Moomba Web Cast

[Horton]

I it looks like we are going to get a Moomba web cast. If it looks at least 1/2 decent I will stream it on the front page.

 

 

 

[Wish]

So what time, here, would it start?

[MattP]

If my math is correct 4:30EST would be 8:30AM when the event starts for the day

[Horton]

I added a java time thingie to the front page. No need to do your own math

[MattP]

@Horton front page? By math I mean I use google...

[Sethski]

I believe it is about to start today if it hasn't already. It is 11:45am and Men's Slalom is about to start. Not there right now, and unfortunately I have connection at the site, so I can't keep you updated, but webcast should roll. After the pros there is Women's jump, some wake boarding, a break and then the Big Dawg Round 2.

[MattP]

@Sethski thanks! Yeah the webcast is streaming (down at the moment though) thats why I stick with @BallOfScores for updates. Thanks for the update! Good luck in round 2!

[Horton]

I hope you guys are watching now

[klindy]

Yes sir!

[MattP]

It's great to hear Des back behind the mic. Been missing him at US Masters.

[MattP]

Official score is 4.25 for Nate Smith but world rankings gets him into the semi finals- Words of Des. I will update when official scores are posted.

[Horton]

Things I thought I saw watching Moomba webcast

Asher’s gate at 41 starts out really soft.

Asher is on a new ski.

Almost all the skiers seem really centered, stacked and still.

I still do not understand Travers slalom but it sure works.

CP makes it look easy

The new ski looks interesting

The Yarra can be a fickle mistress

 

[Wish]

When does it start today?

 

[MattP]

10:00Am Local. Womans Trick Semi

[Wish]

That helps. Thanks

[MattP]

Full schedule events http://www.moombamasters.com.au/index.html

[Wish]

@MattP. No web cast. Am I doing something wrong? Says off air

[MattP]

@wish Not running yet. They are having Tech. Difficulties, but working on it

[MattP]

Webcast will be up for mens trick

[Phil2360]

@Horton, Front page streaming not working.

 

Seems OK at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/moomba-2012

 

 

[Wish]

Why is mine a bit jumpy.

[MattP]

bad connection, you live on the other side of the world

[Wish]

So is it my connection? Also no sound. What it glitchy yesterday?

[Horton]

sorry guys I looked right so I want to the lake and then I think they made a change at your end. It is there now

[MattP]

@Wish. stream looks good on this end. no announcing yet.. I guess

[Horton]

it is the from the boat judging feed so no audio

[Wish]

Any way I can improve my feed? Also keeps going to content currently not on line.

[Broussard]

Why wouldn't it be the same feed as yesterday? *confused*

[MattP]

they changed the ustream channel.. dont ask me why.. possibly because the other was called moomba test. but I think they lost a bunch of views because of confused people

[Horton]

@Broussard That would be too easy. All webcasts have something ridiculous about them. It is the law.

[Broussard]

I much preferred yesterday's

 

:(

 

[Chuck_Dickey]

mine still says off air ?

[Horton]

Well now is men's jump and there is no feed at all. We should be happy that we get anything I guess. Want to complain but am not going to.

[jdarwin]

I have watched very little. Sound only via my Ustream app on IPad.

[MattP]

Audio is back on

[Horton]

was pretty good for mens slalom. Somehow missed Larkin / CP looked great / Smith is sure having a rough event

[MrJones]

Man! I wake up with a vomiting 7 year old. (Bad Mexican food last night. I don't feel so hot either) Think I will make the best of it and check out the webcast. Get to see 1 1/2 passes of CP, now shut down for boat traffic.

 

I'm up. May as well hang in here for a bit.

[Horton]

Since you are up... did you see CP. See how soft he is finishing? That ski or something is working.

[MrJones]

Ya. All I saw of CP was 38. It looked good. It was a bummer staying up for over an hour in the middle of the night to watch Willy miss 38 and the Big Dawg final being decided by a missed gate at 35.

 

I also have to say the announcing for the Big Dawg was very poor. The guys seemed nice and had the cool accent, but did not seem to have done any prep on who the skiers were or their backgrounds. Watching skiing can be boring, especially if there is no substantial "filler" in between passes. They did talk a little about Seth being a former pro and being a coach. Coulda mentioned that he was at Trophy lakes forever which was the home of slalom world records. Chad is DEA agent and has driven the current men's and women's world record. Jay didn't start skiing tournaments until his 20's (I believe). He also had back surgery 3 years ago and a broken ankle last season from which he came back to be 2nd in the BD finals. I don't know a much about Thierry, but I believe that in Andy's first non-pro competition after retirement was Sr. Worlds, and that Theirry beat the king.

 

I AM very happy that Moomba is on the web. It just seems that they put little to no effort in building up the BD. I just came up with the above info off the top of my head. Seems if you are announcing at the event and world wide you should do a little background. (I fully apologize if all of the above things were mentioned in the first nights broadcast. Didn't have any sick kids to wake me up for that one:).

[danbirch]

What is an 11.75 line?

[ski4xtc]

This is the unofficial order I have come up with from the list above. I changed Parrish's score to what was tweeted. Do the top 8 go? Maybe Nate is in?

 

Travers 4 @10.75

Parrish 3 @ 10.75

Jason 3 @ 10.75

Wing 3 @ 10.75

Corey 3 @ 10.75

Carlo 2.5 @ 10.75

Nate 2 @ 10.75

Larkin 2 @10.75

Ty 5.5 @ 11.25

Julio 3 @ 11.25

Brooks 3 @ 11.25

Adam 2.5 @ 11.25

Nick 2.5 @ 11.25

Will .5 @ 11.25

Efverstrom 2.5 @ 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Horton]

I fixed the front page so local Moomba time is above the webcast

[Phil2360]

Only posting this cause I can't delete the draft. Table didn't paste correctly.

 

Any answers to that @Horton? Anyway feel free to delete it.

 

 

Schedule of events

 

Sunday 11th March 2012

ACTIVITY TIME

Wakeboard 8.00am - 10.00am

Womens Tricks Semi Final 10.00am - 10.50am

Transit 10.50am - 11.20am

Mens Tricks Semi Final 11.20am - 12.30pm

Coarse Change 12.30pm - 12.45pm

Womens Slalom Semi Final 12.45pm - 2.15pm

Coarse Change 2.15pm - 2.30pm

Mens Jump Semi Final 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Coarse Change 4.00pm - 4.15pm

Mens Slalom Semi Final 4.15pm - 6.00pm

SUNDAY 11th MARCH - NIGHT PROGRAMME

Transit 6.00pm - 6.30pm

Big Daug Slalom head to head 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Men's Night Jump 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Transit 8.30pm - 8.45pm

Fireworks 8.45pm - 10.15pm

 

 

[Wish]

Is there a way to get sound. Seems better tonight. just no sound

[MattP]

They may not be announcing yet. The sound will bring down the bandwidth and make the video go slower and become choppy. What would you rather have? Watch it on the front page and you can see the ballofscores tweets at the same time for scores and updates

 

[Wish]

@MattP Thanks. No sound is good. already a bit choppy. I have my phone propped up next to computer with Ball Of Scores up and running.

[Bulldog]

Its like watching rabbit ears!!

[MattP]

@bulldog What are these rabbit ears?

[Bulldog]

@MattP you sound like my kids.

[MattP]

@Bulldog funny thing is I probably am not that much older than them and I had bunny years on my TV for a few years. Take cable out of the house for 2 years and see how much money you save. I still do not own a TV and I am in college. I have better things to do like ski!