Mon 8 Dec 2008
Virtual HD Fireplace
Posted by Andrew Mitry under AudioVisual, Open Source
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My wife and I love sitting in front of the fire in our living room, we would love to have a fireplace in our less formal family room but alas it isn’t practical. In my typical geekness I wondered if there were any virtual fireplace options available for playback on our big screen. After scouring the net for a while, I did manage to find a few fireplace DVD options, but I couldn’t justify handing out cash for those. While taking a nice retreat day in front of the fire, I set up my Canon Vixia HD Camcorder on a tripod and got 30 minutes of great flames. I’ve put it up on Vimeo in case anyone else is as corny as I am and wants to loop it on their TV…at least it is greener than burning firewood!
This version has no audio, maybe I’ll get the shotgun mic setup for a second version if there is enough demand. Go here to view in HD or to download the MP4 (must be logged in to Vimeo).
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December 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Thanks : ) Now if only I could find firewood scented candles.
December 16th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
can you make another 1 with chestnuts roasting and maybe some smores? Oh and don’t forget the sounds of the fire also.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
try iyule.tv!
February 18th, 2009 at 3:17 am
I need a loop for a fancy dinner I’ll be having with my girlfriend in my basement.
Any way you could get one done with sound before next week?
March 11th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Heh that’s pretty ingenius. I’ve been seeing alot of plasma TV’s with fireplace screensavers running on them in family rooms – I suppose it’s alittle more economical than remodeling a room!