HD Livestreaming Occucopter R&D: (micro) Hummingbird v.1: Test Flight #1/2 - Dec 31 2014
Channel: Dee Shanger
Date: 2015-01-06

[1/2] Commissioned by Occupy Toronto Livestream-channel, our HD "Livestreaming Occucopter" is co-designed by Professor X (aka, SimplyFly; an electrical engineer & RC enthusiast; http://www.rimcopter.ca) & Dee Shanger, a LSer of over 5000+ streams. No.1 design principle is that its got to be a "flying tripod in the sky," with 360-pan, tilt & zoom. Plus operationally (3 things):
1. its got to be safe to fly around people
2. its got to be tank-like
3. very reliable, with tonnes of spare parts, so thats it's easily repairable in the field.
(Bonus: can stay up in the air for hours on end - ie. for use at rallies, blockades & such - we're thinking of an DC-power-tethering system here eh).

On-screen is our HD-quality Livestreaming Occucopter R&D: micro-versioned, "Hummingbird" Test Flight #1 on, Wed Dec 31, 2014, and the HD-livestreaming part is yet to come eh. The HD-qaulity is accomplished by using Livestream.com's "HD Broadcaster" [https://new.livestream.com/broadcaster] attached via a HDMI-cable to a HDMI-camera on a remote-controlled gimble (360-degree pan, tilt & zoom capabilities)
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::: Flight test #2 @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvX7m3un24&feature
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::: @DeeShanger is an anthropological-documentary filmmaker of 35yrs, and, a livestream-theorist & livestreamer at Occupy Toronto Livestream-channel since Oct 15, 2011. ::: http://www.livestream.com/occupytoronto
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