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Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:37 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
Will people quit attacking Beyonce and her performance last night.
Its whats going on in the pop culture today and thats what the producers wanted and thats what they got..
Im an old rocker and am not crazy about that kind of stuff, but I dont think old rock groups do especially well either at that venue. I remember when the Beatles came out and my father who was a teacher/ music lover, said that the Beatles would never last!!! All you old guys are starting to sound like my dad.... By the way, Beyonce is great at what she does and definitely is very talented..
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68 replies | Author | Time | Post |
Will people quit attacking Beyonce and her performance last night. (Original post) |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | OP |
Buzz Clik | Feb 2013 | #1 | |
RobertEarl | Feb 2013 | #2 | |
RebelOne | Feb 2013 | #19 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #3 | |
indepat | Feb 2013 | #6 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #14 | |
Number23 | Feb 2013 | #30 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #32 | |
jazzimov | Feb 2013 | #42 | |
HiPointDem | Feb 2013 | #45 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #48 | |
peacebird | Feb 2013 | #51 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #52 | |
peacebird | Feb 2013 | #53 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #61 | |
HiPointDem | Feb 2013 | #62 | |
southernyankeebelle | Feb 2013 | #63 | |
HiPointDem | Feb 2013 | #64 | |
shenmue | Feb 2013 | #4 | |
patrice | Feb 2013 | #5 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #9 | |
patrice | Feb 2013 | #23 | |
patrice | Feb 2013 | #25 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #27 | |
patrice | Feb 2013 | #34 | |
HiPointDem | Feb 2013 | #46 | |
PeaceNikki | Feb 2013 | #7 | |
Apophis | Feb 2013 | #8 | |
otohara | Feb 2013 | #10 | |
bigwillq | Feb 2013 | #11 | |
HiPointDem | Feb 2013 | #47 | |
joeybee12 | Feb 2013 | #12 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #15 | |
patrice | Feb 2013 | #24 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #29 | |
LeftInTX | Feb 2013 | #13 | |
joeybee12 | Feb 2013 | #16 | |
TheDebbieDee | Feb 2013 | #54 | |
longship | Feb 2013 | #17 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #21 | |
The Straight Story | Feb 2013 | #18 | |
LittleBlue | Feb 2013 | #20 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #22 | |
LittleBlue | Feb 2013 | #28 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #31 | |
Bonobo | Feb 2013 | #26 | |
whistler162 | Feb 2013 | #33 | |
Autumn | Feb 2013 | #35 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #36 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #39 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #40 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #49 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #50 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #55 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #56 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #57 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #58 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #59 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #60 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #65 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #66 | |
mzteris | Feb 2013 | #67 | |
busterbrown | Feb 2013 | #68 | |
mokawanis | Feb 2013 | #37 | |
flamingdem | Feb 2013 | #38 | |
robertkdem1965_h89 | Feb 2013 | #41 | |
ScreamingMeemie | Feb 2013 | #43 | |
RedCappedBandit | Feb 2013 | #44 |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:41 PM
Buzz Clik (38,437 posts)
1. I respond to just about every new Beyonce thread. Here's another.
I love the new music. I like most of Beyonce's stuff. I did not like the production. It was ridiculously over the top.
Some loved it. Whatever. |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:41 PM
RobertEarl (13,685 posts)
2. Old guy here
Beyonce is an amazing woman. She is probably the hardest working entertainer in America and she sure got to show off last night.
I think she would be crushed if she wasn't be talked about today. And you can who the prudes are and who isn't by the comments here. Oh well... they have every right to be prudes who wish we were back in the 50's. Maybe they will grow up, soon? |
Response to RobertEarl (Reply #2)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:32 PM
RebelOne (30,947 posts)
19. Old lady here of 74 years old.
But I thought her performance was great.
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:43 PM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
3. Well I'm 65 yrs old and I like Beyonce. She has a great voice. No people will
not stop picking on her. She is a friend of the president so that alone makes her a target I feel. I also like the Beatles and a lot of the motown music. I also like classical music, some jazz. I am not crazy for the old country music.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #3)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:53 PM
indepat (20,899 posts)
6. Seeing the performance, told my wife of 57 years that Beyonce must be the second sexiest
woman alive, next to her.
Response to indepat (Reply #6)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:12 PM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
14. How sweet. That's probably why you have been married so long. I am lucky
also but only married 34 yrs. I married at the age of 29. Now am old but my husband says he loves me just the way I am. I love him the same. I tell him he needs glasses, LOL. Your right she is beautiful but I think her personality makes her that way even more.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #3)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:58 PM
Number23 (24,504 posts)
30. You're definitely on to something. "She is a friend of the president so that alone
makes her a target."
I suppose that it is a coincidence of the highest order that so many of the president's incessant detractors didn't like her performance...??? That's just one great big hell of a coincidence...????? |
Response to Number23 (Reply #30)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:25 PM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
32. We already knew that before she even performed. They have it in for her. She is beautiful,
wealthy, a mother, a wife and friend to her husband. A beautiful woman of color is enough to make them hate her. Sad but true. The times are a changing. Am a 65 yr old white woman and I see it and if they don't wake up and see the future they will be left behind. The dem motto of "move forward" fits us well.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #32)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:34 PM
jazzimov (1,454 posts)
42. +1 from a 55 yr old white man. nt
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #32)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:05 AM
HiPointDem (20,729 posts)
45. or maybe they just disagree with your assessment of her performance.
Response to HiPointDem (Reply #45)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 08:46 AM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
48. If it were that simple. I doubt it. It's all about her being an Obama supporter in
my personal opinion. There was nothing wrong with her performance. No one was forced to watch it. I am not into the outfits with any of the performers. But everyone knows what kind of outfits she wears. It isn't as if people didn't know when they tuned in. OMG if people don't like the performance turn the damn channel. That is what I do. All I know that I don't want anyone tell me who I should or shouldn't watch. I am willing the bet the Family Center organization already had a letter made up before the performances were on stage.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #48)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:49 PM
peacebird (14,195 posts)
51. I thought her performance was fine for a burlesque, but not appropriate as superbowl family show
I am not a prude, but her performance was more reminiscent of the pole dancing at a strip club than anything else, replete with hip thrusts.... She is a beautiful woman, and while many said people were attacking her for her sexuality, I think it somewhat sad that she seems to feel the need to sell to the lowest common denominator. We are all sexy in our own right, I wish she had put on a show that presented her beauty and talent instead of a booty call burlesque.
Response to peacebird (Reply #51)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:00 PM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
52. Your right about that. But lets face it for some reason no matter what she does some
people have it in for her because she is an Obama supporter. But I have to agree she could have toned it down a bit.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #52)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:07 PM
peacebird (14,195 posts)
53. : ) true, and there are people objecting just because she is a black woman.
Response to peacebird (Reply #53)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:53 AM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
61. so true and a beautiful black woman.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #48)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 06:08 PM
HiPointDem (20,729 posts)
62. i didn't even know she *was* an obama supporter & i doubt most people do either.
not everything is about *obama*.
Response to HiPointDem (Reply #62)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 06:12 PM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
63. Are you sure? She is a strong supporter of Obama. Yes it could very well be. You are
living in a delusional world if you don't think that could be possible.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #63)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 06:18 PM
HiPointDem (20,729 posts)
64. i'm sure *I* didn't know she was an obama supporter. not everyone is a celebrity or political
i think some of obama's supporters are delusional myself, as they seem to attribute all events to either liking or disliking of obama personally. |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:48 PM
shenmue (30,444 posts)
4. I think so too
For pete's sake, it was just some songs, and a party, with a crowd. Big deal. She didn't hurt anybody.
Everyone is not going to like all the same music. They could just shrug and be happy instead of complaining. |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:49 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
5. Yes, probably when people stop telling them to quit "attacking" Beyonce & her performance
last night.
I was avoiding all of this myself, until just now. No one has any right to anything that they do not also accord to everyone else, to do so would be a privilege, not a right. Get it? If you want people to shut up, you can't TELL them to shut up. Perhaps the best way to end stuff you don't like seeing here is to just click the little delete box (small box with an x inside it) that follows each thread title that feeds through Latest Threads. |
Response to patrice (Reply #5)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:56 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
9. Thanks for your complicated over worded suggestion....
but I think Ill pass.
Response to busterbrown (Reply #9)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:44 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
23. You consider rights overcomplicated? You consider the fact that if a right doesn't apply to
everyone it's not a right at all, but is a privilege instead - to be too complicated?
No wonder you're claiming a privilege to have not only your say about whatever, but also the privilege to tell others to stop saying whatever they are saying. The principles of the RIGHT to free speech are too complicated for you???? |
Response to busterbrown (Reply #9)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:51 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
25. You don't see how "I think I'll pass" is OKAY to say about Beouncy too? ONLY you get to "pass"?
Like I said, apparently you have privileges and the rest of us don't have rights in this matter.
Care to tell us how that happened? |
Response to patrice (Reply #5)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:54 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
27. let me ask you something...Do you also think that what you are suggesting goes for politics as well?
Response to busterbrown (Reply #27)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:53 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
34. My perspective on politics is acquired from Howard Zinn: like lots of other stuff, politics evolved
into a distraction from economic class issues and the parameters of all of that was pretty well set by the last third of the 19th century, in the legal foundations of incorporation and contract law most of which codifies the disadvantages of lower economic classes; the middle-class evolved out of that situation as the servants of the powers which created it (initially as the landed white males who wrote the Constitution) and politics has evolved in various permutations ever since to distract and turn all but the 1% against themselves in order to further obfuscate how things actually work.
Whether all of that is somekind of Illuminati conspiracy or not is beside the point; THAT's the de facto result of what happened, so I guess you'd say that I see political labels as only relatively useful with that condition attached to them. That's why I think we should be much more concerned about issues, because that directs our attention to what's happening to people and frees us from too much dependence upon less meaningful political cliches. Does that answer your question? |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:54 PM
PeaceNikki (27,909 posts)
7. "The Beyonce Wars of 2013"
We had a heated chicken war many years back, as well.
DU is hilarious. |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:54 PM
Apophis (1,407 posts)
8. I was entertained by her show.
She's got an amazing voice and she's incredibly beautiful.
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:59 PM
otohara (24,135 posts)
10. We're All Critics Now
and must share our thoughts on everything.
She was amazing - I loved that everyone on that stage was female - loved having the Destiny gals back together, the LED technology was fantastic. The leather lace outfits rocked - she is an artist. |
Response to otohara (Reply #10)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:01 PM
bigwillq (72,790 posts)
11. Yes, we are.
You too, you critic.
Your post is indeed a critique of her performance. |
Response to otohara (Reply #10)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:08 AM
HiPointDem (20,729 posts)
47. ...as you proceed to share your thoughts...
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:03 PM
joeybee12 (55,200 posts)
12. As soon as the million threads defending her evaporate...nt
Response to joeybee12 (Reply #12)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:17 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
15. It takes a lot of positive energy to push back on the negative...
Response to busterbrown (Reply #15)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:47 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
24. There's not much positive about someone who does not recognize what RIGHTS are. nt
Response to patrice (Reply #24)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:57 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
29. So the next time a tea bagger calls Michele a fat ass I dont have a Right to tell that ass hole
what I think of him? Or does your " rights stand only apply to certain subjects?
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:11 PM
LeftInTX (4,998 posts)
13. To all those complaining - let's bring back Up with People
Here they are in 1986 at the Superbowl. They look like they are dressed for church.
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Response to LeftInTX (Reply #13)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:19 PM
joeybee12 (55,200 posts)
16. Can you find the Simpsons' version? They were called Hooray for Everything!
This was early Simpsons, when it was good.
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #13)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:09 PM
TheDebbieDee (9,860 posts)
54. OMG! How lame.......
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:23 PM
longship (36,558 posts)
17. Yes, I get tired of this pop culture stuff.
The culture I like isn't all exactly popular. But I have to defend artists whose alleged malfunctions, costume or otherwise, are doing hard work to please the public. And I don't give a shit what kind of Prima Donna they are! I am a huge Maria Callas fan boy, she was fairly the definition of Prima Donna.
Plus, maybe nobody is noticing that the day after the alleged most important US football game on the planet, nobody is talking about the game, just the entertainment, the power failure, and above all, the fucking advertisements!!! When the halftime entertainment and the fucking ads eclipse a national championship, I would suggest that just maybe the game or, more likely, the sport itself is in trouble. |
Response to longship (Reply #17)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:35 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
21. Think by the time the games over everyone is burnt out and take to the threads to discuss anything
but the game. Which was a great one. I dont think the things you mention come even remotely close to eclipsing the game. This thing is more popular now than ever...
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:24 PM
The Straight Story (48,120 posts)
18. I would have preferred The Village People
Love me some YMCA
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:33 PM
LittleBlue (10,031 posts)
20. Do we need a Beyonce subforum?
This is getting ridiculous |
Response to LittleBlue (Reply #20)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:36 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
22. So just ignore............
Unless you cant get enough of your own opinion.
Response to busterbrown (Reply #22)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:56 PM
LittleBlue (10,031 posts)
28. I'm joking
Just making the point that before the SB nobody was posting about Beyonce, and now it's more popular than guns
Response to LittleBlue (Reply #28)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:00 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
31. My apologies..Someone is attacking me and Im all caught up in my ego...
Ya think that Im the only one that does that around here?
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:53 PM
Bonobo (29,130 posts)
26. Unimpressed = "attacking"; criticism = "attacking" Gotcha. nt
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:29 PM
whistler162 (8,464 posts)
33. Ah the 50th or is it 100th thread on Beyonce
telling, likely one poster, to stop attacking her performance!
OKAY whatever. |
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:58 PM
Autumn (29,870 posts)
35. She did great, shes not Tina Turner but she did a damn good show.
Old lady here.
Response to busterbrown (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:04 PM
mzteris (16,232 posts)
36. is expressing one's opinion
considered attacking?
Do you HAVE to "like" it or be considered an old curmudgeon or racist (Ok I probably fit the former, but most certainly not the latter definition.) I didn't like it. Her singing is meh, medocre at best because it sounds JUST like every other girl pop singer (were did individuality go? where did TALENT go? Can you saw autotuner??) She's "semi-talented" with a great agent and PR firm and a niche that isn't very demanding of - or knowledgeable of real talent. I don't think she dances all that well. The choreographer should be shot. It was horrific all the way around. Though most of the "backup dancers" actually DID know how to dance - considering what they were given to work with (the choreography) most did pretty well. She hasn't "recovered" all that welll, but that really doesn't matter, except that people seem to keep stressing that fact which really isn't true. Granted she recovered "pdw", but with a personal trainer and personal chef and god knows what else, hell,l I could probably look like that, too. Even at MY age! lol... Her costumes were - um - cleverly designed to disguise some of that, but not all that successful, imo. The costumes - again imo - were sexist and demeaning - bondage? Really? I have serious problems with her promoting that. (Think about it.) It wasn't empowering at ALL. Who among the men who watched that thought - WOW, what a powerful successful smart woman she is!! Not one damn one of them. All of her costumes look basically the same anyway - only the color, sequins, feather and fabric changes. (Oh and did you know her costume was copied nearly verbatim from an old Tina Turner one - who - by the way not only looked better in it - legs for days, that one - but could sing and dance circles around this girl at twice her age! And look sexy without looking trashy.) Her "routine" consisted of the same thing over and over and over and over again. The smoldering "look" the hair toss, the over the shoulder smoldering look with hair toss. And of course the Squat. The Crotch shot. How damn many times does one want to see a crotch shot. If you can actually DANCE, then you don't need to keep squatting to get people to want to watch you. If you have real talent, you don't have to go for the lowest common denominator to get people's attention. Like Stephen King says in Danse Macbre - his non-fiction book on the history and mechanics of horror film and writing. . . when all else fails (as in plot, character, and nuance) - go for the gross out. I thought that show was crass and I was pretty grossed out. That's not "attacking" that's stating my opinion - and quite a few facts, actually. So call me old. I don't give a damn. I can express my opinion, too. |
Response to mzteris (Reply #36)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:38 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
39. Holy Jesus.....
You sound like an arts critic for a Baptist Newsletter...
I'd hate to read a post from you on something which is important. Although I must say you are a learned man.... |
Response to busterbrown (Reply #39)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:26 PM
mzteris (16,232 posts)
40. Reluctant agnostic and
Not a prude.
And the arts ARE important. Operative word being ART. Music major, voice trumpet, piano, Three children who are dancers (tho I never danced a lick) one studying to be a professional dancer. One now in TV production. My 14 yo old African American son, thought the show was a dismal failure. I think his word was "awful". He said I was too kind to the other dancers, but then again with the choreography so bad it was hard to tell if they really could dance or not. He doesn't like her singing-all that much, and he said she definitely isn't a dancer. Merely someone taught the steps to do a dance. A huge difference. Oh, and I'm a she, not a he. Not that it matters that much. |
Response to mzteris (Reply #40)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 08:44 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
49. Believe me Beyonce is good enough to be a professional pop dancer.
Tell your daughter that 1 out of a million or even more never will make it close to this level. You dont get there by being pretty. Believe me I know..... Instead of concentrating on the things you think are bad, look on the positive side... Its much more fun......
Response to busterbrown (Reply #49)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:39 PM
mzteris (16,232 posts)
50. My son, said that.
Not my daughter. My 14 yo african american son. So definitely not racist. Definitely male. Not impressed with Beyonce at all. Not her singing. Not her so called dancing. Again, being taught the steps to do a dance is NOT the same thing as actually being a DANCER. Huge Huge difference.
Positive side - let's educate people as to what real music is. What real talent looks and sounds like instead of perpetuating this bs lie foisted upon a gullible and uneducated public (in the artistic sense. But then again, since cutting arts from the schools, and the bs Disney crap that passes for talent and the absolutely NO talent that is being touted as AuuuhhhuuummaaaaxZZING! these days....) If people - as in the general public- really knew and understood what real talent was . . . now THAT would be positive. Positively Amazing. |
Response to mzteris (Reply #50)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:11 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
55. I think its very sad that she had to do this....
This is much more disturbing to me than anything else we are talking about.....Now your son might not like Beyonces style (tremolo,Vibrato etc.), but the girl can sing......Ella is probably the best female Jazz singer ever, most agree... However if you gave directions to Beyonce to sing an old Ella standard in a toned down fashion, she would stand up very well on a high professional level.
Talent is talent and if you dont like what artist is doing, then thats fine.But you can not judge a performers talent level based on the cultural environment she happens (because of age ) to be part of. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.oldparkedcars.com/2010/12/1960-mercury-comet-coupe.html&h=531&w=800&sz=75&tbnid=JDLCfU5NbU3ETM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=136&prev=/search%3Fq%3D1960%2Bcomet%2Bimages%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=1960+comet+images&usg=__AnyjKMlMWjOVz8mWa2BUVpsDRt4=&docid=L1FK4KMAfdW6ZM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UiEUUcvTO6_siwLg6YHIDg&sqi=2&ved=0CFYQ9QEwDA&dur=10680 |
Response to busterbrown (Reply #55)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:23 PM
mzteris (16,232 posts)
56. eh -
I doubt very seriously Beyonce could even TOUCH Ella's level - even WITH her autotuner.
Did you stop to think about that half time performance? Remember when she was kneeling and talking into the mike and how breathless she was and could hardly talk? Yet she stood up and danced and sang without one shortness of breath? Things that make you go hmmm..... She's moderately talented. With some real training and coaching and without they hype and the bs - she might one day become an accomplished singer. But for now, she's a show. A wannabe talent with a good PR agent. And a VERY good sound man. (high professional level. snort. . . sorry - I really don't mean to mock, but really? comparing Beyonce to Ella Fitzgerald? Or anyone with any REAL talent? honestly, it ain't even close. Not on her best day and their worst. |
Response to mzteris (Reply #56)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:27 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
57. I screwed that up.. should be back shortly... new at this.
Response to busterbrown (Reply #57)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:33 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
58. This i is what I meant to send...
Around the 4 minute mark.... Enjoy talking with you. You obviously have a point of view which is diff. than mine but its fun.
Response to busterbrown (Reply #58)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:50 PM
mzteris (16,232 posts)
59. at least it's civil!
I don't mind differing POV's. Sorry if I've sounded snarky. One gets that way after years on hear and all the trolls and bs.
I don't have time this sec to watch this, because I have to take my life in my hands and try and drive through this blizzard to pick up my 14 yo from dance.... hopefully I'll make it there and back. lol. Then it'll be dinner and homework, so it may be tomorrow before i have the chance. But I will listen and give my honest opinion. Hey, it may be all I've ever heard of the girl is the "schtick" that sells. |
Response to mzteris (Reply #59)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:58 PM
busterbrown (6,174 posts)
60. Must live in Mid west.. be careful....originally from N.Y....Cali now for 20 years....
My dad was a teacher and I hated school. Nothing and I mean nothing got me more worked up than an approaching blizzard which might close school. My father would get the call at 5:am. I heard the phone looked outside and I was instantly in a perfect world. Of course as an adult it is beautiful to look at for awhile but then becomes an inconvenience..
Response to busterbrown (Reply #58)
Sat Feb 9, 2013, 01:02 PM
mzteris (16,232 posts)
65. Ok - she can carry a tune better than I thought.
Not my cup of tea, but at least she's on pitch. (Most of the time - okay the majority of the time). However, I think her back up singers may actually have more singing talent - she just "looks better".
I didn't like the repetitiveness of the song. I'm not that fond of her "sound" - hard to define - either you like the way someone sounds or you don't. I hated the Joan Baez sounded, too. And Joe Cocker. And some of the other "classic well-beloved singers" (hated Tiny Tim, lol. ) Couldn't stand that Honey dripper shit nor the old Winchester Cathedral, Wreck of Edmund fitzgerald drek. Despise most rap. And just about anything "popular on the radio anymore.(Just give me that old time rock and roll! or real jazz - and no, I didn't like "free jazz". Don't like advant garde either.) Today's music - imo - has no real musicality. It all sounds the same. Repetitive. Boring. Poor instrumentation. (gawdawful 'lyrics'). Very little real talent involved in either the singing or the majority of the playing. Yes, I sound like an old curmudgeon. . . One other thing really annoys me at this - she's at a Children's Hospital for gawds sake - why the hell does she have so much cleavage showing? Well, at least she was there. Even if it was probably just a PR stunt. And no, I don't hate her cause she's beautiful - she is. But there is a time and place for everything. And dressing like that for where she was, was inappropriate. Honestly, I think the hype far outweighs the talent here. Though I think that of nearly every singer on the charts today. |
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67. Since it was NOLA -
Then why not someone like this:
&list=LLIr_X2DQWRFYFtmf3ZEG4Kg Those over the top a thousand people light show fireworks crap needs to go. One person sitting on a stool with a mike and a guitar can hold everyone enrapt if they're talented. |
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68. Because its a Superbowl.....Not a sophisticated audience. In fact most of them are drunk and really
dont have much of an attention, span especially on this day. Im not a fan of this high glitz kind of music, but if Im a producer of this show, Im loving it. And yea, Ill even shake it down a bit. The kind of music you like belongs in a venue with an attentive audience who gets it..
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38. I wanna know what does Kai think of Beyonce?
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41. I agree 100%
I personally can't stand her music, or most pop music these days. But in the end, it's what's popular to many Americans today. I just don't get the fuss.
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43. Welcome to DU robertk
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44. Young guy here.
I can't stand Beyonce. I don't give a crap if she sang at the superbowl, though. Who would want to live in a world where everybody had the same tastes in everything?
At the end of the day, the superbowl, professional sports, entertainers, they're all a big distraction. Why we take it all so seriously is entirely beyond me. |


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21st October 2009, 11:24 AM | #13371 |
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Some interesting thoughts Ian.
Output transformers certainly do curtail the frequency response and hence need to additional filtering. I think Audiocom leave the op-amps in because they want to maintain a strong output into any preamp/amp it may be connected to. I'm not sure but I think just driving the tx from the DAC might not work 100% for every system. Simon
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They more likely fit them after the opamps for quickness. Straight onto the links. Call me a cynic but i've seen plenty of their/his work.
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Also, I'm not 100% that the tx output is the best option. For sure it's incredible value for money, better than any opamp setup I've tried in my system, but whether it's better than a fully sorted DOS with proper regs & caps is another matter altogether. Cheers, Lee. |
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I too am not convinced, there are holes in the audio. More messing around could get it right though.
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21st October 2009, 12:45 PM | #13375 |
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Or buying some über transformers. Silver windings would be right up your street, and you could get it DCT treated
edit: I still think you should get the whole player done!
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I will get it done at some point. As soon as I think i've finished LOL
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Well let's say it: no more games on my CD-53, I've fried it!
Removed my +/-7.6V for drivers, even removed the wire to right Decoder supply, the same, no spin. And the tracks starts to look like dirt road instead of Monza! Anwyway, I'll get the best CD43 of the world soon (CD-63 no way to match Brent's monster and about CD-53 no way for the ultra-super-regulated Ricardo's one). Changing the front PCB with IR remote will make it a sleeper =) I think I should take extra care on factory parts removal on the CD-43, maybe cut legs of parts in order to let them fall by them self. Any advice to defeat these bended f... parts legs? As for SMD caps from the CD-53... Matthieu
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A minute's silence please for Matthieu's player.
Brent - sorry for OT - as you mod them, do you have the schematic for the output stage of the Dacmagic (or 740C)? |
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thats not good Matthieu. I have to say, i cooked 2 players along the way. It's all part of learning, broken tracks, smoke & pops! You'll be surprised how much easier it is 2nd time round, you'll soon have the new one singing
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The iPhone 6 sports a bigger build than its predecessor, apparently this also means that it's quite heavier. It weighs about 129g, making it just 10 grams heavier than the iPhone 5s. If you're used to carrying the iPhone 5s, there will only be a slight to almost no difference at all in terms of weight. However, in terms of aesthetics, the iPhone 6 stands out greatly in slimness – it's definitely sleek and sexy with just a 6.9mm thickness.
However, the thin profile (or lack of thickness) of the iPhone 6 makes it easily bendable. At one point, the iPhone 6 trended wildly on the internet, not for praises, but rather to warn users of the "bend gate" phenomenon. Many iPhone 6 users claimed that the phone easily bends when put in the back pocket of their jeans. Given the thinness of this phone, that is definitely not far from becoming a possibility. However, if you won't really be using your phone that carelessly, your iPhone 6 will be just fine.
In terms of overall design, the iPhone 6 really nailed it. It's a fresh take on the style department of the iPhone and it instantly became a face of an era that's been long overdue for the Apple's iPhone. Apart from the design, the iPhone 6 provides an easy grip for the hands to hold, which can be credited to its thin profile and precise body size. The phone is not too big, but not too small either - it's just the perfect size for users to hold the phone comfortably and to have an enjoyable a browsing or streaming experience. Without a doubt, this is how a smartphone's aesthetics should be done.
Display and Resolution
Apple's iPhone 6 display is definitely rich in detail and colors. The 4.7-inch display is packed with a 750x1334 resolution which already sets foot into the HD resolution territory. Its pixel density is 326ppi and is already many steps ahead of Apple's famous retina display (which is only 326 ppi). Compared to its predecessor which is the iPhone 5s which sports a 640x1136 screen, the display upgrade of the iPhone 6 is not really that big of a leap. However, the resolution is big enough to give justice to a pixel density of 326 ppi – resulting in a sharper and crisper display.
Screen Size to Body Ratio
The iPhone 6 flaunts a 4.7-inch screen, but for the Android community, this size is now just among the minis of the latest Android flagship devices. Putting this phone into a screen size competition against Android flagship devices is basically a non-issue, though. One of the things that Apple has proven with the release of the iPhone 6 is that they don't really have to do better in order to win the market.
The screen size is nothing to really write about. Its bezel isn't too think but it isn't thin enough to deserve a praise either. However, it's relatively unobtrusive and contributes to a perfect overall finish of the iPhone 6. Generally, there's really nothing much to complain about its screen to body ratio. However, many famed flagship devices were able to fit it a bigger screen into a body similar to the iPhone 6. One good example of that is the LG Nexus 6. It was able to fit a good 5-inch screen into a body size similar to the iPhone 6. On the other hand, Samsung's Galaxy Alpha carries the screen size as the iPhone 6, but with a smaller and thinner profile.
Scratch Resistant Glass
On the surface of the phone is the strongest scratch resistant glass in the smartphone industry today. Its screen is protected by an ion-strengthened glass with oleophobic coating. This is Apple's answer to Samsung's (and all other android phone's) Gorilla glass protection.
Apple's iPhone has never really attempted to jump into the pixel competition when it comes to their camera. In iPhone 6, we won't be seeing any major upgrade into the sensor's pixel count. However, whatever they lack in terms of resolution, they pretty much more than make up for it with the quality of their still camera. The iPhone 6 despite carrying only an 8MP sensor is no pushover just like the camera of the iPhones before it. The same 8MP resolution may have premiered long ago during the debut of the iPhone 4S, but the hardware of its camera has undergone a lot of impressive upgrades since, along with Apple's constant iOS upgrade which adds up to generating top notch results. There are not many smartphones that can fair better than the iPhone's and that's a fact.
The denominator among all the iPhones that makes them such a great photography buddy is its ability to adapt to lighting conditions. Since the iPhone 4s, the camera of the succeeding iPhones really stands out against the competing smartphones during their time. And, iPhone 6 is no exception to that trend that Apple has led all these years. With a camera that managed to stand out without any sweat since the release of the iPhone 4S, coupled with a handful of camera hardware upgrade, the iPhone 6 manages to shoot its way to the top of the competition.
Phase Detection
One of the noticeable improvement of the iPhone 6 camera is the snappy auto-focus, which is called the focus pixel. This takes a few a few milliseconds for the camera of the phone to fully focus on an object and produce a clear and detail-rich photo of it. The iPhone 5S camera is, to say the least snappy, but the iPhone 6 takes auto-focusing into the iPhone series to a whole new level. Also when recording a video, the focus pixel works wonders. It can easily shift focus from one nearby object to another
The pixel focus is what we've already seen in many high-caliber Androids in the market today, and this feature is called phase detection technology on those devices. The Pixel focus feature of the iPhone 6 camera is among the best in the competition without a doubt.
Face Detection Improvement
With the iPhone 6 carrying a lightning fast processor plus the pixel focus technology, face detection of its camera sensor has improved, making it faster and more accurate.
Taking photos in the Dynamic range also proves to be snappier than ever. With the fast processor and snappy camera hardware, it now takes just 1 second to process and HDR photo. Even without the HDR, darker parts of a scene already have great exposures, with the HDR feature of the iPhone 6 these darker parts of a scene will look naturally lit. However, the iPhone 6 just tends to oversaturate the colors at times with the HD. Then again, the majority of cameras tend to do that a little bit.
Image Stabilization
Apple has finally added an image stabilization technology into this flagship device, but it kind of falls short because it's not really rooted from the hardware. Rather, it only carries a digital image stabilization technology instead of an optical one. But, you don't really need to fuss over this because it is sufficient enough to eliminate the blurring in still photos.
The real deal where image stabilization comes into play is in the video recording function. Optical image stabilization is far superior to the digital because it uses a gyro-technology inside the camera sensor that allows pieces of the lens glass to shift pieces in order to off-set any motion. Shaky which are caused by little yet persistent movement causes the camera shakes and optical image stabilization will allow the sensors of the camera to adjust to those movements that cause the photos or videos to become shaky or blurry. On the other hand, digital image stabilization only uses a software that adjusts does no physical adaptation to movements. Instead, the software's effect mostly is applied in the post processing of a video or a picture.
If you're into a full pledge iPhone photography experience and does not mind if it's bigger and pricier, you can go for the iPhone 6 Plus. However, this is not to say that the iPhone 6 is poor in terms of camera. To say the least, the iPhone 6 camera is among the best in the market and proves to be future proof. But, the digital image stabilization fares poorly in recording videos while in motion.
Video Recording and 240fps slow-mo
It's safe to say that it's the iPhone 5S that started the high fps video recording trend since its release. The high fps also paved the way for the slow-mo to be possible. The iPhone 6 is among the very few smartphones that could shoot videos in various fps modules. So, far, the iPhone 6 do it impressively, without making an obvious compromise in the quality department.
The iPhone 6 brings forth a highly improved video camera. It can capture videos in FullHD (1080p) at 30fps and a fast motion 1080p video at 60fps – only a limited few smartphones can do that. On the other hand, also has a major improvement. Alongside its 120fps 720p slow-mo video is a 240fps 720p option (twice as high as the already dated 120fps). The best thing about it is that they didn't have to cut down the resolution of the phone to make the 240fps possible.
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The iPhone 6 camera does is not capable of shooting 4K videos, but it does the day to day video recording job smoothly and perfectly. There's really nothing to complain about its video recording capability. However, if for some reason you feel like a 4K video and an optical image stabilization are significant to your smartphone needs, there are better options in the market today. Phones like Xperia X5 premium, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S7 to name a few are some of the tight competitors of the iPhone 6.
Phone Performance
The iPhone 6 carries a next generation chipset which is the Apple A8 Chipset. While this chipset boasts a fast processing speed, it does not heat up easily and it consumes less power than the average chipset.
The A8 Chipset that runs the iPhone 6 is equipped with a 64-bit Cyclone processor which is clocked at 1.4GHz. It is 100 MHz faster than its predecessor's A7 chipset, but it is battery friendly because it does not require a lot of power in order to perform at its best. On the other hand, its Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is a quad-core PowerVT which is an outstanding performance. Games that are graphic heavy are easily rendered with minimal to zero hiccups, thanks to its GPU. Apple has really nailed it when it comes to their GPU. iPhones especially the iPhone 6 is really good at running Full HD games, and the improvements that they implement are very consistent in every new iPhone that they release.
Touch ID settings
Along the features that got improved with its software upgrade spread across the capable iPhone and iPad devices is the Touch ID. This feature can now store up to five fingerprint samples, giving users a highly customized security feature. The fingerprint sensor of the iPhone 6 is not the best one around because it may take some slight performance hiccups, but it's not enough to make it inferior among its competing smartphones.
The touch ID feature is more than just an unlocking feature of the iPhone. Apparently, it has now been integrated into a fairly good number of apps and into the iPhone's security feature beyond the lock screen. For one, it can be used to authorize app store, iTunes, and iBook store purchases. The fingerprint security can easily be applied through the settings menu.
Audio Quality
With the new build that is being rocked by the iPhone 6 comes with a minor setback in the audio output department. The iPhone 5S wasn't really outstanding in delivering a loudspeaker performance, its successor the iPhone 6 does a little bit worse than its predecessor, though. Apparently, this is one of the minor compromises that the iPhone 6 has to do to give way to it's trimmed down waistline. However, connecting it to an external amplifier or speaker posts an excellent score. Also, the audio quality of the iPhone 6 through its ear pods is nothing short of brilliance. The audio performance of the iPhone 6 is best enjoyed with an external amplifier or a headphone.
The iPhone 6 is definitely a bang for the buck. It's a big leap towards innovation from its 4-inch screen predecessor. Many of its new features are nothing that we've never seen before, however, that's never been an issue for most iPhone users. The iPhone 6 does not actually offer something that's really new and groundbreaking in the smartphone market. However, it really does well in polishing these features completely that when they're officially launched, there's not a speck of imperfection that will ruin the experience. And, that is what the iPhone 6 has really brought to the table.
A bigger screen is indeed a major upgrade for an Apple device, but it's simply an aesthetic overhaul for a smartphone if you really think about it. Given that the bigger screen provides a whole new experience to iPhone users, the real deal with the iPhone 6 is how it delivers all the features smoothly into a much bigger screen. Realistically speaking, the iPhone 6 does nothing new, but the well-loved user experience that most iPhone users sought after is perfectly transposed into a bigger screen. This is what mostly draws users into using the iPhone 6. Obviously, there are far better high-end flagship devices in the market today that are offered at a fraction of the cost than for an iPhone 6. However, the iPhone 6 triumphs in the area where most of these leading flagship devices are inconsistent with – the user experience. The user experience is simply well polished. It is not feature-centric but rather it offers a rich and friendly user experience. Having that work on a bigger screen is definitely what matters for most iPhone users. This explains why the iPhone 6 and even the iPhones before it continues to have a strong following of users despite placing excessive premium to its price tag.


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Multi-wavelength airborne laser scanning ILMF 2011, New Orleans Dr. Andreas Ullrich CTO, RIEGL LMS GmbH
contents introduction: components of ALS systems full waveform analysis vs. online waveform processing primary and secondary ALS data products discussion multi-spectral, hyper-spectral, multi-wavelength selection criteria for laser wavelength availability of laser sources target properties signal attenuation, background radiation laser safety classification of multi-wavelength data / systems conclusions
components of ALS systems RIEGL LMS-Q680i RIEGL DR-680 RiPROCESS IMU & GPS Flight Guidance RiACQUIRE DA42-MPP RIEGL VQ-580 RIEGL VQ-820-G
R A W Q-560/Q-680i state-of-the-art echo waveform digitizing systems Full Waveform analysis range: R [m] amplitude: A [LSB and linearized] echo width: W [ns] On-Line Waveform Processing range: R [m] calibrated amplitude: A [dB] calibrated reflectance: r [dB] pulse shape deviation: dev [1] R A RIEGL VQ-580 dev RIEGL VQ-820-G
RIEGL LMS-Q680i, wavelength 1550 nm dry conditionswet snow primary data: point cloud
RIEGL VQ-580 wavelength 1064 nm amplitude in dB above detection threshold RIEGL VQ-580 wavelength 1064 nm reflectance in dB above white diffusely reflecting target RIEGL VQ-580 wavelength 1064 nm pulse shape deviation from expected pulse shape
images at different wavelengths 1064 nmvisible 1550 nm532 nm visible 532 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm
radiometric calibration Radiometric calibration of small-footprint airborne laser scanner measurements: Basic physical concepts, Wagner, W., ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 65, 2010. Laser Radar Cross Section (LRCS) cross section in [m²] area-normalized cross section values in [m²m -2 ] or [dB] by laser footprint area: by illuminated object area: 0 actual geometric cross- section of target interacting with laser beam reflectance directivity of backscattered reflection
radiometric calibration
multispectral/hyperspectral imaging vs. multi-wavelength ALS 400 nm800 nm1200 nm1600 nm multispectral imaging hyperspectral imaging hyperspectral lidar supercontinuum laser (500 nm – 2400 nm) array of receiver channels and ROIC multi- wavelength lidar 532 nm905 nm1064 nm1550 nm
wavelength selection criteria for ALS sensors pulsed time-of-flight laser ranging: best performance wrt maximum range, measurement speed, ranging precision and accuracy selection of wavelength availability of suitable laser and detector reflectance of objects attenuation of atmosphere and background radiation laser safety laser requirements short pulse width (multi-target resolution, high precision) high peak power (maximum range) good beam quality (beam divergence, spatial resolution) high pulse repetition rate (point density) narrow spectral width (background rejection) detector requirements high bandwidth (corresponds to pulse width) high sensitivity (maximum range) low noise (high precision)
UV INFRARED diode lasers, 905 nm solid state lasers (fundamental wavelength), Nd:YAG, 1064 nm solid state lasers (harmonics), Nd:YAG, 532 nm, (355 nm) fiber lasers, Er-doped, 1.55 µm fiber lasers, Yt-doped, 1.06 µm fiber lasers, Ho-doped, 2.05 µm frequency-doubled fiber lasers, 532 nm 400800120016002006001000140018002000 suitable laser sources 532 nm355 nm 1550 nm2050 nm1064 nm532 nmfiber 905 nmdiode 1064 nmsolid state
target reflectance versus wavelength 532 nm 905 nm 1064 nm 1550 nm wavelength [µm] relative reflectance [%]
background radiation versus wavelength solar spectral irradiance at zenith sun angle 60° at sea level corresponds to spectrum of sun light absorption due to ozone (O 3 ), water vapor (H 2 O), oxygen (O 2 ), carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 0.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.61.82.02.2 wavelength [µm] solar irradiance [W/m²µm] 532 nm 1064 nm 905 nm 1550 nm
atmospheric attenuation versus wavelength wavelength [µm] transmittance [%] transmittance of 1000 feet horizontal air path (sea level) atmospheric transmission 20 km, one way visibility 23 km, 10 km, 5 km 532 nm 1064 nm 905 nm 1550 nm
0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10 wavelength [µm] absorption coefficient [cm -1 ] 10 000 1 000 100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 0.0001 visibleinfraredultraviolet attenuation in water versus wavelength absorption coefficient of clear seawater attenuation at depth 10 m attenuation at depth 0.1 m attenuation at depth 1 mm 0.1 dB 1 dB 10 dB 0.01 dB 100 dB 53 dB0.53 dB 50 dB 10 dB 100 dB 1 dB 0.1 dB 1 dB 10 dB 100 dB 0.01 dB 3.8 dB 0.038 dB
laser safety considerations MPE: maximum permissible exposure parameter: exposure duration / pulse width 1550 nm 1064 nm 905 nm 532 nm 355 nm
NOHD, eNOHDNOHD eNOHD NOHD eNOHD Laser Classes / NOHD / ENOHD Laser Safety Standards NOHD (nominal ocular hazard distance): distance beyond which exposure becomes less than maximum permissible exposure (MPE) extended NOHD: includes the possibility of optically-aided viewing max. range @ reflectance 20% max. range @ reflectance 80% RIEGL LMS- Q680i @ 80kHz 1.5m Range [m] 0m 10m 2000m RIEGL VQ-580 @ 50kHz 15m 105m 2000m EN6082521CFR1040.10 class 1 class I class 1M- class 2 class II class 2M - class 3R class IIIA class 3B class IIIB class 4 class IV RIEGL VQ-820-G @ 100kHz 80m 500m 2000m 1600m
classification of multi-wavelength ALS descriptionsame area common platform common scanner same IFOV synchron ized pulses data set from two different campaigns X data from several laser scanners on same platform XX several LIDARs sharing the same scanner XXX co-axial beams having thus the same instantaneous field-of-view XXXX additionally pulses of LIDARs are synchonized XXXXX increasing sensor/system complexity increasing flexibility
conclusions select scanner model (wavelength) according to target characteristics, mission requirements, laser safety requirements,... wide variety of applications covered by eye-safe 1550 nm ALS scanners (e.g., RIEGL LMS-680i and RIEGL VQ-480) for special applications, e.g., forest health investigations integrate two or more scanners with different wavelength on a single platform providing flexible "multi-wavelength" system (e.g., RIEGL VQ-480 at 1550 nm and RIEGL VQ-580 at 1064 nm) for hydrography, ad 532 nm LIDAR regardless of wavelength: echo-digitizing pulsed time-of-flight systems provide utmost accuracy, multi-target resolution and calibrated (calibratable) amplitudes and target's cross-section
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