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L Verge · 04-18-2014, 11:27 AM

"The engraving of Booth and Herold crossing the bridge comes from the book, "The United States Secret Service in the Late War" by Lafayette Baker. It is one of two color engravings in that book along with an engraving of Booth in the Garrett barn:"

Ah, that explains it - a case of my fading memory. I have that book, but packed it away decades ago when I found it "unreliable." I do like those engravings, however -- very dramatic and indicative of the era.

BettyO · (This post was last modified: 04-18-2014 12:30 PM by BettyO.)

These old engravings are wonderful. I have quite a few of them and am always looking for more -

Also, check out Dave Taylor's different galleries on BoothieBarn -

Eva Elisabeth · 04-18-2014, 12:54 PM

(04-18-2014 10:01 AM)Dave Taylor Wrote: I'm finding video editing to be a long and tedious affair. One issue I have been contending with that has delayed me immensely is the fact that while my computer is fast enough to run the video editing software, when I try to create the video file after putting it together, my computer overheats and shuts itself down. It appears I do not have enough CPU to render videos longer that 2 min or so. I tried different methods to fix this. I even went out and bought some compressed air and sprayed out the computer yesterday hoping that it was just dust that was causing it to overheat, but my problem remained. I honestly just don't think my computer was made to handle intense video rendering.

However, I have found a workable, yet time consuming solution that I discovered only today. My computer can handle rendering videos that are about a minute long. I upload these clips to Youtube and then, using their editor, I can recombine them back into one video without losing quality.

Here is the first part of the series that I'm calling "John Wilkes Booth in the Woods":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moB2a9DHBbI

You should be able to make the video play in HD (if it doesn't automatically) by clicking the gear icon near the bottom of the video and changing the quality to 1080p.

Sadly, this is all I have done so far. Now that I have found a workable solution for my problem, however, I'm hoping the rest of the editing will be smoother.

VERY cool, Dave! I'm always in awe if someone is so skilled in handling all these technical things! I can't word it better than Betty and wholeheartedly agree:
"Absolutely wonderful, Dave! I can't wait to see more....
This is very professionally done - and you are a wonderful speaker!"

Dave Taylor · (This post was last modified: 04-19-2014 08:10 AM by Dave Taylor.)

I finished the parts about the Surratt Tavern and Dr. Mudd's and combined them with my previous video. You can now see the whole first part of the series here:

http://youtu.be/SY5ZOM07vpI

Gene C · 04-19-2014, 08:45 AM

My wife, a non-Lincoln Assassination fanatic, was watching this and thought you did a good job.

RJNorton · 04-19-2014, 08:48 AM

Same here. My wife has no interest in the topic, either. But we both enjoyed it immensely.

Dave Taylor · 04-19-2014, 09:02 AM

Thank you for the kind words, gentlemen. It's very gratifying to hear that this can appeal to those who are not interested in the topic. I was trying not to be too specific in order to move the video along at a good pace. Now to begin editing the videos of me in the woods.

Linda Anderson · 04-19-2014, 04:48 PM

Great video, Dave! Not only are you able to engage the interest of people who are "not interested in the topic," but it is also engrossing for those of us who know the topic very well.

There was something about the way you walk through the vestibule at Ford's Theater with your knife and gun drawn that is heartbreaking.

BettyO · 04-19-2014, 05:58 PM

You're an excellent speaker, Dave - and you have a wonderful presence on screen as well. I like the way you actually looked like you were on horseback running down Baptist Alley -

Eva Elisabeth · 04-19-2014, 09:54 PM

Dave, technically this looks like professionally done. As for the contents, it's better - regarding how many boring or inaccurate videos exist!

RJNorton · 07-07-2014, 05:58 AM

(04-19-2014 09:54 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Dave, technically this looks like professionally done. As for the contents, it's better - regarding how many boring or inaccurate videos exist!

Eva, I agree - very professional. Dave has posted Part 5 here. Love that stale bread, Dave!

BettyO · 07-07-2014, 06:17 AM

I certainly agree. Dave has done something here that hasn't really been done before - great and professional footage! And yes, the "stale bread" does add an authentic touch.

Don't miss this one!

Dave Taylor · 07-07-2014, 04:47 PM

Thank you, Roger and Betty!

Let me tell you, that bread was bad! When I said it was a little stale in the video, I was lying. It was very stale. Then, when Lindsey brought me food the next day, she brought a bag of rolls. While they were fresh, they also had a bad taste to them all by themselves. I can assure you that I was not trying to replicate Booth's bad food, but it turned out that way.

Just wait until you see what happens after I run out of water one day. I made a bad decision then.

BettyO · (This post was last modified: 07-07-2014 05:15 PM by BettyO.)

Bad bread, eh? Whew....nothing worse than stale bread. It's only good for one thing - making good stuffing for Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey!

Uh - oh.....I think I know what you're gonna drink instead of water! YUK! You mentioned liquor in the last video. Do we get to see you get woozy?!

L Verge · 07-07-2014, 08:02 PM

Stale bread is also good for cleaning wallpaper, and Dave, if it ends up that you don't like liquor, gin and vodka can be used to clean crystal chandeliers.

Since we're pretty sure that Thomas Jones had a source for fried chicken close to the pine thicket (and where no one would question why he was taking the chicken outside the house), you should have told Lindsey to bring you KFC - it would be the closest to Maryland fried chicken (sorry Popeye's).