Video Shows of Selected Park
Events
(Latest update February 24, 2007)
As a supplement to the straight pictorial Web page reports that
comprise the bulk of this website, we now post here a few features in the form of video shows with
action (think Ken Burns' Civil War series made mainly with still pictures) and
music. These tend to be an order of magnitude larger (longer download times)
than the straight still photographs, typically about 10 MB to 40 MB per show.
This new feature follows the widespread availability of broadband connections by
readers, and large website storage capacity on this site. To
our knowledge, the shows play only on Windows PC machines, not on Unix or Mac
operating systems.
Unlike the small-size or low definition movie clips on You Tube
and other commercial sites, the videos here are full screen at
high
definition (1024x768 pixels) because they are created "on the
fly" by Photodex
software, with high definition still photographs as input. You must therefore be aware that you are downloading
photos that have been integrated into executable
files. Unfortunately, "exe" files are being used by vicious,
pathological criminals and terrorists to spread viruses, so your security
software (for example, Norton anti-virus) will alert you to confirm that the
file comes from a reliable source. I can only tell you that Photodex is a
reputable software vendor and I'm a sincere supplier of
virus-free web-based content, in this case as a docent of the South Yuba River
State Park.
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To download a show, right
click on its link below and select "Save target as ..." from the
resulting menu box. For Firefox browsers, the term is "Save link
as..." Each show is in an
executable file created by trusted software (ProShow Gold, made by Photodex
Corp. http://www.photodex.com).
While a show is running you can use the following "hot keys":
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Space bar
Pause, Resume
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Page Down
Jump to next slide
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Page Up
Jump to previous slide
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Esc
Return to opening screen
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Esc
Exit program |
Spring
Wildflowers
South Yuba River State Park -- Bridgeport
(Photographs taken during Spring months of 2000 to
2005,
video show posted December 29, 2006)
© 2000 -- 2006 Herbert E. Lindberg
This show was created in 2005 as part of a six-show group
entitled Nevada County Activities -- Book I. The Victorian
Christmas show is also part of this series. The video
here is a feast for eyes and ears as the most beautiful of the wildflowers at
Bridgeport fill the screen in vast fields and in zooming close-ups that show
untold flower detail and insects having a meal as they pollinate, while music of
Debussy and Mozart plays in the background. You've never experienced
wildflowers like this.
Download
South Yuba River Wildflowers Show
(44.7 MB, playing time 13:12 minutes)
This video show was originally created in 2005 as part of a six-show group
entitled Nevada County Activities -- Book I. The Spring
Wildflowers show listed above is also part of this series. Living
History Day takes place on the last weekend of April, and is one of the most
exciting days at the South Yuba River State Park. Rangers and docents
create a celebration of the Gold Rush era at Bridgeport by telling the stories
of people who lived here, in first person as costumed characters, and by
demonstrating their way of life and work. This is accompanied by Gold Rush
transportation-wagon displays, old-time cars, horse-drawn wagon rides, country
music, hot dogs and sno-cones, displays and videos at Visitors Center, and trail
hiking at the best time of year.