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First, a technical note about the video. This is a standard definition (SD) video that was upscaled to high definition (HD). This is my first attempt (together with the other Israel 2009 video I uploaded) at experimenting with different rendering options. The width of the video was slightly stretched to fill the 16:9 aspect ratio nicely, but I think the quality degradation was not significant. This is the second (and final) in a pair of driving videos I made during my recent trip to Israel, in May 2009. This is a video of driving from my hometown Nazareth Illit, a mountain town of about 43000 inhabitants located above the ancient city of Nazareth, to Be'er Sheva, a relatively big city (in Israeli standards) of just under 200000 inhabitants, located at the northern edge of the Negev desert. It is Israel's biggest desert city. This particular video turned out very well (I think), so hopefully you enjoy it more than the first video of my trip, which I admit is a bit too dark in several sections. The total length of the drive is about 200 km (124 miles), and took about 2 hours via the new toll Highway 6 (more on it follows), with a moderate amount of speeding (maintaining about 130 km/h in a 110 km/h zone). Due to Youtube's 10-minute limitation on the length of videos, I had to speed this video more than most of my other videos. It is sped up about 14 times. The video begins with a brief drive inside Nazareth Illit, followed by a road with a recently-constructed tunnel, which <b>...</b> |
