    NightBEAT 34 - July 30th, 2023

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    4 minutes ago, jwillis35 said:

    Yes!  That was the best Colts performance yet this summer. The music program is strong. They have really layered in some nice dynamic and expressive playing. They could add some more at the end when they go full bore. But not much to complain about. Visual looked good to me. Guard was strong tonight. Very good show and enjoyable. 

    4 minutes ago, bluesman said:

    Colts lacked energy tonight.  It's a great show, but this was not their best performance.  

    I absolutely love DCP. 😄

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    Blue Devils -- Too good for the rest of DCI?

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    2 hours ago, Cappybara said:

    Ya know, thinking about it, I wouldn't mind a "salary cap" for DCI that is more of a spending cap so long as it doesn't affect the safety and quality of care the members get season to season. Might help get the spending in control and make things a bit more competitive while at the same time making the activity more sustainable in the long term

    So how do you reconcile this cap with the unpredictable fluctuations in cost of food and travel/fuel, the largest budget items for any corps?

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    FloMarching: Video Quality Question

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    1 hour ago, DrumCorpsNutt said:

    Hi all.  Generally speaking, this has been FloMarching’s best year thus far with regard to video and audio quality and consistency.  That being said, there is still one defect that needs to be fixed/improved.

    it seems like every 2 seconds of so, there is a pulse where the background gets fuzzy for a brief moment, then flickers back to being fine.  It is sort of like a compression artifact that pulses every 2-3 seconds.  It is really noticeable it you look at the backfield stands when the camera is still.  

    This effect is present in every show, and on every device I’ve watched it on.  My Internet speeds are gigabyte on my wired devices and over 500 Mbps on my wireless devices, so I don’t think it is an Internet speed issue.

    For general watching, it’s not too bothersome.  However, since DCI is no longer producing Blu-rays, screen captures of these FloMarching shows are the best we’ll have to watch back for years to come and I want the quality to be as good as possible.

    I see the same effect on every Flo video that ends up on YouTube, so I’m sure it’s not just me.  Does anyone know what may be causing it and what we can suggest Flo do to correct it?

    I have the same issue. I exclusively watch the high cam feed every show. I saw once in a thread that it was not an issue for the multi cam feed, but I haven’t tried it to verify. 

    Hotlanta On My Mind - July 29, 2023

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    22 minutes ago, TheOneWhoKnows said:

    It’s absolutely a timing issue.  What I want to go back and see is if it’s a penalty for their show going over the max amount of show time or if it’s them taking too long to get off the field and going over the max slot time. 
     

    Personally, I’m hoping it’s them going over the max show time. I feel they kinda need booped on the nose for doing too much and need to simmer down. 

    100%. I loved Bloo last year and I'm really enjoying them this year. But for goodness sake, their designers need to learn how to EDIT DOWN.

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    Mandarins 2023

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    51 minutes ago, Chief Guns said:

    Mandarins rehearsal for the evening has been canceled due to weather. They got 5-6 inches of rain in five minutes. 

    Some of the pit and electronics took a beating by the rain before they could move it, but got everyone and everything safely in doors before the lightning hit. 

    My son said everyone is ok. Electronics is being looked at as we speak. 

    Nooooooo. Echoes of 2018. Hopefully none of the electronics are fried again!

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