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I am going to respond to this, even though it may not be the most "PC" thing to do. This response is my own, and not made on behalf of USAC.
That said, "Sprinthead", what you said is just plain ridiculous. After shooting all weekend, and uploading highlights to SPEED, I worked last night after the races until 6AM yesterday morning finishing up the edits for the first two nights of the Smackdown, and at that point, started the conversion program to put the first night on the web. I got a few hours sleep, only to be back up by 10AM and have to redo it because the program failed. So, after rendering the clip another way, I started the conversion program again at 1PM, and it took 4 hours to compress. Then I uploaded it and got the race posted to the USAC site. Then I repeated the process for the second night, and began the conversion process just before 6PM. After 3.5 hours, it was ready to upload and post, at which point, I started the editing process for the third night of racing. It is now 3:30AM the following morning, and I am just beginning the conversion process. I will get some rest, then upload the clip, and get it posted hopefully before 8AM so anyone who wants to can watch it. All this, and you want it for free?
This is USAC's new video initiative, in lieu of DVDs which have become passé. This is the wave of the future, getting your racing entertainment digitally instead of on a plastic disc (that can easily be scratched or broken). I am sorry you think you should get it for free, but I disagree. I put too much hard work and am too good at what I do in order to just give the product away.
Sorry, but that's just how I feel about it. I hope this makes sense to you. But, for example, if you are a plumber for a living, I wouldn't ask you to come over and fix my plumbing for free, any more than you should ask for my services for free. I am a Republican and believe in the American Free Enterprise system of buying and selling goods and services. I offer a viable product that some people find valuable, and I am not giving it away for free. And neither is USAC.
I hope you can understand.
Sincerely,
Dean Mills
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