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Suggestion for Layout Tours on TMTV TMTV general discussion
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Prolific poster 2,860 posts kleaverjr Prolific poster 2,860 posts
kleaverjr

One think I liked about other video Layout Tours from other producers is seeing a track plan and following a "dot" along the track to represent where on the trackplan the viewer is looking at as the tour proceeds along the layout.  Any chance of adding this type of feature into future TMTV episodes? 

Ken L.
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Station Agent Frequent poster 527 posts
Station Agent

How about a link to a jpeg image so it will be

How about a link to a jpeg image so you can refer to it anytime while watching the video?

Here's Tom Patterson's CWE trackplan on his blog page:

http://cwerailroad.blogspot.ca/search/label/Track%20Plan

 

 

Barry Silverthorn
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Donald Regular poster 181 posts
Donald

Works for me

Video more understandable with link to track plan.  Never thought of looking through the blog.

Thanks!

Don Underwood

Modeling the Northwestern Pacific

"The Redwood Route"

HO, double deck, 17' x 18'
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rickwade Prolific poster (deceased) 6,447 posts
rickwade

I vote for a dot or camera icon on the static layout plan view

I especially like videos where the camera cuts to a layout plan view with the camera pointing in the direction that the real camera will be and then cuts back to video of the actual layout.  Using this method I always know where "I" am when looking at the layout.  A link to a static view of the layout plan is OK, but it doesn't show me where I / we are on the tour of the layout.

Rick

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The Richlawn Railroad Website - Featuring the L&N in HO  / MRH Blog  / MRM #123

Mt. 22: 37- 40
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Station Agent Frequent poster 527 posts
Station Agent

Great idea

I also like this format, Rick.

In the case of Tom's layout I took a slightly different approach as he literally toured us up and down the aisles and you can actually see where many elements are in relation to each other.  On features where we focus more on the trains and scenery, and less so on the actual room, there will certainly be more trackplan views.

 

Barry Silverthorn
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reddogpt Regular poster 228 posts
reddogpt

Great first layout video

 I really enjoyed the editing, Barry, it made for very smooth transitions between Tom's dialogue. Who did the voice over? Very PBS sounding! 

Pete
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Station Agent Frequent poster 527 posts
Station Agent

Voiceover

Our voiceover artist is Gerry Fraiberg, a veteran of radio and video announcing.  He has a friendly style, and I'm honored to have him as the Voice of TrainMasters.

Barry Silverthorn
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