:00:02. > :00:10.in 2012. One in five felt that the eurozone would not continue in its
:00:10. > :00:14.current form. Now on BBC News, time for Click.
:00:14. > :00:24.Gone, 51 programmes done. 51 tapes finished with. Are you ready for
:00:24. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:45.This week on the Click, we are giving you a year for, with the
:00:45. > :00:49.best tech of the last 12 months. We will have the world's most
:00:49. > :00:53.realistic flight simulator, getting straight to the heart of the action
:00:53. > :00:58.at the extreme end of the massive gamey. We are copying and printing
:00:58. > :01:02.ourselves at a rapid prototyping lab in London. We have an essential
:01:02. > :01:08.guide to shooting and editing video for the web. A handy guide to
:01:08. > :01:16.buying the right television. And the very best of the best of the
:01:16. > :01:24.web. We start this week on a high. Back
:01:24. > :01:29.in August, we decided to take a lot of flight simulators to a new level,
:01:29. > :01:34.by finding out just how a massive and experience we could get. Never
:01:34. > :01:40.mind pretty graphics or rumbling sound tracks. What we got was the
:01:41. > :01:45.right of our lives. This street looks pretty normal. In fact, it
:01:45. > :01:49.looks like thousands up and down Great Britain. Cars parked outside
:01:49. > :01:54.people's homes, rubbish bins waiting for collection. But inside
:01:54. > :02:04.this particular house, we found something quite unusual. Coventry's
:02:04. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:15.very own, suburban, 747. This is John Davies. He has been doing some
:02:15. > :02:19.extreme redecorating. It is a hobby that got totally out of hand. But
:02:19. > :02:21.there are about five computers running it with approximately 30
:02:21. > :02:25.programmes over the computers running it, interfacing with each
:02:25. > :02:35.other. The main software that runs the fight model and the flight
:02:35. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:40.displays that you can see just simulates the Boeing seven for 7.
:02:41. > :02:44.Then I am using Microsoft Flight Simulator for the visuals only.
:02:44. > :02:49.Flight simulators have long been the preserve of desktop pilots
:02:49. > :02:54.using a PC and joystick. But the provision of large projected
:02:54. > :03:00.feature was, as well as aircraft sounds, quickly makes me forget
:03:00. > :03:08.that I'm in a bedroom in Coventry. Convincing as it is, it does not
:03:08. > :03:11.improve my flying. But I wonder how Richard Taylor is getting on? He is
:03:12. > :03:18.at the other end of the country, trying on a slightly different sort
:03:18. > :03:22.of similar to set up. This is the British Airways flight
:03:22. > :03:25.training simulator here at Heathrow Airport. It would be impossible to
:03:25. > :03:33.fit this in a bedroom. This beast is capable of replicating movement,
:03:33. > :03:37.as well as the sights and sounds of pilot experience. Having the motion
:03:37. > :03:42.just reinforces all that training that we used to maximum effect. It
:03:42. > :03:45.is very important indeed. You get the visuals, you look like you are
:03:45. > :03:53.turning, but if your ears do not tell you why turning, you can get
:03:53. > :04:03.that confusion. So, my mission is to land this virtual version of a
:04:03. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:13.jumbo jet. This is going to hurt. Brace yourself. We are just about
:04:13. > :04:16.
:04:17. > :04:20.to touch down. Back at Heathrow, after what I think you'll agree was
:04:20. > :04:24.a relatively smooth journey. But if you really want to experience the
:04:24. > :04:30.highs and lows, the thrills and spills of flying, you leave terra
:04:30. > :04:34.firma completely. Which is why we have made this arduous trek to this
:04:34. > :04:44.airfield in southern California. I am feeling the need, the need for
:04:44. > :04:48.speed. I have got that loving feeling! Air combat pits would be
:04:48. > :04:54.fighter pilots against one another in real aircraft. Thankfully, the
:04:54. > :04:59.combat is simulated. Everything else, however, is real. Two X made
:04:59. > :05:04.the Top Gun pilates, call-sign snails and spartan, will accompany
:05:04. > :05:07.us on a sortie. They will take off and land the aircraft. In order to
:05:07. > :05:12.have passed channel that enough fighter Jock, we got to look the
:05:12. > :05:18.part. Having logged zero hours piloting real aircraft, a pre-
:05:18. > :05:22.flight briefing is in order. We're going to do five dogfights. We are
:05:22. > :05:26.trying to attack somebody from behind the wing line. When you get
:05:26. > :05:31.them in your gun sight, and you shoot them, you'll see smoke come
:05:31. > :05:38.out the back end. Briefing over, we received our parachutes, helmets
:05:38. > :05:48.and pilot call signs. In the air, I will be known as Chisel. And I'll
:05:48. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:13.be called Stitch. Looking forward to this! I can see him. Anticipate
:06:13. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:29.where he's going. Hard-right! Shoot! Pull the trigger! I've got
:06:29. > :06:52.
:06:52. > :07:02.you, Chisel! Spin, you went into a spin. Shoot him! That is what they
:07:02. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:15.call a kilt. -- kill. He tapped me a few more times than I managed to
:07:15. > :07:23.
:07:24. > :07:28.catch him. So Chisel takes it. have to remember, as every good
:07:28. > :07:38.fighter Jock knows, the first kill is the only one that counts.
:07:38. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:47.looks like you have lost that loving feeling.
:07:47. > :07:53.They will now forever be known in the Click of this as Chisel and
:07:53. > :07:57.Stage. One of our essential guides from this year, this one that was
:07:57. > :08:03.about how to create urine video masterpiece. Whatever you are
:08:03. > :08:07.shooting with, your raw footage can also -- always used some trimming.
:08:07. > :08:11.You want to create a masterpiece. First rule, before you hit the
:08:11. > :08:16.editing, get your source footage looking tip-top. That means a
:08:16. > :08:22.variety of shot sizes film from different angles, kept steady, and
:08:22. > :08:25.whatever you do not constantly zoom in and out. Footage in hand, you
:08:25. > :08:30.can start editing. The good news is that most of you will already have
:08:30. > :08:40.one of these on hand for absolutely nothing. For basic adepts, Windows
:08:40. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:50.users can use movie-maker. The equivalent Mac programme is fine
:08:50. > :08:56.movie. Once you have imported your files, it is time to start work in
:08:56. > :09:00.earnest. The basic principle is to tell the story through pictures.
:09:00. > :09:03.Drag them on to the timeline in the rough order you want and then trim
:09:03. > :09:07.them to size. The variety of available transitions, sound and
:09:07. > :09:12.visual effects will vary from one editing suite to another. But when
:09:12. > :09:16.it comes to transitions, less is definitely more. Loads of head
:09:16. > :09:20.spinning effect and transitions are a sure fire way off instantly
:09:20. > :09:23.giving away your amateur credentials. Editing can be a
:09:23. > :09:29.process heavy job, so if your computer is creaking under the
:09:29. > :09:33.weight, you could try a web-based video editor or mine. J cut is
:09:33. > :09:39.worth exploring, showing lots of features with the free desktop
:09:39. > :09:43.editing tools, and it is not that easy to use. All cloud base to
:09:43. > :09:46.video editors require you to upload or your footage onto the net first,
:09:46. > :09:53.so what you do not need a powerful computer, you will need a fast
:09:53. > :09:57.connection. Even those of us with a blistering download speeds will
:09:57. > :10:02.find that upload speed is pitifully slow. With this in mind, it is no
:10:02. > :10:05.surprise that the maximum limit for each clip his 250 megabytes, so if
:10:05. > :10:13.you are trying to edit footage coming from a high-quality video
:10:13. > :10:16.camera, this is not the place for you. Those of a social persuasion
:10:16. > :10:23.may like to collaboratively added a beer with their friends and
:10:23. > :10:27.publisher directly on to social the -- social networks. Most of us have
:10:27. > :10:31.already publish stuff to YouTube without a care or edit in the world.
:10:31. > :10:36.Fortunately, YouTube now has a basic video editor, allowing you to
:10:36. > :10:40.make some slips and add some music, and recently it has added the
:10:40. > :10:43.ability to stabilise your apparently drunken camera work.
:10:43. > :10:47.Finally, some interesting developments are on the horizon.
:10:47. > :10:51.Some programmes claim to be able to automatically choose the best bits
:10:51. > :10:54.of your footage for you. It seems to do a reasonable job in choosing
:10:54. > :11:00.good shots, but still lacks that human touch when it comes to
:11:00. > :11:03.cutting and the right place. If you only want to pack up your mobile
:11:03. > :11:09.phone footage then you can do away with the computer altogether.
:11:09. > :11:16.Splice is a free video editing up for the iPhone. You can add
:11:16. > :11:21.transitions, titles and music. It
:11:21. > :11:25.even on the iPhone back four is a bit of a struggle.
:11:25. > :11:30.There has been an awful lot of talk about 3D in the past year, but not
:11:30. > :11:36.all that has been about 3D TV. Take this next report, from July, which
:11:36. > :11:40.left me feeling rather small. I am having my head scan so that it
:11:40. > :11:44.can be duplicated. Not so the BBC has a spare in case of any
:11:44. > :11:53.accidents, but because my head is going to be reproduced by that
:11:53. > :11:59.machine over there. A 3D Printer. Preedy printing is essentially
:11:59. > :12:03.exactly what it sounds like. -- 3D printing. Producing a 3D object by
:12:03. > :12:08.printing to layer by layer. It is now catching on with those trying
:12:08. > :12:13.to create 3D models quickly and cheaply. Designers to need to test
:12:13. > :12:19.the look and feel of that prototypes and CommSec devices in
:12:19. > :12:22.the real world. Artists wanting to bring out to reduce desires to life.
:12:22. > :12:26.An architect to be to create precision scale models of their
:12:27. > :12:33.building plan. There is even talk that in the future, buildings
:12:33. > :12:37.themselves will be printed. Section by section. Recently the technology
:12:37. > :12:41.has become cheap enough to go mainstream. You can design guru and
:12:41. > :12:46.models online, and then get them printed, packaged and posted
:12:46. > :12:49.straight to you. It is even possible to print in colour. The
:12:49. > :12:53.machines are not so different to traditional printers, except that
:12:53. > :12:59.instead of flat layers of ink, these nozzles dispense thin layers
:12:59. > :13:05.of plastic, resin or even food. One on top of the other, until you work
:13:05. > :13:12.of art is complete. The process starts with the scan and the
:13:12. > :13:16.scanner. What you have a two lenses at atwhich are taking tens
:13:16. > :13:20.of photos every second. At the bottom you have a projector which
:13:20. > :13:25.is projecting agreed on to the subject. Abul show you what it
:13:25. > :13:31.looks like on the screen. -- I will show you. The Grid collects
:13:31. > :13:34.geometric data about the subject, which has been scanned. All that
:13:34. > :13:39.data is then fed into this piece of software which essentially stitches
:13:39. > :13:45.all those photos together. It uses the geometric data to form a 3D
:13:45. > :13:50.model of my head. Which you can see on the screen here. It does need to
:13:50. > :13:54.be a human touch, this operator is going to tidy up all the extra bits
:13:55. > :13:59.of noise, dots that have crept into the stand, and also fill in a hole
:13:59. > :14:02.in my face. Once he has done that, he has the texture and the colour
:14:03. > :14:11.back onto the head, presses go, and it sends all that information to
:14:11. > :14:17.At this point you have three different types of three-
:14:17. > :14:21.er will process the data it receives
:14:21. > :14:26.in a different way. The sprinter for example only needs the model to
:14:26. > :14:33.be broken up into cros into cros but a reason printer needs extra
:14:34. > :14:39.information such as where to put in the right shape before reason
:14:39. > :14:45.sets. One more thing to do, and that is to introduce you to my head.
:14:45. > :14:50.That is the result of the powder three-dimensional Printer. Not bad,
:14:50. > :14:54.is it? If your old television set has
:14:54. > :15:01.given up the ghost and you have ve
:15:01. > :15:05.an awful lot to consider. Earlier in the year, our reporter created
:15:05. > :15:10.this guide to buying and the television.
:15:10. > :15:15.What is left to know about how to buy a television? Not much, if you
:15:15. > :15:20.enjoy sifting through technical magazines. But if you would rather
:15:20. > :15:25.watch television and then trawl through jargon, keep watching.
:15:25. > :15:29.ut, si sieverythingeverythingl
:15:29. > :15:34.know, when it comes tot comes ton and if you get three-dimensional
:15:34. > :15:44.television, you may miss out on quality. For example, televisions
:15:44. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:52.in stores may be set up differently then how youen how youe it at home.
:15:52. > :15:56.But get your new television home and what you are watching through
:15:56. > :16:00.your set will complete the picture. The way a television manipulate
:16:00. > :16:05.standard definition pictures tell see a lot about the processor
:16:05. > :16:10.inside so gets you -- get yourself a taste of what you want by
:16:10. > :16:18.watching something in standard definition.
:16:18. > :16:23.fantastic vibrant colours in stores, whereas a football match shows
:16:23. > :16:27.fast-moving action so you should watch someone like that to see if
:16:27. > :16:34.you can -- if you will get a judder across the screen.
:16:34. > :16:37.You need to stay away from a few others. It is still worth
:16:37. > :16:44.inspecting your television from different angles to see how this
:16:44. > :16:48.green deals with reflective light. One thing is easily forgotten is
:16:48. > :16:54.sound. If you are not planning to play again a home theatre surround-
:16:54. > :17:00.sound set, test the speakers on your television set. Check the
:17:00. > :17:06.volume at low and high levels. Make sure you do not get distortion at
:17:06. > :17:10.higher levels of volume. Smaller things that should help now
:17:10. > :17:15.read your choice is how many inputs do you have at the back. And can
:17:15. > :17:19.you use the remote control easily? Design is often not at the
:17:19. > :17:25.forefront of a television so people are often confused by complicated
:17:25. > :17:28.controls and cannot get a grip with any new systems. One thinks -- one
:17:28. > :17:35.thing that manufacturers can improve is how usable some
:17:35. > :17:39.televisions are and to make TV's accessible.
:17:39. > :17:44.It is a game on as manufacturers engage viewers with newer, three-
:17:44. > :17:48.dimensional capable sets emerging onto the market. You will pay a
:17:48. > :17:53.significant premium while they are still in their infancy. Other
:17:53. > :17:57.notable features include built-in Internet connections, wired or
:17:57. > :18:01.wireless. But you do not need to get a new television set to update
:18:01. > :18:05.your viewing experience. Some devices work with your existing
:18:05. > :18:10.television set to give you a limited internet access on the
:18:10. > :18:14.television. Some can string a media files on your home network or from
:18:15. > :18:18.YouTube. Some gaining boxes also allow access to the internet.
:18:18. > :18:25.Televisions are like pets. Think about what you want because once
:18:25. > :18:30.you have decided, you will have it for a long time.
:18:30. > :18:36.We could not say goodbye to 2011 without a look back at some of our
:18:36. > :18:40.favourite websites. When I asked people on Twitter to
:18:40. > :18:47.suggest their favourite websites, there was one surprisingly popular
:18:47. > :18:57.choice. He knew so many of you were a karaoke fans? Because that is why
:18:57. > :19:09.
:19:09. > :19:17.you chose puresolo.com. Hands up if you ever secretly
:19:17. > :19:22.wished you had the guts to go on X Factor. This website is your chance
:19:22. > :19:28.to show off your singing voice, a kind of online karaoke with a
:19:28. > :19:33.social place where you record songs and other people compete with you.
:19:33. > :19:43.If you are at a budding Jimi Hendrix, you can also showcase your
:19:43. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:50.talent at playing guitar. If you are feeling very brave, you
:19:50. > :19:55.can also add video. Looking at the quality of contributions of other
:19:55. > :19:59.uses, it is not something I am prepared to do, especially not on a
:19:59. > :20:03.global television. I know for a fact that some of you have managed
:20:03. > :20:07.to do it justice. There is the chance to share your
:20:07. > :20:13.tracks and you get your own page like Facebook where fans can gather
:20:13. > :20:19.to shower you with compliments or in my case, tell me to please shut
:20:19. > :20:27.up as I am making the dog howl. There is at a new craze hitting the
:20:27. > :20:31.internet. This website does not have a catchy name but it does not
:20:31. > :20:36.make it any less of a demon when it comes to getting things done.
:20:36. > :20:45.It is all explained clearly on the home page. What it boiled down to
:20:45. > :20:50.it is creating basic tasks. This could be if I am tired -- tags and
:20:50. > :20:57.a photograph on Facebook, of the action this website suggests is t e
:20:57. > :21:01.mail me and let me know. It is all made Super easy by
:21:01. > :21:06.channels that they have created, giving you access that most of the
:21:06. > :21:11.average internet Tyler will use and pre-set links to most of the things
:21:11. > :21:16.people will want to use them for. Choose your trigger and a resulting
:21:16. > :21:21.action and your task is up and running. The seed using computers
:21:21. > :21:26.was complicated? -- who said.
:21:26. > :21:29.Computer monitors are set up to look good in daytime, when the
:21:30. > :21:36.screen is competing with sunlight but you may not realise the strain
:21:36. > :21:42.you are putting on your eyes at night. So says the creator of Flux,
:21:42. > :21:49.a friendly device that makes your screen been to make things more
:21:49. > :21:55.internet -- internet in the evening. I do not know if there is any
:21:55. > :21:59.official evidence to support the theory, but after installing this
:21:59. > :22:03.application, I hardly noticed the screen at night, not until I turned
:22:03. > :22:08.around to my second screen to check something and I was almost blinded
:22:08. > :22:12.by the glare. Once installed, you set your
:22:12. > :22:16.location and specify how warm you want your screen to be in the
:22:16. > :22:24.evening and then just leave your software to gently transition from
:22:25. > :22:34.day to night. When creativity strikes, you need
:22:35. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :22:46.the right tools to take advantage of it and at aviary.com you will
:22:46. > :22:52.find a whole flock of tools to help you with your pictures.
:22:52. > :22:56.This is a great sweep of tools for anybody in a creative business he
:22:56. > :23:00.wants to share and collaborate online. The applications are look
:23:00. > :23:05.good and are very easy to use with a great range of features to make
:23:05. > :23:08.something pretty beautiful. The only slight downside is the time it
:23:08. > :23:14.takes to save large files but that is what happens when you work
:23:14. > :23:20.online. Talking of the internet, do not
:23:21. > :23:28.forget that we live online. On Twitter we also have a feed.