Sounds like we are gaining a consensus, I feel there should be no rule or DQ.
If you submit a video with a total of 10 seconds of out or frame flying, but 60 of incredible tricks, just let the judges sort it out.
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tpatters wrote:Sounds like we are gaining a consensus....
Zippy8 wrote:I refer you to the founding principles of Virtual Freestyle:-
It is preferable that the kite remains in shot for the whole of the however it is understood that this is difficult, therefore MOMENTARY disappearances may be acceptable
Is this so wrong ?
Zippy8 wrote:For those that do favour a no restriction approach - how are you going to award an Artistic mark, for how well a routine flows together, if all you get to work is a kite making fleeting appearances in shot ?
Infinitive wrote:A time based rule ("more than 3 seconds oof is a DQ") would not perform its main function of stopping editing, as an edit only requires one frame OOF.
rboerth wrote:give direct, explicit authority to the head judge