A picture is worth a thousand words; and video explains whatever words you didn't understand from those thousand words. Well no need to talk about the power of video - we all know that.
Video can always be a powerful addition to DAS package - whether it's survey, design or engineering, or close-out package. Sometimes you can look at multiple pictures, and still may not be able to figure out how it all comes together. It's not feasible for the DAS Design Engineer to survey all the sites - video can be the 2nd best thing. During my site walks I try to take video which may be hard for me to explain to the engineers. These can be especially effective if you are working on some sort of manufacturing plant.
A few weeks ago when I was working with one of our designer (Mr. Mir) on a large underground parking garage DAS, it was becoming hard to explain just through pictures, how the large I-Beams in the ceilings will have big impact on running the coaxial cable. Floor plans did not show these I-beams, and pictures were not sufficient. After seeing various pictures, when I pulled out the video on my phone the designer immediately understood what I was trying to explain. The short video clip basically brought it all together. You can see the video here:
Following are some tips:
Video can always be a powerful addition to DAS package - whether it's survey, design or engineering, or close-out package. Sometimes you can look at multiple pictures, and still may not be able to figure out how it all comes together. It's not feasible for the DAS Design Engineer to survey all the sites - video can be the 2nd best thing. During my site walks I try to take video which may be hard for me to explain to the engineers. These can be especially effective if you are working on some sort of manufacturing plant.
A few weeks ago when I was working with one of our designer (Mr. Mir) on a large underground parking garage DAS, it was becoming hard to explain just through pictures, how the large I-Beams in the ceilings will have big impact on running the coaxial cable. Floor plans did not show these I-beams, and pictures were not sufficient. After seeing various pictures, when I pulled out the video on my phone the designer immediately understood what I was trying to explain. The short video clip basically brought it all together. You can see the video here:
Following are some tips:
- I use any smart phone that I am carrying at the moment (or my iPod Touch) to capture the clip. No need for any high-end camera. We are not producing a Martin Scorcese movie here.
- Keep the clip short. Ideal length will be 60-90 seconds. Keep in mind that you may have to move or store the file on a server, e-mail the clip or upload it at a video website. The longer the length, the harder it gets to make it useful.
- If I want to include the video clip in a design package, I usually upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo; and then post a link inside the document.
- If you are posting on a public site, do not mention the name or location of the actual building. I use abbreviation. Our design document will state the name of the building, and other description.
- If in case you want to edit, or tune up multiple clips, I use the free program that comes with Windows 7 - Windows Live Movie Maker. You can also download it here.
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