Awesome Curiosity Landing Video

[Speijker]

I'm uncertain as to wether this has been on the forums yet, but I felt I needed to share a cool video. The real thing fared far better then my own Duna experience (we'll always remember those Kerbals who give their lives for Science!).

And a link to the original Article.

Edited July 18, 2013 by Speijker
Bb-codes are hard...

[Tw1]

Now that's a suicide burn.

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

Mars is going to be SO INTERESTING when we get there, I mean, it's red, and some rocks...

[Motokid600]

Was the sound real?

[mellojoe]

No, not the real sound. Reading the article it seems he added them as part of the production.

quote: "Canning says he actually upgraded the footage to enterprise-quality 50,000kbps 1080p resolution, enhanced colors and detail throughout the landing sequence, and even included practical sound effects  which, while not originally recorded by the spacecraft during its descent, adds to the viewing experience considerably."

However, still beautifully done. I recommend going out and reading the article, because it links to a previous version of a similar yet different video from a different producer. The other one uses music instead of "practical sound effects" and has a more theatrical quality to it. Both are stunning, and now I can't stop watching them.

You can also see the original footage as released by NASA, which was only actually recorded at about 4 frames per second. These guys basically tweaked the original to be smoother and upsampled them to higher quality. Very well done.

Edited July 19, 2013 by mellojoe