Earth Barge back in show @ ROE

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goodolgm

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Don't ask how it looked cuz I didn't see it lol. I heard the show from a distance and can confirm the Earth Barge returned tonight. Hopefully someone took video :)
 
wdwmagic

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I have some video, but as those of us who have tried to record it, its very difficult to get much other than a white blob!

From the first hand reports that I have, its much clearer, more vivid, and no dead patches (as you'd expect with a new system). General feeling seems to be it is as clear as it can be, and the limiting factor now to viewability is the size of the actual display, and not it's clarity.
 
HMF

HMF

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wdwmagic said:
I have some video, but as those of us who have tried to record it, its very difficult to get much other than a white blob!

From the first hand reports that I have, its much clearer, more vivid, and no dead patches (as you'd expect with a new system). General feeling seems to be it is as clear as it can be, and the limiting factor now to viewability is the size of the actual display, and not it's clarity.
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Can you post the video?
 
wdwmagic

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OK here's the video.

Remember, its always been very difficult to get clear video of the LED display, and the new version is just as difficult. It looks much better in person, so dont judge it by this video.

[youtube]yXqTEDthf0s[/youtube]
 
Captain Hank

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Well, considering that this Youtube-resolution video of the new globe is (IMO) more legible than the earlier version in-person, I'd say this was a huge improvement. Can't wait to see it in real life.

Did the globe always turn into a topographic map as it does at 2:07 of the video? In the many times that I've seen I:ROE, I'd never noticed that.

Edit: by the way, thanks for the video!
 
wdwmagic

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Captain Hank said:
Well, considering that this Youtube-resolution video of the new globe is (IMO) more legible than the earlier version in-person, I'd say this was a huge improvement. Can't wait to see it in real life.

Did the globe always turn into a topographic map as it does at 2:07 of the video? In the many times that I've seen I:ROE, I'd never noticed that.
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Yep apparently the source video for the display is totally unchanged. I think previously the large amounts of dead pixels made certain sequences unrecognizable. Guests are going to spot entirely new things in the show with this new display. The limiting factor now is the physical size of the display, and not the actual clarity of it.
 
EPCOT Explorer

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wdwmagic said:
OK here's the video.

Remember, its always been very difficult to get clear video of the LED display, and the new version is just as difficult. It looks much better in person, so dont judge it by this video.

[youtube]yXqTEDthf0s[/youtube]
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WOW....It looks GREAT.And is it spinning faster than normal?WOW.I'm in AWE....:eek::sohappy::sohappy:
 
EPCOT.nut

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I am so impressed with how they updated the Earth barge. Thanks so much for posting this video - it really shows how much better the scenes are - much more clear.
 
tirian

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Wow. I haven't made it out there to see it yet, and just this video is MUCH clearer than I've ever seen before.

I'll have to run over there tomorrow night.

Thanks for posting this, Steve!
 
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ranDISle

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The new globe looks AMAZING! Even from the "low res" video you can see clearer images than on the old globe. I can't wait to see it in person when I'm there in October!!
 
HMF

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Wow, that was amazing.
So during Celebration all that the globe is showing is stock footage from Tapestry of Nations. By the way is the guy running with the torch from the Olympics?
 
tirian

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HMF said:
Wow, that was amazing.
So during Celebration all that the globe is showing is stock footage from Tapestry of Nations. By the way is the guy running with the torch from the Olympics?
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The Tapestry segment made sense when the parade ran right before the new version of this show.

Oddly enough, fixing the earth barge made RoE very outdated. :p
 
HMF

HMF

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tirian said:
The Tapestry segment made sense when the parade ran right before the new version of this show.

Oddly enough, fixing the earth barge made RoE very outdated. :p
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Can be easily fixed. But then again the Tapestry parade also has special memories for me. In fact I am listening to the music right now. The interesting thing is ROE was not really tailor made to fit the Millenium theme. (though they should re-record and change a few lyrics of We Go On.) Tapestry of Nations (with the exception of the music and the puppets) was basicaly designed to be a Millenium-only thing.
 

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