Q:
Is this for real?
A:
Yes, the hospital, cams, live audio, and research team members
are all an integral part of an ongoing long term paranormal research
project. Investigations are announced and start about 11:00 PM CST.
The cams are live and refresh every 15, 30, or 60 seconds
depending
on which setting you choose when you make your cam selection.
The default setting is 15 seconds for the fastest refresh rate.
Q: Does anyone ever see anything here?
A:
This is the site of the world's longest running paranormal
research project. What we do here is look for anomalies -- kinetic,
visual, and auditory -- and try to explain what can be explained by
natural causes. The rest are considered "unexplained." It is not about
chills, thrills, and spills but rather about research. Our chat members
and cam watchers post their webcam captures
quite often.
Generally they will be posted on our message board HERE
You can also add photos to online albums at many other
websites
as well.
Photobucket
and many other sites offer online albums around the internet.
Q: Anything happening on the cams?
A:
When you first enter chat, please take a few minutes to
familiarize
yourself with the current conversation.
Read for a little bit and pay attention to what is being said.
This can help us all avoid confusion quite often.
Usually you will find out what's been going on pretty quickly
about anything sighted recently on the cams.
Generally new sightings will be posted on our message board as
well HERE and the Cam
Unexplained/Favorites Forum on Message Board are here: HERE
Q: Who are those people on the NightShot cam
and what is
the NightShot cam? Why isn't it refreshing?
A:
The people you see on the cams are the research team members.
The "NightShot" cam is used during the
regular
Saturday night investigations.
It uses the infrared spectrum of light to produce an image
even in total darkness.
When it is turned off after an investigation, the last image
taken from it will remain until the next investigation. What you see is
the last image broadcasted from the last investigation.
Normally the NightShot cam is placed next
to the camera
for "Cam 1."
For more information about NightShot and Super NightShot, here
is an excerpt from an informational thread posted by Kat on our message
board:
Last night a few of us asked Ron about NightShot and Super NightShot
and here is what he said:
Ron: Super NightShot takes what little light is available, slows
down the aperture, and allows us to see much better -- and I'll show
you the difference between Super and Regular NightShot -- the primary
thing to know is that while it's really good for you folks to see
(Super NightShot is really great -- it takes the IR extender and turns
it
into something very functional), the bad news is NEVER use super
NightShot in investigations, so those of you who do investigations,
avoid it like the plague. Movement is exaggerated, again, because the
aperture is slowed down. We don't use it on investigations, but we do
use
it here so you guys can more easily see what's going on.
Here is an example of motion blur on Super NightShot Kat caught later
that night; on the left is a tripod leg and on right is an RTM. Example
Q: I want to visit the hospital! Can I?
A:
Sorry... but the the answer is no.
The hospital is privately owned and security is in place at
all times. Visits are by invitation only and at the team's discretion.
Q: Are you a researcher?
A:
Members of the research team will be readily visible
in chat.
Their login names are usually a darker shade of blue and
they may have “OKCPRG” after
their names. Many moderators have also visited the hospital and would
be happy to answer your questions.
Q:
How old is this hospital?
A:
The hospital is over 100 years old.
Q: Did something terrible happen to close the hospital?
A:
No. The hospital was abandoned when a new facility was opened
to provide more modern medical care.
Q:
Was this a mental hospital?
A:
No. This was a general purpose hospital.
Q: Are there some reports on the history of this hospital that
I can read about?
A:
For security reasons, the research team does not post the
history of the hospital.
Q: Why do I keep having to log back in to the chatroom?
A:
You are probably visiting another page and then returning to
chat.
If you visit other sites in a separate browser window, you
will stay logged in. If you are using an AOL browser, please use
Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari instead. This chatroom does not
support the AOL browser.
Q: What does “_____” mean?
A:
Please see the frequently used chat terms HERE
Q: How do I make those little smilies in the chatroom?
A:
Please see the emoticon list: HERE
Most emoticons are a combination of a colon ( : ) and some
keystrokes, but the easiest way to use and learn them is to click them
in the chatroom when someone else uses one, and the chatroom will type
it for you.
Q: What is the best cam for watching?
A:
"Any cam that is up." -- Howard .
A: Opinions and preferences differ from chatter to chatter,
watcher to watcher, poster to poster. Watch for a while, see what you
prefer, look at previous caps, and you'll discover which one is your
favorite.
Q: Do you have any links for places I can find information on
paranormal activity?
A:
Sure do ! Please check out the links section we have created.
LINKS
SECTION
Q: Why are cam 1 and cam 3 all dark?
A:
Cams 1, 3 and 4 are in the same general location at this time.
The lights around them will usually be turned off during an
investigation because the Night Shot camera is placed next to
Cam 1.
When the team is doing an investigation at the hospital Cam 1
basically is replaced by the Night Shot cam.
The lights you see in the cam are EMF meters and arrays that
the team uses to monitor activity in the hospital.
Please see THIS for a
little more about the
Night Shot cam.
Q: Why are my cams not refreshing? or Why are some cams not
refreshing?
A:
This could be due to many things. The team does take some cams
down every once
in a while or there may be technical issues (but not very often).
Further, as explained above, NightShot cam is only used during
investigations. The investigation cam is used only when the team is
off-site on investigation or for other times when they deem it prudent
to use it.
It could also be a problem with your web browser. You might
try re-selecting your cams by scrolling down in your cams frame and
clicking "customize view," selecting the cams you want, and then
clicking "view cams."
Q: Could I have some help with . . .
A:
How to post pics to the message board http://oklahomacityghostclub.yuku.com/topic/5866
How to set up live audio (There are 25 free audio slots. During peak
times, all slots may be full. VIP membership is less than $5 a month :)
VIP members always have audio access and no commercials.) http://oklahomacityghostclub.yuku.com/topic/2911
Aqua's instructions for Recording streaming audio with Audacity http://oklahomacityghostclub.yuku.com/topic/3065
Online Conversion Site http://www.onlineconversion.com
Ghoststudy's cam links http://ghoststudy.com/camlinks.html
Message board for questions and information http://oklahomacityghostclub.yuku.com/
To save a cap (capture) from these webcams, simply right-click on the
cam and choose "save as," enter a filename, and click "save." You can
then either upload to http://www.photobucket.com
(free account) or any hosting service of your choice. After copying the
URL, you may then post your caps in chat by using ctrl-v in the entry
bar or post them on the message board.)
Actual audio URL http://www.live365.com/stations/uxguy
Magnifier http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
Ghost Gadget's "The Truth About Orbs" http://www.ghostgadgets.com/_knowledge/orbs.html
Aqua's instructions for setting up audio in winamp http://www.freewebs.com/aquaclay/winampchange.html
Aqua/Scott's instructions for how to make an animated GIF with
Animator9 http://www.freewebs.com/aquaclay/animator9w.html
To Download Animator9 (for animating caps): http://www.vvcool.com/animator9/download/download.htm
Babelfish Translator: http://www.babelfish.altavista.com
For new EVP/Sound Anomalies forum posts: http://oklahomacityghostclub.yuku.com/forums/10
How to record audio and what to do with it: http://oklahomacityghostclub.yuku.com/topic/3075
Good article about Pareidolia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia
Current weather and paranormal weather information http://theprotectressprg.com/theprotectress/weatherandstats.html
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