Glastocam!

[stuie]

20 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

The Spider coming back is a known fact. That’s not being disputed. 
 

The mystery is what is happening with the crane. 
 

There are rumours of an outlandish plan which apparently is too crazy even for this forum. 
 

Glastonbury Festivals own a crane. If they’re unable to erect it I’m certain they will repurpose it for some other use. No idea what though which is one of the reasons we’re watching the cam! 

Naaah, it’s off to the scrappy! 😂

[leath02]

One for the bigger screen predictors - the rigging on the floor appears to be an extra tower wider....

[watsonjm]

5 minutes ago, leath02 said:

One for the bigger screen predictors - the rigging on the floor appears to be an extra tower wider....

This is why I love this thread.  Top quality  

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

7 minutes ago, leath02 said:

One for the bigger screen predictors - the rigging on the floor appears to be an extra tower wider....

Was just thinking exactly that! Noticed the extra support in the middle.

Also what’s going on top right on the path entrance?

Edited April 27, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Junglist1981]

That'd be a huuuuge screen

Thinking about it I don't know how I feel about bigger screens, reckon they were probably the perfect size before relative to the stage. Could certainly see what was going on clearly from right at the back. Wouldn't want them detracting from the pyramid too much.

[Gnomicide]

9 minutes ago, leath02 said:

One for the bigger screen predictors - the rigging on the floor appears to be an extra tower wider....

Superb.

[Cheesey]

19 hours ago, Neville Street said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/glastonbury/webcam

Is this the link we are all using? I had one to a “panodata” site saved, but it seems to send me to this place now. Is there a higher definition version that I should now be using as an advanced Glastocam forum user?

Here's another option:

 

[leath02]

Although - these towers do look thinner... And there's some bigger ones which look like the towers from 2019 on the floor there too... So maybe this isn't what it appears to be

Edited April 27, 2022 by leath02

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Also what’s going on top right on the path entrance?

looks like they are laying track on my running route.

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, leath02 said:

Although - these towers do look thinner... And there's some bigger ones which look like the towers from 2019 on the floor there too... So maybe this isn't what it appears to be

I'm also analysing the same images to get an idea of scale. Going back to my screenshot the section further from camera is bigger than the stuff currently being assembled.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

It’s logical that the screens change over time, as it’s not like the company that supply aren’t going to be consistently investing in the latest technology otherwise that would be commercial suicide.

[Junglist1981]

3 minutes ago, leath02 said:

Although - these towers do look thinner... And there's some bigger ones which look like the towers from 2019 on the floor there too... So maybe this isn't what it appears to be

I think they look thinner to start once they're up before the screen, lights and pa is hung off them

https://www.freeyourfeeds.com/glastocam.php?gdate=19-06-2019+16%3A00

But then again the ones on the floor now don't look tall enough...

[broken monkey]

For reference, here's the screen rigging just before being erected in 2019 (June 18th). It does seem very early to be putting these together.

[watsonjm]

6 minutes ago, broken monkey said:

For reference, here's the screen rigging just before being erected in 2019 (June 18th). It does seem very early to be putting these together.

The overall size doesn't look that different ether.   

[dotdash79]

24 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Also what’s going on top right on the path entrance?

Looks like they are laying the flooring to start the build of the other stage

[incident]

37 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

It’s logical that the screens change over time, as it’s not like the company that supply aren’t going to be consistently investing in the latest technology otherwise that would be commercial suicide.

The technology shouldn't really be relevant to this conversation - these days, large outdoor displays structured in such a way that screens can be assembled to any size or aspect ratio desired - they basically consist of dozens or hundreds of individual modules joined together to create whatever display is needed.

That's why you often see a square or two flickering or going off, while the rest of the screen is fine.

[dotdash79]

Isn’t the 3rd strut just one of the support legs for the goalpost?

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

15 minutes ago, incident said:

The technology shouldn't really be relevant to this conversation - these days, large outdoor displays structured in such a way that screens can be assembled to any size or aspect ratio desired - they basically consist of dozens or hundreds of individual modules joined together to create whatever display is needed.

That's why you often see a square or two flickering or going off, while the rest of the screen is fine.

Not really, technology evolves all the time, the new Led ones seen at places like Reading last year are a step up in technology compared to what Glastonbury have had to date, they’re different screens. The companies supplying Glastonbury aren’t exactly not going to move with the times and keep upgrading their tech too as they’ll go bust, eventually the older stuff will be obsolete as nobody will want it. 

Edited April 27, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[tumbles]

FENCE KLAXON!

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, tumbles said:

FENCE KLAXON!

A monumental day!

[tumbles]

Well I'm assuming its the fence.. !

[incident]

6 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Not really, technology evolves all the time, the new Led ones seen at places like Reading last year are a step up in technology compared to what Glastonbury have had to date, they’re different screens. The companies supplying Glastonbury aren’t exactly not going to move with the times and keep upgrading their tech too as they’ll go bust, eventually the older stuff will be obsolete as nobody will want it. 

My point is that as the systems are almost all entirely modular, the underlying technology being supplied isn't relevant. This applies regardless of whether it's old or new. The main difference that new technology brings is less weight and more flexibility, allowing for things that would have been impractical in the past (such as the screens you mention at Reading). A company supplying display screens can build a screen to whatever size or shape the customer (GFL) wants.

Take a look at this video to see how they're put together. The basic way it works is approximately the same regardless of whether it's this, a Pyramid Screen from 15 years ago, or the Reading screens from last year - the only core difference is the respective scale..

[stuartbert two hats]

31 minutes ago, incident said:

My point is that as the systems are almost all entirely modular, the underlying technology being supplied isn't relevant. This applies regardless of whether it's old or new. The main difference that new technology brings is less weight and more flexibility, allowing for things that would have been impractical in the past (such as the screens you mention at Reading). A company supplying display screens can build a screen to whatever size or shape the customer (GFL) wants.

Take a look at this video to see how they're put together. The basic way it works is approximately the same regardless of whether it's this, a Pyramid Screen from 15 years ago, or the Reading screens from last year - the only core difference is the respective scale..

I think the point is that improved technology may well have brought us to a place where we're getting different sized/shaped screens this year - so the tech is relevant to looking at the various bits of rigging on the ground on a webcam.

[Claire0406]

46 minutes ago, tumbles said:

FENCE KLAXON!

Fence build starts Tuesday 🙂 my partner is going Monday and his team will begin it Tuesday morning x 

[tumbles]

Just now, Claire0406 said:

Fence build starts Tuesday 🙂 my partner is going Monday and his team will begin it Tuesday morning x 

Ah thanks for clarification. Wonder if its just some remedial works. I had to check to see if the fence goes up that high and seems to have got further back as years gone on!