We Finally Have Footage

I usually read your comments on the Blogger Dashboard. Although I tend not to reply to many comments, sometimes I do. And sometimes I see that a comment didn't make it to the actual published post. This happened with Ed yesterday and if I recall correctly, also with Red recently. Once again, be reassured that I do see them all even if others don't. This never used to happen but is now a fact of Blogger life.

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I finally downloaded my video of our most recent bike rides. I pruned it down from about 13 minutes to 3 minutes and also speeded it up to make it more interesting. Riding on a trail made it vary shaky. YT used to have an option to smooth out jerky video, but I didn't come across it this time. Likewise, there also used to be an option to add a soundtrack. If it's still there, I certainly missed it this time. The very last section is less shaky because we were on pavement at the time. 

And here is Sue's video from a few days earlier: the Slog ride. I also just selected clips and sped up the play. Hers is of much higher quality, which I will mostly attribute to an iPhone 13 versus a 10. There may have been other factors too, such as the orientation of the phones, but we were using the same kind of holder. 

I did attempt to look for free background music to add interest to the second video once I had realized that YT didn't do this anymore. I have been able to do this in the past, but every ancillary service seems wants money now. Even if they say that it is free, it seems to be for a very limited trial period, and they want your credit card info regardless. I was getting grumpy and refused to play the game, for this is just really a one-time thing for me.

So, whatever the quality and interest, it is mission accomplished as far as cycling footage goes.